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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

Cars That Think

Global solar energy supplies are growing rapidly, with nearly 10 times as much solar capacity installed today as there was a decade ago. But even as the glossy rectangles become increasingly cheaper and ubiquitous, solar PV alone can't solve the nagging question: What to do when the sun isn't shining?

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

Cars That Think

Global solar energy supplies are growing rapidly, with nearly 10 times as much solar capacity installed today as there was a decade ago. But even as the glossy rectangles become increasingly cheaper and ubiquitous, solar PV alone can't solve the nagging question: What to do when the sun isn't shining?

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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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There is a tremendous amount of industrial and scientific interest in supercritical CO 2 systems for power generation using all potential heat sources including solar, geothermal, fossil fuel, biofuel and nuclear. This configuration uses gas-foil bearings and includes a small turbine (red). Source: Wright et al. Click to enlarge.

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A closer look at why heat pumps are dominating EV HVAC systems

Charged EVs

cyclopentane), a potent greenhouse gas (e.g. The compressible-gas heat pump gets all the action because it is the most efficient (i.e. CFCs, or chlorofluorocarbons), or toxic (e.g.

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

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To date, the TCF has funded more than 380 projects by unlocking more than $170 million in funding from more than 300 private sector partners, including automotive manufacturers, energy storage companies, utilities, bioenergy companies, solar providers, and aerospace companies. First Solar Inc. CSolPower, LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico).

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New Mexico EV Mandate Stands After Opposition from Car Dealers

The Truth About Cars

That effectively makes this piece an addendum to our recent Gas War article pertaining to the Californian emissions waiver. 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.