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Texas plans for massive $408m EV charging infrastructure expansion

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In a new plan from the Texas Department of Transportation, the state is setting aside $408 million for electric vehicle charging infrastructure over the next five years. Since Tesla moved its headquarters to Texas late last year, the state has made strides in EV adoption. Texas Electric Vehicle Charging Plan by Joey Klender on Scribd.

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What Texas Instruments’ Little Professor Can Teach Us

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This Texas Instruments calculator, called the Little Professor, debuted in 1976 and proved an instant hit. A 9-volt battery powered the Texas Instrument TMS0975NL integrated circuit and the eight-digit LED display. Texas Instruments still makes a version of the Little Professor, only now it’s sustainably powered with solar cells.)

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CATL reaches deal to supply energy storage systems to US firm HGP

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The 450-MWh battery storage project will be deployed in Texas and is expected to begin commercial operations in 2024. The battery storage project will be deployed in Texas and is expected to begin commercial operations in 2024, a CATL press release said yesterday. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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US battery storage capacity to nearly double in 2024: EIA – ET Auto

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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas in December said it expects around 4.46 The large amount of existing and planned solar and wind capacity in California and Texas present a growing need for battery storage, with the two states currently holding 7.3 GW of battery storage to be available by July 2024. GW and 3.2

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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This article, by researchers at PARC and the University of Washington, is one possible answer. Solar-to-Hydrogen Tech Sees "Remarkable" Efficiency Jump Another big development in the energy sector is the return of the hydrogen economy. Most of the world’s hydrogen comes from deeply polluting methods.

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Live Blog: Tesla (TSLA) 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

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I will be updating this article in real-time, so please keep refreshing the page every minute or two to view the latest updates on this story. 15:50 PT – Elon notes that Giga Texas would be making the Cybertruck and the Tesla ATV. 15:48 PT – More energy storage projects will likely happen in Texas. Now signing off!

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Sandia team boosts hydrogen production activity by molybdenum disulfide four-fold; low-cost catalyst for solar-driven water splitting

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To determine what was happening, and the best way to make it happen, the Sandia team used computer simulations generated by coauthor Na Sai from the University of Texas at Austin that suggested which molecular changes to seek. The Texas Advanced Computing Center also added value. Chou, Na Sai, Ping Lu, Eric N. Luk, Bryan Kaehr & C.

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