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This old Texas wind farm now makes more power with fewer turbines

Baua Electric

An old wind farm in Texas just got a second life, and its capacity has gone from 160 megawatts (MW) to 182 MW. An old Texas wind farm gets a second wind The Brazos Wind Farm is in Fluvanna, in Borden and Scurry counties, in West Texas. Repurposing it makes sense – the infrastructure is already there to transmit the clean power.

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Phoenix Motorcars, EasyMile win grant for development of first FMVSS-compliant autonomous shuttle bus in US

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Furthering its success in powering traditional medium-duty shuttles and trucks with its cutting-edge electric drivetrain technology, Phoenix Motorcars will integrate EasyMile’s driverless technology to its range of zero emission vehicles. The company’s electric vehicles have logged more than 2.3-million million zero emission miles.

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Tesla’s 6 Factories Are A New Phase Of Its Future

CleanTechnica EVs

Recently, Tesla opened its sixth factory, Giga Texas, which is also its new global headquarters. Tesla has grown enormously since its humble beginnings in 2003, and reaching six factories indicates the beginning of a new phase, one of tremendous […].

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Unifrax introduces Battery Advisory Board to support SiFAB silicon fiber anode battery technology

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SiFAB, a scalable proprietary silicon anode battery technology demonstrated in a number of applications, including electric vehicles, power tools, smartphones, personal computers, medical devices and aviation, can deliver up to a 20% increase in gravimetric energy density in lithium-ion batteries versus cells using a graphite anode.

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Scientists find night-warming effect over large wind farms in Texas

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To understand the potential impact of wind farms on local weather and climate, Zhou’s team analyzed satellite-derived land surface temperatures from regions around large wind farms in Texas for the period 2003-2011. The researchers found a night-time warming effect over wind farms of up to 0.72

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Researchers discover new efficient lithium collection method using MOF membranes; Li from produced water

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Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, Monash University (Australia) and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia have recently discovered a new, efficient way to extract lithium and other metals and minerals from water. Produced water from shale gas fields in Texas is rich in lithium.

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EPA awards $8M in FY2014 clean diesel grants in 21 states, Puerto Rico

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San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District is replacing 48 trucks model year 1991-2003 with trucks powered by 2013 or newer model year engines. is providing incentives to voluntarily replace 19 drayage trucks operating 1995-2003 engines. Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Delaware and Virginia. Massachusetts.