article thumbnail

US wind generation fell in 2023 for the first time since the 1990s

Baua Electric

In the West North Central states – Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota – it dropped by 8%. Read more: Nevada put big battery energy storage where a coal plant used to be To limit power outages and make your home more resilient, consider going solar with a battery storage system.

Wind 52
article thumbnail

DOE announces conditional commitment for $259M loan to Alcoa for automotive aluminum production

Green Car Congress

In 2014, Alcoa completed a $300-million expansion at its Davenport, Iowa facility dedicated to supplying aluminum sheet products to the automotive industry. Alcoa estimates that its expanded production is expected to create an additional 200 permanent full-time jobs, in addition to 400 jobs at the peak of construction. Earlier post.).

Tennessee 150
article thumbnail

Ames Lab team to head new $120M Critical Materials Institute; addressing shortages in rare earth metals and other materials

Green Car Congress

The new research center, which will be named the Critical Materials Institute (CMI), will bring together leading researchers from academia, four Department of Energy national laboratories, and the private sector. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). SpinTek Filtration, Inc.; Advanced Recovery; Cytec, Inc.; Molycorp, Inc.; and Simbol Materials.

Universal 332
article thumbnail

3 winners of DOE’s “America’s Next Top Energy Innovator” Challenge: hydrogen-assisted lean-burn engines, graphene for Li-air and -sulfur batteries, and titanium process

Green Car Congress

Developments by PNNL (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) and Princeton of lithium air batteries incorporating graphene as a cathode material set the highest energy storage capacity ever recorded, 15,000 mAh g -1. Vorbeck, in collaboration with PNNL and Princeton, is working to rapidly bring this new technology to market.

Hydrogen 279
article thumbnail

US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Car Congress

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. PV Solar Implementation at facilities: Install PV solar in a variety of facilities. Of that, $26.5

Emissions 256
article thumbnail

Energy Secretary Chu Announces $1.2 Billion in Recovery Act Funding for Science

Green Car Congress

The package also provides substantial support for both university- and National Laboratory-based researchers, working on problems in fields ranging from particle and plasma physics to biofuels, solar energy, superconductivity, solid state lighting, electricity storage and materials science, among others. billion, some $830.2

Energy 150
article thumbnail

USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

Because the charging stations will utilize Jacksonville Electric Authority's Solar Smart Power program, the buses will truly have zero emissions. This project is unique in that the buses will be charged during the day to take advantage of the renewable energy made available by the abundant solar and wind energy available on the island.

Purchase 191