Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The deficit is driving up electricity prices, reducing grid reliability, and hobbling renewable energy deployment. The rules that orchestrate the movement of electricity through this network determine who generates power, and how much. The goal is to keep the lights on at a low cost by utilizing an efficient mix of power plants.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

It’s also the kickoff to National Drive Electric Week which runs from September 22 – October 1, 2023. Let’s look at these two annual events and what they mean for current and future electric vehicle (EV) drivers. Minimize your use of electricity generated by fossil fuels as much as possible. of total U.S.

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APRIL 14, 2012

These consortia—led in theUS by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the University of Florida, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)—will bring together experts from national laboratories, universities, and industry in both the US and India. MEMC Corporation; and Solarmer Energy Inc. Moser Baer India Ltd.;

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JUNE 17, 2014

University of Hawaii of Honolulu, Hawaii will receive $3 million to develop photoelectrodes for direct solar water splitting. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory of Richland, Washington will receive $2.2 million to develop an innovative high-efficiency solar thermochemical reactor for solar hydrogen production.

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JULY 23, 2018

Spending on electricity distribution systems by major US electric utilities—representing about 70% of total US electric load—has risen 54% over the past two decades, from $31 billion to $51 billion annually, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

Dr. Stuart Licht ( earlier post ) at George Washington University is developing a solar-driven process that, he says, could efficiently replace current industrial processes for the production of certain energetic molecules such as hydrogen, metals and chlorine, which are responsible for a large component of anthropogenic CO 2.

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DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. Seattle; and Washington, D.C. Seattle; and Washington, D.C. Portland, Ore.;

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EV Match

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The part we are proud to play in manifesting this future focuses on making electric vehicle (EV) charging easier and more accessible to all, and thereby increasing the number of EVs on the road. This model for solar is being rapidly adopted nationwide.” Never pay extra — the government makes sure you never pay more for shared solar.

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) will work closely with Nissan and ECOtality as a member of The Electric Vehicle (EV) Project in western Washington state. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

UniEnergy Technologies LLC has signed a license agreement with Battelle to further develop and commercialize a vanadium redox flow battery developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) that holds promise for storing large amounts of renewable energy and providing greater stability to the energy grid. Earlier post.).

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EV Adoption

MAY 25, 2021

One of the common arguments you hear from people in America who are not fans of the idea of electric vehicles is that they are mostly charged from electricity produced from coal power plants. At a high level, 15 states with 25% or more of electricity form renewable sources accounted for 53.5% And so “EVs are bad.”

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AUGUST 21, 2015

A team led by Dr. Stuart Licht at The George Washington University in Washington, DC has developed a low-cost, high-yield and scalable process for the electrolytic conversion of atmospheric CO 2 dissolved in molten carbonates into carbon nanofibers (CNFs.) —Stuart Licht.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. This article, by researchers at PARC and the University of Washington, is one possible answer. Well, let's think.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 11, 2023

Finding ways to deal with the impact on the grid caused by incorporating renewable energy has been the focus of Vijay Vittal ’s research for nearly 20 years. Vijay Vittal Employer Arizona State University, in Tempe Title Regents professor of electrical, computer, and energy engineering Member grade Life Fellow Alma mater B.M.S.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 19, 2009

Dateline: Washington, DC. The buzz is everywhere and completely electric in Washington DC this week. We’ve heard electric cars mentioned time and again in our two days here, and we haven’t even been to Live Earth’s Green Gala yet. Tags: Events washington dc Obama Production News plug-ins.

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JUNE 4, 2012

For the 2012 Contest, students were challenged to plan and design a tri-generation system that produces electricity, heat, and hydrogen for their university campus. Teams from 20 universities from around the world submitted entries for the 2012 Contest, said Jeff Serfass, President of the Hydrogen Education Foundation.

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APRIL 30, 2014

The greatest hydropower potential was found in western US states, including Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Hydropower makes up 7% of total US electricity generation and continues to be the US’ largest source of renewable electricity.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Outside of a few Western States, utility-scale geothermal may be considered a more limited energy source than some other renewable technologies, but that is changing. In 2012, Enel Green Power’s Stillwater Geothermal Power Plant was commissioned in the Silver State, becoming the country’s first hybrid solar-geothermal project.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Thousands of Washington insiders and climate activists have had a hand in these legislative breakthroughs. How fast can you ramp your power plants up and down to handle the variability from wind and solar? Energy Information Administration (EIA) and IEA vastly under project ed wind and solar deployments. C in this century.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 21, 2022

University of Washington has designed tiny sensors that mimic the shape and aerodynamic capability of the dandelion’s fuzzy, seed-bearing spores. Mark Stone/University of Washington AI on the Fusion Menu. At long last, scientists have studied the dandelion’s winning ways to adopt the weed’s traits for their own purposes.

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Electric Auto Association

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Hudson Valley chapter works with LMI communities Mount Vernon, NY residents check out an EV The Greater Hudson Valley Electric Vehicle Association , founded in 2016, has turned its electric vehicle (EV) outreach efforts toward underrepresented markets, specifically Low-to-Moderate Income (LMI) communities in the Hudson Valley area.

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MAY 9, 2014

Due to the high demand for carbon fiber in automotive production, SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers , a joint venture between the BMW Group and the SGL Group, will triple the capacity of the carbon fiber plant in Moses Lake, Washington. Electric (Battery) Fuel Efficiency Materials Plug-ins Weight reduction'

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Driivz

MARCH 1, 2022

For the transportation sector, electrification means replacing fossil fuels with electricity as the means of powering light-duty vehicles, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and buses. Sounds simple, but it’s more complicated than just replacing internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles with electric vehicles (EVs).

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. Composite body electric buses: Replace conventional diesel transit buses with 35-ft composite body electric transit buses. Of that, $26.5

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Blink Charging

APRIL 21, 2022

According to Forbes , studies have found that solar and wind power is often cheaper than power from fossil fuels, even without financial assistance, and their daily operations undercut even the most cost-effective coal plants. Creating chargers for electric vehicles is our way of contributing to green tech.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Enter electric vehicles: a practical step toward reducing carbon emissions and reinforcing sustainable practices. The collective count of electric vehicles, encompassing cars, buses, vans, and large trucks, is anticipated to reach a remarkable 145 million by 2030. EVs are game changers in the reduction of vehicle emissions.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Volkswagen of America will invest $10 million by 2016 to support the build-out of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the US, said Jörg Sommer, vice president, product marketing and strategy. Volkswagen of America teamed with 3Degrees, a renewable energy and carbon offset services provider. Earlier post.) —Jörg Sommer.

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Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Because what’s bad news for the legacy “Burn To Earn&# industries who are responsible for overheating our planet is exactly the great news that our new, renewable and sustainable business model needs to take off like a rocket and change our world for the better economically and environmentally. Good thing you wear those hardhats.

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JULY 24, 2009

Expands reporting requirements for greenhouse gas emissions to imported electricity, natural gas, and transportation fuel and will allow state to better track amount of greenhouse gases emitted in Oregon. This is similar to legislation passed in Washington and California. House Bill 3463. Senate Bill 101. House Bill 2626.

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Creative Greenius

JULY 1, 2009

These include the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) in Dallas, Texas, which received $75,000 (£45,500), and the Heritage Foundation in Washington DC, which received $50,000. They know as I do that we should turn that 750 oily acre into a clean, renewable solar power generating station.

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JANUARY 26, 2010

The ability to convert electrical energy into hydrogen reducing equivalents is fundamental to an enormous number of processes. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). To date, most approaches to this vital task have shown poor efficiencies or relied on expensive, rare and easily-poisoned catalysts.

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JANUARY 8, 2010

NIST grant to significantly expand the Center for Applied Energy Research Laboratory’s (CAER) capabilities with a new 36,000-square-foot (3,344-square-meter) building dedicated to research in the biomass and biofuels industries, advanced distributed power generation and storage, and technologies for electric vehicles.

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AUGUST 7, 2009

Solar Energy Conversion in Complex Materials (SECCM). Study complex material structures on the nanoscale to identify key features for their potential use as materials to convert solar energy and heat to electricity. Solar Fuels and Next Generation Photovoltaics. Polymer-Based Materials for Harvesting Solar Energy. $16.

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JUNE 8, 2011

” In the 1970s Volkswagen had put two electric cars on the market, but sales figures were in the two-digit numbers, Leohold said. Meaning that either with fossil fuels you go to biofuels, but that potential is limited as I mentioned already, or we go to renewable resources.with the electric drivetrain.This is not enough.

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DECEMBER 17, 2014

Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced a set of proposals to transition Washington to cleaner sources of energy and to meet greenhouse gas (GHG) emission limits adopted by the state Legislature in 2008. The proposals build on a comprehensive executive order issued by the governor in April. Cap-and-trade.

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JUNE 2, 2014

Vermont and Washington, DC are not included in this rule because they do not have fossil fuel-fired power plants. EPA is using four “building blocks” to determine state-specific goals: Reducing the carbon intensity of generation at individual affected electric generating units (EGUs) through heat-rate improvements. Economic impact.

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JUNE 26, 2021

To date, the TCF has funded more than 380 projects by unlocking more than $170 million in funding from more than 300 private sector partners, including automotive manufacturers, energy storage companies, utilities, bioenergy companies, solar providers, and aerospace companies. Westinghouse Electric Company (Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania).

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