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Cemvita demonstrates “gold hydrogen” production in situ, sets up subsidiary

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The subsequent field trial was completed in the Permian basin with a partnering company, where the team successfully measured hydrogen concentrations three orders of magnitude above baseline. According to a report from S&P Global Commodity Insights, the cost of electrolytic hydrogen from renewable energy spiked as high as $16.80/kg

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Chalmers team identifies two main challenges for bio-hydrocarbon fuel production from cheap sources

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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have identified two main challenges for renewable biofuel production from cheap sources: lowering the cost of developing microbial cell factories; and establishing more efficient methods for hydrolysis of biomass to sugars for fermentation. That is in line with our research too.

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Charge when it’s cheap with myenergi and Intelligent Octopus Go

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The integration has been achieved thanks to extensive collaboration between the two companies. The zappi was the first charger in the world to fully integrate with self-generated renewable energy, allowing customers to charge at zero marginal cost from their microgeneration.

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We’re the New Renewables

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But the net-zero target would never have been reachable without innovations in renewable- energy generation that let structures generate power on- site. To accomplish this, her company has taken to 3D printing millimeter-wave amps to sidestep the manual, high-precision manufacturing processes that make the price of the amps so stratospheric.

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Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses

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Analysts and power insiders sketch scenes including interconnected local renewable grids that draw on short-duration battery storage (including the small batteries in electric vehicles in a garage, models for which Tesla just happens to make) combined with multi-day storage for power generated by wind and solar.

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Tesla Model 3s from Hertz are going for as low as $14,000

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Hertz is starting to sell some of its Tesla Model 3s and they are going for pretty cheap – as low as $14,000 with the used EV tax credit. More recently, the company added Model Y vehicles to the order. It might be your best chance to get a cheap Tesla. In the US, there’s $4,000 tax credit for used EVs.

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Delivery of renewable isooctane to Audi tips interesting potential non-biomass pathway for biogasoline; “e-benzin” as solar fuel

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Last week, Audi and its partner Global Bioenergies announced that the first batch of renewable isooctane—which Audi calls “e-benzin”—using Global Bioenergies’ fermentative isobutene pathway (sugar→isobutene→isooctane) had been produced and presented to Audi by Global Bioenergies. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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