Cars That Think

MAY 13, 2023

TSMC), which was already building a $12 billion fab in Arizona , upped the investment to $40 billion with a second plant. In addition to building two cutting-edge chip factories on a 4-square-kilometer megasite that could hold six more fabs, the company has pledged $50 million to 80 higher-education institutions in the state.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Tesla is building a massive 164-stall Supercharger station in California, set to become the new world’s largest Supercharger upon completion. The project is dubbed a Supercharger station and microgrid, set to include solar canopies, drive-through stalls and likely some Tesla Megapacks to store power generated by the solar hardware.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2012

Consortia researchers will leverage their expertise and resources in solar technology, advanced biofuels, and building efficiency. Details of the three winning consortia are as follows: Solar Energy : The consortium’s research will focus on sustainable photovoltaics, multiscale concentrated solar power, and solar energy integration.

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India Clean Cleaning Solar 240

Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As electric vehicles gain traction and renewable energy rises in prominence, an increasing number of drivers are contemplating the shift to solar power for charging their vehicles. Solar energy is not just a clean power source; it represents a self-sufficient lifestyle. Kia Soul EV 64 243 26.3 Chevrolet Bolt EV 60 238 25.3

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2023

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National Laboratories, co-leads of the Heliostat Consortium , announced seven awardees from a request for proposals (RFP) aimed at achieving DOE’s goals for heliostat cost reduction, sustained multifaceted innovation, and improved solar field performance.

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Solar Energy Storage Low Cost Concept 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2010

billion loan guarantee to Abengoa Solar, Inc. The loan will support the construction and start-up of Solana, a 250 net megawatt (MW) concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in Arizona—the largest CSP plant worldwide to-date. The plant will be located 70 miles southwest of Phoenix, near Gila Bend, Arizona.

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Solar Molten Salt Arizona Power 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

However, building more coal and gas power plants to make miles for transport is counter-productive if the game plan is to reduce carbon output. The first eye-opener for large scale solar was the Austin Energy PPA last year that was priced at 5 cents. Agua Caliente PV Plant: Yuma Arizona. Click to enlarge. Sunrise in the Desert.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2011

billion loan guarantee to support the Mojave Solar Project and a conditional commitment for up to a $681.6 million loan guarantee to support the Genesis Solar Project. billion loan guarantee to support the Mojave Solar Project and a conditional commitment for up to a $681.6 DOE is offering a conditional commitment for a $1.2

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2011

W2 has shipped a SteamRay/AirRocket unit for deployment in the compressed air storage system (CAES) designed by AzRISE (Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy) at the University of Arizona. W2 has been building the next generation AirRocket to mate with the AESUS (Advanced Energy Storage and Utilization System) at AzRISE.

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Engine Energy Arizona Tucson 199

DIY Electric Car

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Solar energy , the renewable energy source which has been in news for the last several years has made quiet inroads into many homes, factories, businesses, into our cars and appliances and much more. It was expensive to commercially exploit solar energy few decades ago. Another option is adopting solar energy.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 14, 2009

After a decade in the solar power installation business, Bradley Bartz is tired of being Mr. Nice Guy. He’s filed suit against Torrance, the proud home of Exxon/Mobil’s refinery, for stopping him from installing solar panels in the Hillside Overlay district. “ Idiots ! “ Idiots !&#

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Solar Installation California Building 210

Cars That Think

JULY 5, 2023

During heat waves in Phoenix, Arizona, while some people fry eggs on sidewalks , Matt Heath, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) service manager at AC by J , is on the front line, helping maintain air conditioners in people’s homes. Up north there is a tipping point that they’re trying to get to,” Conlan says. “Up

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Future Climate Phoenix Gas-Electric 141

Cars That Think

APRIL 20, 2023

“Being on a team with such a diverse collection of engineering disciplines really provides a well-rounded engineering experience,” says Mitzu Walkifucazaki, a junior studying computer science at Arizona State University and a member of the group working on the Project Hydration Station , one of the winning projects.

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Environment North Carolina Climate Change Columbus 75

Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Tesla and leading renewable energy company Arevon have signed a new master supply agreement that will supply the Scottsdale, Arizona-based entity with another 2 GW/6 GWh supply of Tesla Megapacks for an ongoing energy storage operation in California. We are pleased to be working with Tesla, securing a quality product that is in high demand.

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Tesla Energy Storage California Nevada 98

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

China is installing wind power at a faster rate than any nation in the world, and manufactures 40% of the world’s solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. In the next two decades, China will build new infrastructure equivalent to the entire US. Solar fuels. Renewable Energy. Supercomputing.

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Energy China Clean Cleaning 342

EV Connect

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Only by building a complete EV charging infrastructure across the country can we encourage EV adoption and reduce carbon emissions caused by internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles on the road. Dawn Allcot is a full-time freelance writer and content marketing specialist who has written about sustainability and solar for 20-plus years.

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Connect Connected Installation Charging 52

Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

The northern lights, which are also called the aurora borealis, are most visible when there are solar flares, which are big eruptions on the sun that send electronically charged particles toward Earth. But the enhanced solar activity doesn’t necessarily mean the northern lights will be brighter or more frequent, scientists wearily explain.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Quicke sidenote: PHEV3A as an acronym now encompasses the Tour de AZ: "Spirit of DC" Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle All Around Arizona (PHEV3A) EVducational Tour (tho it could change, depending on sponsorship to AAA Tour de AZ, or even eTour de AZ). The general theme (and purpose) is: Plug-in Arizona! Bisbee, Cochise County 2.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2009

Solar Energy Conversion in Complex Materials (SECCM). Study complex material structures on the nanoscale to identify key features for their potential use as materials to convert solar energy and heat to electricity. Solar Fuels and Next Generation Photovoltaics. Polymer-Based Materials for Harvesting Solar Energy. $16.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2022

As a bonus, the tech onboard the balloons runs on solar power. The wind part of the project plans a total of 3,000 megawatts from wind farms it will build in three counties in New Mexico. An 885-kilometer bidirectional high-voltage direct-current transmission line will run from New Mexico and south-central Arizona.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Arizona residents can expect a significant economic gain if the Biden Administration is able to pass its “Build Back Better Act”, with more than 55,000 new sustainable, clean tech, and electric car jobs coming to the state to support the historic infrastructure bill.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Charged : You’ve done some pilot programs with battery-electric planes, but your long-term idea is to build fuel cell aircraft, correct? The idea from day one was hydrogen fuel cell-based drivetrains, but it’s hydrogen-electric, so you have to build the electric part. So, that was a progression that we made. It makes a lot of sense.

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Hydrogen Fuel San Francisco All-Electric 90

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 27, 2021

When our solar system was very young, there were no planets—only a diffuse disk of gas and dust circled the sun. Some of those planetesimals, as astronomers call them, grew to be hundreds of kilometers across as they swept up more dust and gas within the swirling solar nebula. Peter Rubin/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University/NASA.

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Solar Arizona Power Powered 103

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

JANUARY 13, 2009

Cheers EVADC'rs, PHEV'rs & EVnthusiasts, One & All - The "Spirit of DC" is getting itchy tires and coming out of winter quarters in Home, Sweet Bisbee Arizona in order to be in the California sunshine for the PluginAmerica-sponsored Inaugural Parade West: Plug In, America! on Saturday, 17 January 2009 in Santa Monica.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

OCTOBER 1, 2009

while awaiting a PluginSupply.com upgraded box battery and a set of Li-ion battery -- something new and in anticipation for the upcoming EVenture called Tour de AZ: "Spirit of DC" All Around Arizona EVducational Tour. but this time with Arizona being implied in the PHEV3A acronym. Another PHEV3A. Another victory for nerves of steel.

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DC Phoenix Power Powered 36

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

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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Commercial Energy Albuquerque New York 170

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

The basis for the "Spirit of DC" staying over in Arizona through the winter results from the gifting of a state-of-the-art Li-ion battery pack and charger from Delaware Power Systems out of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Arizona: Flagstaff EAA and Phoenix EAA. Now, the basic building block is 48Ah/24V UBM (19.6V ~ 29.4V

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DC PHEV San Francisco America 36

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Portland and San Francisco Battle For Electric Car Domination Chicago Gets First Solar Powered EV Charging Station World’s Top 10 Fastest Electric Cars A Few Pictures of Upcoming Electric Cars: Source [ PhysOrg.com ] Image Credit: Clayton B. At the time of the press release, I could not find a definitive picture. Sorry for any confusion.

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Gas-Electric Standards Plug Gas 66

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 3, 2022

According to filed building permits, Yuma, Arizona is slated to receive the first such Supercharger, complete with a solar canopy and storage battery. This new site will feature 40 stalls and a “pull thru” stall for vehicles towing trailers. The offer of a monthly membership fee for Supercharger access in the US is pending.

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F-150 Kia Arizona Porsche 74

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. Solar ADEPT: Solar Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology ($14.7 Abengoa Solar Inc.

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Energy Clean Cleaning Grid 294

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Direct Solar Fuels (5 projects). Building Efficiency (3 projects). Arizona State University, in partnership with Fluidic Energy Inc., Seaweed is a potentially sustainable source of biomass for the production of fuels, expanding and building opportunities for bio-butanol as a fuel and fuel extender. DIRECT SOLAR FUELS.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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MIT Gas-Electric Gas Electric Cars 45

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2013

On a large scale, high-power electronics are used to connect solar panels and wind turbines to the grid, to operate industrial equipment such as elevators and HV/AC systems, and to run electric and hybrid-electric vehicles. Arizona State University. iBeam Materials, Inc. Non-SBIR SWITCHES projects. Lead organization. Description.

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Cars That Think

JULY 6, 2022

“Build something that will absolutely, positively work.” This was the mandate from NASA for designing and building the James Webb Space Telescope—at 6.5 So for JWST to observe distant astronomical objects, it must avoid recording extraneous mid-infrared noise from all the various sources inside the solar system. “I NASA/STScI.

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EV Connect

JANUARY 10, 2022

For example, a family with two EVs, where both adults work from home and prefer “staycations” to long trips, would have a smaller carbon footprint than a family with two large SUVs who drives to Disneyland from Arizona annually and commutes 20 miles per day for work, round trip.

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Carbon Gas-Electric Tax Installation 52

Blink Charging

MAY 25, 2022

billion to build out a nationwide network of 500,000 electric vehicle chargers. Once a state’s plan is approved, a state must then use the first part of its funding to build its alternative fuel corridors. President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes $7.5 Of these funds, $4.75 Charger Reliability. Avoiding Stranded Assets.

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Charging Maintenance Grant Installation 52

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

From the article: “The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. Nissan plans to build the Leaf in Tennessee eventually.).

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