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ARPA-E releases $10M for 6 projects developing electrical systems for fully-electric aviation applications

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The proposed cable technology can also be used in other applications requiring high cable power density with a relatively small footprint including electric ships, submarines, and offshore wind turbine platforms. Illinois Institute of Technology. High Power Density Cost-Effective MV DC Aircraft Cable- $1,171,829. Virginia Tech.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

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In case of power outage at home, the DC pins in the charger can send juice back into the house, keeping the lights on. Just as there is an Apple ecosystem, so with home and EV battery systems you could wind up with a Ford setup, a Tesla setup, or a VW setup. Even so, world events are putting wind in the sails for backup power.

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ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

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Smart, Compact, Efficient 500kW DC Fast Charger Cree Fayetteville (operating as Wolfspeed, A Cree Company) and its project team will build a DC fast charger for electric vehicles using a solid-state transformer based on silicon carbide (SiC). Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. Marquette University. Organization.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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The projects selected are located in 25 states, with 50% of projects led by universities, 23% by small businesses, 12% by large businesses, 13% by national labs, and 2% by non-profits. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Development of a Dedicated, High-Value Biofuels Crop The University of Massachusetts, Amherst will develop an.

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More Electric Cars in Las Vegas with Stan Hanel's Story on the RAR'ster. with EVJerr Back to Webblogging, Sunday, 13 September 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Georg also enlisted the help of University of Iowa computer programmer/engineer Karen Pease. EVJerry traveled with the RAR caravan as an advance scout vehicle in the All American “Spirit of DC”. The EVADC chapter became the lead sponsor of an EVducational Tour, called the "Spirit of DC" PHEV All Around America.