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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EV Adoption

MAY 25, 2021

And the reality is that the grid in many parts of the country will get greener at a faster rate than the EV sales share. And of those states, only two states — the aforementioned Colorado — and Illinois have more than 30% of their electricity from coal. But there is some good news/bad news with these closures.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 24, 2023

An example, she says, is the task of balancing energy flows in the power grid. Nanofluids suspended in water-based electrolytes were first investigated for this application in 2009 by researchers at Argonne National Laboratory and the Illinois Institute of Technology. News arrives nearly daily of yet another lithium-ion advance.

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