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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

Environmental groups foresee the public needing to use electrified mass transit , reduce long-haul flights for business as well as pleasure), increase telework, walk and cycle to work or stores, change their diet to eat more vegetables, or if absolutely needed, drive only small EVs. The answer is perhaps some, but maybe not too much.

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NREL releases comprehensive vision for deep decarbonization of transportation

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It is a strategy rooted in cross-cutting research and engineering to enable industry stakeholders, communities, government agencies, and early adopters to meet their climate goals. In NREL’s bioenergy program, for example, we have chemists studying the fundamental chemistry of converting biomass and waste materials into fuel.

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A wood-burning EV charger? – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Then, it converts the residual heat energy into electric energy and stores it in a connected Battery Storage Module. The accompanying charging mechanism allows the stored energy to be used for off-grid EV and machinery charging.

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Studying Climate Change with an Ice Radar Drone

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These great masses store enough water to raise global sea level by 65 meters should they melt entirely. Although neither ice sheet is expected to melt completely anytime soon, their incredible scale makes even small changes consequential for the future of our planet. Thomas Teisberg, an electrical engineering Ph.D.

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Volvo CE and Rolls-Royce develop wood-burning charger for off-grid EVs

Baua Electric

The resulting heat is converted into electric energy and stored in a connected Battery Storage Module, or BSM. A collaborative effort between Volvo CE , Rolls-Royce , and Air Burners, the BioCharger uses “air curtain technology” to burn wood and waste in a closed-loop system. Especially when that job site is deep in the woods.

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2023’s Top Stories About Energy

Cars That Think

And yet more air conditioning exacerbates the very problem—climate change—that is driving the need for more air conditioning. Mainspring calls its machine a linear generator, because it converts linear motion into electricity. meters long, weigh 62 kilograms, and store 3 kilowatt-hours. What to do? Two words: heat pumps.

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The Future of Charging: Bidirectional V2G

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After you connect your car’s battery to a DC rapid charging station, AC or alternating current from the grid is converted and stored inside the vehicle in the form of DC or direct current. For this purpose, you either have an AC-DC converter inside the EV or a built-in converter inside the charger.

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