CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 1, 2022

Students at University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) recently gained experience with solar technology and EVs by building a charging station for one of the school’s vehicles which is used to deliver food and reduce food waste. The little car even has a name: Gemma, but we’ll get to why that is in a minute. “To To […].

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Baua Electric

MAY 15, 2024

Photo by RAZE Solar on Unsplash The US has now officially surpassed 5 million solar installations, a significant landmark in its shift toward clean energy, according to data released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie. The US solar market was valued at $51 billion in 2023.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

What gives you better odds of winning than the lottery jackpot, supports solar energy education and advocacy, and could put. continued] The post Enter This Raffle For A Rivian R1S Or R1T & Support Solar Advocacy At The Same Time appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Electrek

APRIL 15, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Xcel Energy has filed to replace its coal plants with what would be the largest solar farm in Minnesota. A Clean Cars Illinois program would create jobs and save money. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

Photo: Pivot Energy Walmart is investing in 19 solar projects under development across the US, including 15 community solar projects. Walmart’s strategic tax equity investment will drive the construction, operation, and maintenance of solar projects across five states – Illinois, Colorado, Maryland, Delaware, and California.

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Electrek

MAY 5, 2021

Enel Green Power North America , headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, has started construction on five new clean energy projects in the US. The new wind, solar, and hybrid projects announced today represent more than 1.5 The five new projects under construction in Texas, Illinois, and Oklahoma will generate over 4.1

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Illinois-based Li-ion manufacturer AllCell Technologies, LLC received a $460,433 grant as part of the Illinois Energy Plan. The PCM technology spun-out from Illinois Institute of Technology and AllCell developed its products as the first tenant in the state-funded incubator at University Technology Park at IIT.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Phil Ansell, an aerospace engineer at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, modeled the life cycle carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of liquid hydrogen production required to meet the fuel needs of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) with today’s electric grid mix. Ansell presented his findings at AIAA Aviation 2023 in June.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2016

Toyota Motor North America has awarded MP2 Energy, a full-service power company based in The Woodlands, Texas, a five-year retail electricity contract to provide 100% renewable energy solutions to Toyota’s new North American headquarters in Plano, Texas. MW solar-generated power system located behind the utility meter.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 9, 2021

This spring, you could win a Tesla Model X and support the spread of solar energy at the same time! For over 40 years, the Illinois Solar Education Association (ISEA)* […]. And who doesn’t want a brand new Tesla to celebrate this special day? Enter now to win a Tesla Model X!

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2021

The energy capacity of these sites was 1,688 MWh, and the maximum power that could be provided to the grid from these sites at any given moment (power capacity) was 1,022 megawatts (MW). Much of the recent increase in new storage capacity comes from battery energy systems co-located with or connected to solar projects.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2022

This multi-stakeholder electrification project, announced during a press event on 9 May at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, includes 16 fast chargers and a renewable energy microgrid to power the chargers. Located in the St.

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EV Match

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Arcadia and EVmatch partner to offer customers a new and easy way to connect to clean energy at home. At EVmatch , we envision a distributed, equitable, and carbon-free clean energy economy that connects and elevates all people. Beginning in 2014, Arcadia set out to make clean energy an easy choice for anyone, even renters.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a 5-year, $16-million grant to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, one of the world’s largest independent plant science institutes. This project aims to deliver stress-tolerant sorghum lines, addressing DOE’s mission in the generation of renewable energy resources.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Rivian has signed a power purchase agreement with Apex Clean Energy to supply their Normal, Illinois, manufacturing facility with wind power. As the energy demands of electric vehicle manufacturing have become more evident, many manufacturers are investing in cleaner and cheaper energy sources to maintain their sustainability focus.

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Cars That Think

MAY 12, 2023

Adolf Goetzberger Photovoltaics pioneer Life Fellow, 94; died 24 February Goetzberger was an early proponent of solar energy technologies. Today solar is the third largest renewable-electricity sector behind hydropower and wind. The research paved the way for more effective solar power generation.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2016

In a new study from the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Illinois at Chicago, researchers report devising a new transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) nanoarchitecture for catalytic electrochemical reduction of CO 2 to carbon monoxide (CO) in an ionic liquid. Artificial leaf. (A)

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Baua Electric

APRIL 30, 2024

gigawatts (GW) of new wind capacity last year, but data from the US Energy Information Administration’s “ Power Plant Operations Report ” show that US wind generation in 2023 totaled 425,235 gigawatt-hours (GWh) – 2.1% Annual US power generation from wind turbines declined in 2023 for the first time since the mid-1990s – here’s why.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The deficit is driving up electricity prices, reducing grid reliability, and hobbling renewable energy deployment. Many Lines, Stable Power High-voltage transmission lines move large amounts of energy over long distances, linking power generation to consumption. Department of Energy reveals the severity of the problem.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The expansion spans three new states, including Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin and adds additional locations to the company’s Texas EV program. To maximize the number of participating Kohl’s locations, the company partners with Duke Energy, ChargePoint and ECOtality Inc. on its EV charging station program.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2012

Ford has reduced the amount of energy required to produce each vehicle in its manufacturing facilities by 22% in the last six years. By comparison, average households in states like California, New York, Illinois and Michigan use between 562 kwh and 799 kwh monthly. At Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. The Federal Transit Administration reviewed more than $2 billion in applications for these funds. Of that, $26.5

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Teslarati

JUNE 17, 2022

Rivian R1 vehicles coming from the company’s Normal, Il plant will soon be delivered to customers with a battery fully charged from wind energy. The wind turbine is the latest sustainable energy project from Rivian, and it supports the company’s long-term vision on renewables.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The US Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated systems. The selected projects include advanced battery systems (including flow batteries), flywheels, and compressed air energy systems. Pecan Street Project (TX).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2018

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $24 million in funding for 10 projects as part of a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program: Modeling-Enhanced Innovations Trailblazing Nuclear Energy Reinvigoration ( MEITNER ). GW by 2050.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

All the energy runs through, and is temporarily stored in, a high-frequency AC link consisting of an inductor and capacitor. PPSA can scale across several large and growing markets, including commercial Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), electrified vehicle charging, and solar photovoltaic generation. Ideal Power Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $2.4 The five projects—located in California, Illinois, and Connecticut—will track the performance and technical progress of innovative refueling systems at planned or existing hydrogen fueling stations to find ways to lower costs and improve operation. Proton Energy Systems.

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EV Adoption

MAY 25, 2021

And hence, while electric vehicles themselves produce zero carbon emissions, charging them increases the amount of electricity generated from fossil fuel energy sources such as coal. And oh BTW, according to the Energy Information Administration , California’s grid overall consumed 0% coal power. And so “EVs are bad.”

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $35 million for 24 projects to support early-stage, innovative technologies and solutions in advanced manufacturing. manufacturers that could improve their competitiveness and enhance their energy efficiency. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. 1,215,204.

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Baua Electric

MAY 10, 2024

The increase in global energy demands, diminution of fossil fuels , and its harmful effects on the environment have attracted the use of lignocellulosic biomass as an alternative sustainable source for chemicals, materials, and liquid fuels. Currently, biomass contributes 10% (5 x 10 -19 kJ) to global energy consumption.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

According to Ford, that translates to three days for an average 30 kilowatt-per-hour-per-day house with the extended-range Lightning battery, or as long as 10 days when used with a home solar power system that is equipped with a transfer switch that disconnects the house from the grid. And that’s much cheaper than a new $1,300 kit.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 27, 2022

This initiative is taking place in an environment where everyday citizens want to travel without causing emissions and are increasingly aware of the value of renewables and energy security. “We In the United States in 2011, the University of Delaware and the New Jersey–based utility NRG Energy signed a. This is good for the grid.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

Earth Day EV Expo in Chicago, IL, which will include students from Illinois Tech and other universities showing off entries for the EV/autonomous EcoCAR challenge. SpaceCoast EV Earth Day in Melbourne, FL , at the American Muscle Car Museum, the largest solar-powered auto museum in the world. April 14, 12pm-2pm. April 20, 10am-2pm.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. EV range Lighting up a solution Clarience Technologies Targeting Range is developing new technology to bring about energy-efficient lighting solutions to extend EV range. Rural America welcomes EVs. A public EV charger used by drivers on the go.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. EV range Lighting up a solution Clarience Technologies Targeting Range is developing new technology to bring about energy-efficient lighting solutions to extend EV range. Rural America welcomes EVs. A public EV charger used by drivers on the go.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $100 million in the second round of funding for Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs); research supported by this initiative will enable fundamental advances in energy production, storage, and use. Light-Material Interactions in Energy Conversion (LMI). FY 2014 EFRC Awards.

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