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IEA: time to tap into hydrogen’s potential to play a key role in a clean, secure and affordable energy future

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In a major new report on hydrogen, the International Energy Agency says that the time is right to tap into hydrogen’s potential to play a key role in a clean, secure and affordable energy future. The world should not miss this unique chance to make hydrogen an important part of our clean and secure energy future.

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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

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Anthropogenic climate change confronts humanity with a challenge: How can we keep warm now as we try to prevent our world from overheating in the future? This means that storing and distributing energy is as important as its generation. What if, rather than storing electricity, a “battery” could store heat instead?

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DOE awards $875k Early Career Research Award to UMD professor; advancing alternative fuels research

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—Leah Dodson In her research, Dodson will explore the challenges of safely and efficiently trapping, storing and transporting gaseous molecules such as hydrogen and methane that could serve as alternative fuel sources in the future. But this movement cannot happen without affordable and safe alternative transportation fuels.

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Electric Vehicle Battery Replacement Cost in India: Examining Affordability and Long-Term Viability

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In this article, we delve into the subject of EV battery replacement cost in India, exploring the current scenario, factors influencing the cost, and potential future developments. Repeating these charging and discharging cycles over time has an impact on how much charge the battery can store and inevitably affects the range of an EV.

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GM expanding into new commercial applications for its HYDROTEC fuel cell systems

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Our vision of an all-electric future is broader than just passenger vehicles or even transportation. GM’s prototype palletized Mobile Power Generator converts offboard, bulk-stored hydrogen to electricity to quietly and efficiently power military camps and installations with no emissions in operation. Retail EV Charging Stations.

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Majority of dealers complain US is bringing them too fast into the EV future

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Ford F-150 Lightning (Source: Ford) A strong majority of car dealers complain the US government’s strategy is bringing them too fast into the electric vehicle future. It’s awkward to be dragged kicking and screaming into a future that’s already here. Especially because if you don’t do it, you will be irrelevant. Which one is it?

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Advanced ADEPT 48V affordable mild hybrid on path to meet future ultra-low vehicle emissions

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This is achieved through the use of torque assist from electrically harvested energy, temporarily stored in a 48V advanced lead-carbon battery with a high rate partial state-of-charge capability similar to a supercapacitor, in combination with 48V electrified ancillaries.

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