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US DOE Awarding Up To $62M for Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development

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The selected projects will seek to improve component and system designs to extend operation to an average of about 18 hours per day, a level of production that would make it possible for these plants to displace traditional coal-burning power plants. These improvements will all be made in the hopes of driving down the cost of solar energy.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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This project will develop and optimize a novel, engineered microorganism that produces a biodiesel-equivalent fuel from renewable hydrogen and carbon dioxide, at costs of less than $2.50 of Central FLorida, Univ. of Florida, Univ. of South Florida). per gallon. Water will be the primary byproduct. Planar Energy Devices.

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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coal-fired power plants) would either be required by the emissions cap. Methane (CH 4 ) emissions from landfills, livestock operations, or coal mines (GWP = 25). The inclusion of offsets would likely lower the overall cost of compliance. Although Congress could address GHG emissions with alternative policies—e.g.,

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

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If we followed Gainsville Florida’s lead and voted in feed-in tariffs people would be renting roof space to put up more solar. And now Gainesville, Florida has a real estate boom going on only it’s for roofs and not ground. I’ve been amazed that most companies seem to front the cost, even start ups. That’s correct.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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Ricardo Arduengo/The Honnold Foundation Puerto Rico’s government has committed to transitioning to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050 , with interim goals of 40 percent by 2025, the phaseout of coal-fired plants by 2028, and a 60 percent renewable system by 2040. percent to 2.8

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A closer look at minimizing AC charging losses: From the breaker to EV (Part 1)

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In this article we’ll be taking a closer look at ways to minimize charging losses that are under the control of either the manufacturer or the owner of the EV (in other words, excluding things like changing the electrical generation source from coal to nuclear or solar, as helpful as that would be).

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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Experts predict that by the year 2060 global warming, if left unchecked, could result in a temperature rise of seven degrees Fahrenheit higher than temperatures before the Industrial Revolution when man started widespread use of coal and other fossil fuels. The fact is, about half the world’s electricity comes from coal.