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Solar E-Clipse 2.0 E-Moto Features A Carbon Fiber Frame & 10kW Motor

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The new Solar E-Clipse 2.0 continued] The post Solar E-Clipse 2.0 E-Moto Features A Carbon Fiber Frame & 10kW Motor appeared first on CleanTechnica. electric motorcycle looks to be a strong contender in the lightweight e-moto category, with a.

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“Massless” Carbon Fiber Batteries Will Help Future Solar EV Designs

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As most readers know, Tesla plans on introducing structural battery packs at some point in the near future. By using the battery pack’s container and the battery cells themselves for rigidity, the overall weight of the vehicle can be reduced.

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DOE launches Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative; awards $23.5M to 5 more manufacturing R&D projects

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative (CEMI), which will focus on growing US manufacturing of clean energy products and boosting US competitiveness through major improvements in manufacturing energy productivity. Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative. Earlier post.)

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ABB and Solar Impulse in technology alliance for round-the-world flight powered by the sun

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ABB and Solar Impulse have formed a technology alliance under which ABB will support Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg in their attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered airplane in 2015. The carbon fiber airplane has the wingspan of a Boeing 747 (63.4m / 208 ft) and the weight of a small car (1,600kg / 3,527 lb).

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Shell/AirFlow Starship hyper-fuel efficient Class 8 truck to make cross-country run

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Starship will undertake a cross-country run, carrying a full cargo of clean reef material, 18-25 May starting in San Diego, Calif. Special Starship features include: Bespoke 100% hyper-aerodynamic carbon fiber cab. 5,000 watt solar array on trailer roof that charges and stores. and ending in Jacksonville, Fla.

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DOE’s $10M Advanced Water Splitting Materials Consortium accelerating development of green hydrogen production

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HydroGEN is being launched as part of the Energy Materials Network (EMN) that began in February of this year, crafted to give American entrepreneurs and manufacturers a competitive edge in the global development of clean energy in support of the President’s Materials Genome Initiative and advanced manufacturing priorities.

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DOE launches Energy Materials Network with $40M for first year

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Leveraging $40 million in federal funding in its first year, EMN will focus on tackling one of the major barriers to widespread commercialization of clean energy technologies: the design, testing, and production of advanced materials.

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