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Argonne and University of Illinois to form Midwest Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Coalition

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The states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas are home to a quarter of the US population and consume 30% of electric power generated in the US. As a consequence, the Midwestern states have some of the highest levels of renewable energy on their grids.

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ORNL assessment finds >65 GW of untapped hydropower in US rivers and streams

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Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Wyoming led the rest of the country in new stream-reach hydropower potential. The highest potential was identified in the Pacific Northwest Region (32%), followed by the Missouri Region (15%) and the California Region (9%). In total, the undeveloped NSD capacity is 84.7

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Morris Tanenbaum, Inventor of the Silicon Microchip, Dies at 94

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Today solar is the third largest renewable-electricity sector behind hydropower and wind. Based in Berlin, the DGS supports the introduction of solar technologies and renewable energy resources into the power grid. Goetzberger was ISE director until he retired in 1993. in 1974 and 1977, respectively.

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Why Schools Should Electrify Their Bus Fleets

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However, the growth in renewable energy sources – like solar, hydro and wind power – across the United States is also helping to eliminate emissions associated with the charging of EVs. The more vehicles that switch to running on electricity, the better.

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US DOE announces 3 consortia for $125M US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center; solar, second-generation biofuels and buildings

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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. and Wipro Ltd.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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ARPA-E’s first solicitation awarded $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. Missouri University of Science & Technology. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) per gallon. NanoLab Inc.).

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DOE reports progress on development of hydrogen storage technologies

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working with Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) completed a thorough cost analysis for baseline Type IV 350- and 700-bar compressed hydrogen storage systems, for both single- and multi-tank configurations. In 2013, Strategic Analysis Inc., The program also made three new awards: Materia Inc.

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