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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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states and countries adopting measures to curb greenhouse gas emissions, now "might be the right time for CSP to become more broadly applicable," said Margaret Gordon , the CSP program manager at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M. The first utility-scale solar-thermal plants were built in the 1980s.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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states and countries adopting measures to curb greenhouse gas emissions, now "might be the right time for CSP to become more broadly applicable," said Margaret Gordon , the CSP program manager at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M. The first utility-scale solar-thermal plants were built in the 1980s.

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2024 Hyundai Santa Fe – Heading in a New Direction

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Full disclosure: Hyundai flew me to Albuquerque and put me up in nice hotels both there and in Santa Fe. We’d be remiss without mentioning the XRT concept, an off-road version that has all-terrain tires, a plethora of off-road accessories, and a lifted suspension. The company fed us as well.)

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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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—principal investigator Steve Wright of Sandia’s Advanced Nuclear Concepts group. Test results will illustrate the capability of the concept, particularly its compactness, efficiency and scalability to larger systems. The supercritical properties of carbon dioxide at temperatures above 500 °C and pressures above 7.6

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Sandia Successfully Completes Hydrogen Storage System for GM

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For GM, the enduring value of this project can be found in the design concepts, computational tools, and control strategies that Sandia developed. With main facilities in Albuquerque, N.M., With this new body of knowledge and information, we will be able to quickly design viable systems as new storage materials emerge.

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

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Awards under this category focus on research and development of concepts and components that could be part of a CSP baseload system. Albuquerque, NM – up to $4.3 These selections include: General Atomics – San Diego, CA – up to $2.1 SkyFuel, Inc.

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Study Claims EVs Will Not Save the Environment, All Cars Are Bad

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Concepts like ultra-low emission zones (ULEZ) and levering connected vehicle technologies to police driving from an environmental and social standpoint are rooted in the key principles of Vision Zero. Those programs have since been adopted in New York City; Tampa, Florida; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Columbia, Missouri; and Eugene, Oregon.&