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U Delaware team develops prototype efficient direct ammonia fuel cell for transportation

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A team at the University of Delaware has demonstrated a direct ammonia fuel cell (DAFC) prototype with a peak power density of 135 mW cm -2 at 80 ?C. However, most air transport, military, shipping, and long-distance freight applications remain challenging for batteries because of their limited energy density.

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Texas awards $3.2M in EV infrastructure grants to Plano-Based Universal EV Chargers

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Universal EV Chargers has also won grants in Ohio, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The company launched in 2021 as a division of Universal Green Group, which has been a solar energy competitor in Texas and the Southwest since 2009.

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Walmart just funded 15 community solar projects across the US

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Photo: Pivot Energy Walmart is investing in 19 solar projects under development across the US, including 15 community solar projects. Walmart’s strategic tax equity investment will drive the construction, operation, and maintenance of solar projects across five states – Illinois, Colorado, Maryland, Delaware, and California.

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Tesla has installed the Powerwall 250,000 times

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Tesla Energy rarely gets the respect or acknowledgement that it deserves, especially with residential solar and energy storage projects, which are not its biggest contributor, but still are a growing facet of the company’s overall energy business. Tesla Solar (@TeslaSolar) November 17, 2021. Demand stood at around 80,000 units.

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Why you might be charging your EV wrong – and what to do instead

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Professors Frances Sprei of Sweden’s Chalmers University and Willett Kempton of the University of Delaware are EV technology and usage experts. This third model is used only when a driver needs to take a trip longer than their battery range, so they have to plan for DC fast charging availability.

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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These include hydrogen fuel cells, battery electric engines, and related infrastructure investments such as charging stations. The Anaheim Transportation Network will receive funds to purchase advanced battery-electric buses. Delaware Transit Corporation. Fiscal Year 2019 Low or No-Emission (Low-No) Bus Program Projects.

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New highly selective and efficient catalyst for reduction of CO2 to CO

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Researchers at the University of Delaware have developed a highly selective nanoporous silver catalyst capable of electrochemically reducing carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide with 92% efficiency. The carbon monoxide then can be used to produce synthetic fuels and chemicals. The researcher reported their findings in Nature Communications.

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