Electrek

AUGUST 2, 2023

The US’s largest self-storage company is going to host solar panels on 133 of its storage buildings’ rooftops to power over 10,000 homes with affordable community solar power. more… The post 133 self-storage rooftops in 3 US states are about to power community solar appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

by Toby Gill, CEO, Intelligent Power Generation. With battery storage able to provide a unique role in balancing a renewable electricity grid, Toby Gill, CEO of Intelligent Power Generation, asks could innovations in green hydrogen and biofuel technologies contribute to a more optimized and economical energy mix?

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is attempting to power its EV charging stations with solar power facilities along the highway. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette , the Turnpike is currently building out three solar power generation facilities along the highway; Jeanette, New Stanton, and Harrison City.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Imagine a car that can charge using the sun, generate an income via a car-sharing scheme, and is also affordable to buy. more… The post The cheap solar-powered car you might never need to charge [Video] appeared first on Electrek. Sounds like a pipe dream, right?

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2019

Bioscience engineers at KU Leuven have created a solar panel that produces hydrogen gas from moisture in the air. Twenty of these solar panels could provide electricity and heat for one family for an entire winter. A traditional solar panel converts between 18 to 20% of the solar energy into electricity.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The Zephyr platform is a new class of unmanned air vehicle that operates as a high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) enabling affordable, persistent, local satellite-like services. Combining solar power and lithium ion batteries, the Zephyr aircraft holds world records for endurance as well as altitude, flying at 70,000 feet or higher.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2021

For more than 20 years, California has aggressively supported the rooftop solar market through its Net Energy Metering (NEM) program in Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) territories. NEM has enabled 1.3 An independent third-party evaluation of NEM 2.0

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Cars That Think

APRIL 11, 2024

Several recently published deep-dive analyses commissioned by NASA and the European Space Agency have thrown cold water on the hope that space solar power could affordably generate many gigawatts of clean energy in the near future. Ali Hajimiri is the codirector of Caltech’s space-based solar power project.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2023

RMI, a leading nonprofit dedicated to accelerating the global energy transformation, announced the formation of the Virtual Power Plant Partnership (VP3). Initial funding of the VP3 effort was made possible by General Motors and Google Nest. In a VPP, decentralized distributed energy resources (DERs) are aggregated into a portfolio.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 6, 2024

Jeep and Volkswagen are taking aim at the Tesla Model Y, Rivian announced a raft of upgrades for its more powerful, more affordable R1S and R1T electric trucks, NIO is down, Fisker is nearly out, and solar power is taking off in traditionally red states. All this and more on today’s exciting episode of Quick Charge!

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

California’s current strategy of recovering a myriad of fixed costs in electricity usage rates must change as the state uses more renewable electricity to power buildings and vehicles, according to the findings from a new report from the Energy Institute at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and non-profit think tank Next 10.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Lightyear, the company introducing the solar-powered EV the Lightyear 0, has acquired €81 million in investment to aid production and development costs. At the same time, the company may face competition to introduce the world’s first production solar EV, and their match doesn’t have an unobtainium price tag.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2022

To generate the renewable electricity needed to feed production of green hydrogen, Cepsa will develop a 3GW portfolio of wind and solar energy projects with an additional €2-billion investment. It also has one of the highest wind and solar photovoltaic power generation and production capacity in Europe, and at the lowest cost.

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Teslarati

APRIL 20, 2022

A team of scientists from the University of Newcastle in Australia will be using a Tesla Model 3 as a means to test printed solar panels that they believe could be the next big thing in affordable, sustainable solutions. The printed solar panels would be rolled out beside the Tesla Model 3 to soak up the sunlight.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2019

Bloom Energy, a developer of solid oxide fuel cell power generators, announced the ability of its Energy Servers to operate on renewable hydrogen. At peak times, some US states and countries already have more renewable power than their grids can handle.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2020

As our Nation’s energy system continues to undergo dramatic transformations, there is a growing need for solutions that integrate and optimize all of our energy resources on the grid to provide Americans with the most reliable and affordable electricity possible. Our Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings Initiative helps the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2019

From rebates for electric and plug-in vehicles to energy efficiency and solar installations that are reducing home energy costs, more than 125,000 individual projects were completed in 2018. Saving 161 gigawatt hours of electricity through energy efficiency projects, enough to power more than 15,000 homes for a year. To date, $9.3

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Teslarati

JULY 26, 2023

Rivian plans to convert the Starfire Mine in Kentucky to a solar energy center. The conversion is estimated to be a $1 billion solar project. It will be one of Kentucky’s largest renewable power projects once converted. The EV automaker has already signed a power purchase agreement with BrightNight.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 26, 2022

The Munich-based OEM celebrated the debut of the world’s first affordable solar electric vehicle (SEV), the Sion, in its production design, as well as the unveiling of its novel ‘Solar Bus Kit,’ a scalable B2B solution for public transportation. “We We […].

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Baua Electric

APRIL 15, 2024

The company’s new NACS Level 2 EV Charger “combines power, design, and functionality comparable to a Tesla charger at a more affordable price.” The latest alternative to a Tesla-branded charger comes from EV charger manufacturer Emporia. Most car manufacturers have announced they will adopt this standard within the next 2-3 years.”

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award $56 million over three years—subject to congressional appropriations—for 21 total projects to further advance advanced concentrating solar power technologies (CSP). These systems can be combined with existing fossil-fuel plants to allow for flexible power generation.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2016

While many technical advances have made solar cells more efficient and affordable, a disadvantage remains in the fact that solar cells produce no power when it’s raining. c), d) The operational principle of the flexible solar cell under sunlight. Moreover, each droplet can yield voltage and output power of 152.6

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

That’s where this 60W 18V portable solar panel comes to play with an affordable $90 price point, down $60 from its normal going rate. more… The post This 60W 18V portable solar panel powers your off-grid campsite at $90, more in New Green Deals appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research ( DIFFER ) is partnering with Toyota Motor Europe (TME) to develop a device that absorbs water vapor, and splits it into hydrogen and oxygen directly using solar energy. In this project, DIFFER and TME are exploring an innovative way to produce hydrogen directly out of humid air.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2019

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. It can also be transformed into electricity and methane to power homes and feed industry, and into fuels for cars, trucks, ships and planes.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 18, 2023

In a region known for long, dark winter nights, Polar Night Energy is building a system in the city of Tampere that can heat buildings with stored solar energy — all day, all night, and all winter long. These initiatives have largely focused on renewable electric power generation, distribution, and storage.

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Teslarati

JUNE 15, 2023

Tesla Energy is working to launch a virtual power plant (VPP) in Puerto Rico, Senior Vice President of Energy Engineering and Powertrain Drew Baglino said. VPPs can be used for a variety of reasons, but affordability and grid stabilization through sustainable energy are the biggest advantages.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2015

BASF and Floatility have partnered for the development of an ultra-lightweight and solar-powered electric scooter. In this way the e-floater will play a key role in making short journeys more convenient, quick, affordable and sustainable. Electric (Battery) Materials Personal Transit Solar Urban mobility Weight reduction'

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The American-Made Equitable and Affordable Solutions to Electrification Prize (EAS-E Prize) is offering $2.4 The prize aims to make the process faster and more affordable for homeowners across diverse communities and all housing types.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2014

SolarCity and Honda have renewed their partnership with a new fund expected to finance $50 million in solar projects. The new commitment will make solar power more affordable and available to Honda and Acura customers and dealerships in the US. MW of solar generation capacity. MW of solar generation capacity.

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Teslarati

JULY 2, 2022

The silver 2013 Nissan Leaf posted by user sctbke is a sleeper for sure, but an affordable one. And because their workplace has solar charging available, the vehicle essentially charges for free. It took some creativity, but it became a very affordable option.” Shoot me an email at william@teslarati.com.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2023

This paradox requires equivalent supply and demand-side policies to simultaneously reduce power and transportation sector emissions and emissions of aluminum production, the report says. However, the series of bills do not address the main obstacle to producing primary aluminum: access to ample supplies of affordable energy, the report says.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The Lightyear Two, an affordable solar-powered car, is scheduled to go on sale in 2025.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2012

The Boeing Company has begun work on a four-month NASA contract to develop a mission concept study for solar electric propulsion technologies. Phantom Works will conduct the study in Huntington Beach with support from Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems electric power and propulsion experts in El Segundo, Calif.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2020

This quantity represents more than a 150X increase in the amount of energy storage deployed in the state since 2010 and is the energy equivalent of powering 37 million homes. Nearly 180 GW of the 240 GW of incremental capacity installed in California by 2045 will be solar.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2023

The Omnivore thruster uses solar reflectors to focus highly concentrated sunlight onto a solar absorber located inside the thruster. Propellant, typically water vapor, is injected into the solar absorber system. This contract opens the doors to understanding how the system can be used and optimized across the space ecosystem.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

are partnering to make solar power more affordable and available to Honda and Acura customers in the US, providing a cleaner source of electricity at a lower cost than utility-supplied power. A 20-year lease or power purchase agreement term applies. SolarCity and American Honda Motor Co.,

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