Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

Fortunately, abundant renewable power is getting cheaper, while gasoline from finite fossil fuels may get more expensive. Even though not all renewables are created equal, power purchase agreements (PPAs) for PV projects with utilities in the US Southwest are now coming in under seven cents per kWh for a twenty year period.

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Solar Miles Gasoline-Electric MPG 150

Cars That Think

APRIL 11, 2023

Finding ways to deal with the impact on the grid caused by incorporating renewable energy has been the focus of Vijay Vittal ’s research for nearly 20 years. It has this natural ability to provide support in terms of the kinetic energy of the inertia, whereas wind turbines and photovoltaic solar systems do not inherently have that capability.

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Arizona Grid Universal Power Grid 79

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Vorbeck Materials , a startup company based in Jessup, Maryland, is using a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)-developed method for developing graphene for better lithium air and lithium sulfur batteries. When combined with other advanced battery materials, it could effectively lower battery life cycle cost by up to 70%.

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Hydrogen Engine Energy Batteries 279

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

The vast majority of the funded projects are for battery-electric buses and infrastructure; two projects are receiving a total of $3.2 Juneau, the Capital City of Alaska, has a clean, renewable source of energy, local hydropower. The 30' battery electric buses will replace several vehicles at or near the end of their useful lives.

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Purchase St. Louis Jacksonville Fleet 191

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2013

Many materials deemed critical by the DOE are used in modern clean energy technologies—such as wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles, and energy-efficient lighting. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). In recent years, DOE and others have scaled up work to address these challenges. SpinTek Filtration, Inc.; Molycorp, Inc.;

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Universal Idaho Iowa Davis 332

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

These projects were selected under an Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Advanced Manufacturing Office funding opportunity, focused on advanced materials, advanced processes, and modeling and analysis tools for materials and manufacturing. Iowa State University. Solar Turbines Incorporated.

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Manufacturer Waste Universal Dallas 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. The project includes quick-charging stations at this terminal layover in route to recharge bus batteries. Of that, $26.5

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Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256