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Sandia progressing to demo stage with supercritical CO2 Brayton-cycle turbines; up to 50% increase in efficiency of thermal-to-electric conversion

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MPa enable the system to operate with very high thermal efficiency, exceeding even those of a large coal-generated power plant and nearly twice as efficient as that of a gasoline engine (about 25%). The supercritical properties of carbon dioxide at temperatures above 500 °C and pressures above 7.6 site of contractor Barber Nichols Inc.,

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US DOE Awarding Up To $62M for Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development

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The selected projects will seek to improve component and system designs to extend operation to an average of about 18 hours per day, a level of production that would make it possible for these plants to displace traditional coal-burning power plants. Albuquerque, NM – up to $4.3 SkyFuel, Inc.

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New Mexico EV Mandate Stands After Opposition from Car Dealers

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Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has previously stated that New Mexico should push EVs as a way to address climate change and has been backed by the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board. Ortiz said the association's next step is to file a motion to stay with the Court of Appeals.