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Raven SR to supply sustainable aviation fuel to ANA and JAL

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By converting various types of local waste, such as green waste, municipal solid waste, organic waste, and methane from municipal solid waste, into clean fuels, Raven SR offers a sustainable solution for the reliable and long-term production of SAF.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G.

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SoCalGas & UC Irvine show power-to-gas technology able to boost use of intermittent renewable energy significantly

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Southern California Gas Co. SoCalGas) announced that new research on power-to-gas technology shows the technique holds the ability to significantly increase the use of intermittent renewable energy. The finding came out of ongoing research conducted at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and funded by SoCalGas.

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SCAQMD awards AC Propulsion $300K grant for 3 electric service van conversions

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The California South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has awarded AC Propulsion a $300,000 grant to integrate its electric drive system technology into commercial service vans ( three Ford E250 vans supplied by Comcast) in Southern California. induction motor, inverter, charger and 12V power supply. Earlier post.).

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What Is Bidirectional Charging? Understanding the Benefits for Both Drivers and Businesses

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In one-directional charging, alternating current (AC) electricity is converted to direct current (DC) energy that’s stored in an EV battery to power the car. This conversion can happen within the charger or in the vehicle, depending on which device is equipped with a converter. What Electric Cars Have Bidirectional Charging?

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HVDC Networks Come to Europe

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The 260-kilometer, 320-kilovolt high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission system, based on technology from Hitachi Energy , in Zurich, marks a milestone in an ongoing transformation of the European power grid: It will plug into the first truly dynamic multiterminal HVDC network in Europe.

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In-Home Solar: How Many Panels to Fully Charge Your EV?

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Additionally, we must consider the total electricity needed to fully charge the vehicle, akin to how we think about the cost to fill up a tank of gas in traditional combustion engine cars. Solar panel efficiency typically ranges from 15% to 20%, indicating that not all of the solar energy received can be converted into electrical energy.

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