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ARPA-E to award up to $5M to investigate extracting rare earth and other critical minerals from macroalgae

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Factors including but not limited to cultivation region, cultivation mechanism, the effects of water quality and proximity of natural mineral sources, and harvest strategy are of interest. Within scope is continuous mineral extraction from growing macroalgae without destruction of the plant.

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DLR team integrates solar heat into solid oxide electrolyzer for highly efficient hydrogen production

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In the context of a wider use of renewable energy sources such as wind, photovoltaic and solar thermal power chemical energy carriers are needed for electricity storage due to the intermittent availability of renewable energy sources to maintain the high stability of the electricity infrastructure. —Schiller et al.

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Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

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That’s why interest in unconventional solutions for energy storage has taken off in recent years. Some companies have landed on thermal storage. The whole system, which can hold five to twelve hours’ worth of electricity discharging at full power, costs a half-million pounds. They also consume 75 percent of all electricity used.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $5.5M for green transportation projects and $1.8M for 20 energy research projects

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The facility will create biodiesel from renewable waste-based materials such as used cooking oil from restaurants. University of California, Davis , was awarded $86,420 to determine the feasibility of using nanotechnology to increase the capacity of portable electricity storage units, reducing the cost of electricity storage.

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New $30M ARPA-E program to develop new solar conversion and storage technologies; targeting higher solar penetration in mix

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Schematic comparing the cost and dispatchability of PV to CSP with thermal storage. The “PV+Storage” box includes the high cost of electrical storage for PV. The FOCUS Program target zone for electricity generation is indicated. Source: ARPA-E. Click to enlarge. batteries or flywheels).

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Electric Vehicles Open-up New Business Opportunities

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The Lithium in the battery might cause water and soil pollution if not disposed of properly. A battery scrapping station can be set up to reuse the old battery parts and dispose of the waste. The battery of EVs can be used for some other electrical storage purposes once the capacity reduces. EV Workshop.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

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Reply ↓ ↑ report 14 Mikey G 3:10PM (4/23/2009) If Chrysler, Tesla, Fisker and the rest of these companies would stop wasting time developing 2 seater electric sports cars and start building the hybrids that people need for kids, groceries and everyday life for everyday people they would be much better off.