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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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Electrofuels approaches will use organisms able to extract energy from other sources, such as solar-derived electricity or hydrogen or earth-abundant metal ions. Water will be the primary byproduct. A novel metal complex for electrolysis of water will be used to generate the hydrogen at high rates. of South Carolina).

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How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

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Second, conventional coal and nuclear plants are being retired for economic and policy reasons, removing stable sources from the grid. The brown line shows the uncoordinated load from 1,000 electric water heaters for reference. Here’s what flexibility means when it comes to operating, say, a residential electric water heater.