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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials.

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Engineers Are Working on a Solar Microgrid to Outlast Lunar Nights

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For that, energy storage and power management will be critical. Because the portions of the planned moon base will be spread across the lunar surface, the engineers also expect there will be a lot of power electronics and distributed energy resources. The main energy source will be solar, supplemented by batteries.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Global solar energy supplies are growing rapidly, with nearly 10 times as much solar capacity installed today as there was a decade ago. Leading the boom is the photovoltaic (PV) panel, which converts sunlight into electricity using semiconductors. The first utility-scale solar-thermal plants were built in the 1980s.

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Audi takes one-two win at Le Mans with its diesel hybrids, Toyota third; 13th success for Audi in 16 runs

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The Audi Audi R18 e-tron quattro couples a V6 TDI mid-engine powering the rear wheels with an e-tron quattro hybrid system at the front axle, which uses an optimized flywheel energy storage system. This energy also flows into the flywheel energy storage system. when the boost pressure limit has been reached.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Global solar energy supplies are growing rapidly, with nearly 10 times as much solar capacity installed today as there was a decade ago. Leading the boom is the photovoltaic (PV) panel, which converts sunlight into electricity using semiconductors. The first utility-scale solar-thermal plants were built in the 1980s.

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

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The US Department of Energy has selected 13 projects for investment of up to $62 million over five years to research, develop, and demonstrate Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems capable of providing low-cost electrical power. The system will also feature a thermal storage system. eSolar, Inc. Pasadena, CA – up to $10.8

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