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EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

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billion in 17 large-scale innovative clean-tech projects with a third round of awards under the Innovation Fund. Projects in brief: Cement (4 projects): A project in Germany will deploy a second-generation oxyfuel carbon capture process at a cement plant and provide it as raw material for further processing into synthetic methanol.

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ARPA-E to award up to $5M to investigate extracting rare earth and other critical minerals from macroalgae

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Seaweeds accumulate trace metals in such an efficient way that this process is sometimes used to clean up polluted harbors. It would be transformative if we could harness that capability to harvest the critical rare earths we need for a net-zero economy in a low-impact way using this natural ability.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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The 2016 Chevrolet Volt with an electric range of 53 miles [ 2 ] is the first commercial car that almost qualifies as a PHEVLER. PHEVLERs [ 3 ] are a disruptive technology that will help revolutionize both the clean transportation and the clean stationary energy sectors of our economy. He has a Ph.D. Table of Contents.

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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

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The ReFactory aims to achieve a negative carbon balance by 2030—an objective in line with the Group’s ambition to achieve carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050. New operating opportunities such as stationary storage make it possible to perpetuate the service that the battery offers.

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All UK households to get electric smart meters

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Smart grids will help manage the massive shift to low carbon electricity such as wind, nuclear and clean fossil fuels. Most exciting will be the facility to feed-in small scale low carbon electricity sources such as wind from individuals and businesses.

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The Role of Power Utilities in Turning EVs into a Grid Asset – Part 2

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Utilities will play a pivotal role in turning EVs into energy storage assets that can return power to the grid when it is needed for grid balancing and boosting grid reliability and stability. When wind and sun are plentiful, excess clean energy can be stored in the batteries of EVs that are parked and connected to smart chargers.

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PNNL study outlines requirements for grid storage, reviews four electrochemical energy storage systems: vanadium redox flow, Na-beta, Li-ion and lead-carbon

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Classification of potential electrical storage for stationary applications. The future grid will face significant challenges by providing clean power from intermittent resources to a much more dynamic load. Lead-carbon battery. Credit: ACS, Yang et al. Click to enlarge. In their study, Yang et al. —Yang et al.

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