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Electrify America, Walmart complete >120 ultra-fast charging stations at Walmart Stores

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Electrify America and Walmart announced that more than 120 plus ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are now operational and open to the public at Walmart stores across the US. Electrify America chargers at Walmart stores feature 150 kilowatt (kW) and 350kW DC Fast Chargers.

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ExxonMobil planning hydrogen production, carbon capture and storage at Baytown complex; 1B cfd of blue hydrogen

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The Baytown Area operations are located on approximately 3,400 acres along the Houston Ship Channel and comprises four manufacturing sites, including one in nearby Mont Belvieu, and a global technology center. Equally important is the company’s more than 30 years of experience capturing and permanently storing CO 2.

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UH, Toyota researchers develop new cathode and electrolyte for high-power Mg battery rivaling Li-ion

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The other circumvents the difficulties by storing magnesium cation in its complex forms. This new class of redox chemistry bypasses the need of solid-state intercalation while solely storing magnesium, instead of its complex forms, creating a new paradigm in magnesium battery electrode design. Neither approach is practical.

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Toyota, UH researchers improve performance of high-energy magnesium-ion batteries

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Researchers from the University of Houston and the Toyota Research Institute of America have discovered a promising new version of high-energy magnesium batteries, with potential applications ranging from electric vehicles to battery storage for renewable energy systems. The observed specific energy (up to 243 Whr kg -1 ), power (up to 3.4

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‘The Plane Is Fine’: An Airline Course Looks to Overcome Fear in the Skies

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About 20 percent have “an underlying anxiety that manifests as fear of flying,” said Douglas Boyd, an aviation researcher who runs a fear-of-flying course in Houston. The plane has sufficient stores of fuel and will not suddenly run out of gas. One person raised her hand for all the categories.

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Enthusiasm electric!

Electric Auto Association

We’re proud of our remarkable EVA Award winners: 2022 Chapter Leader of the Year : Dave Hanson, Houston EVA President of the Houston Electric Vehicle Association , Dave is always focused on the goal and is well versed in alternative energy. He is an example to all in the way he engages with speakers at chapter meetings.

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What the Well-Dressed Spacecraft Will Be Wearing

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Juliana Cherston prepares a smart-fabric system in the clean room at Alpha Space in Houston [top]. In the 1960s, the software for the Apollo guidance computer was stored in a woven substrate called core rope memory. Now it's time to bring some smarts to this skin. Allison Goode/Aegis Aerospace.

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