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Xcel Energy launches EV smart charging pilot in Colorado; Transportation Electrification Plan for New Mexico approved

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Xcel Energy has launched a new pilot for customers of five major automakers to make it easier for consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles in Colorado and to charge their EVs at times when renewable energy production is high and demand on the energy grid is low. —Alice Jackson, president, Xcel Energy-Colorado.

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Xcel Energy wants 1.5M EVs in its service areas by 2030; 30x increase from today

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Xcel services customers in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North and South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. A residential smart charging pilot launching later this year that will reward customers in Colorado for conveniently optimizing their charging times to benefit the grid and use more renewable energy.

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DOE awards $20M to 10 hydrogen production and delivery technologies projects

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University of Colorado, Boulder of Boulder, Colorado will receive $2 million to develop a novel solar-thermal reactor to split water with concentrated sunlight. of Danbury, Connecticut will receive $900,000 to develop a novel hybrid system for low-cost, low greenhouse gas hydrogen production. FuelCell Energy Inc.

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ARPA-E announces $11M for innovations in energy-water processing and agricultural sensing technologies; fourth, fifth OPEN+ cohorts

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OSU’s technology would be modular, portable, scalable, and deployable at a fraction of the cost of existing treatment systems. The system is constructed of low-cost material, operates under atmospheric pressure, and is suitable for highly concentrated/contaminated water. Sensors for Bioenergy and Agriculture cohort.

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DOE launches Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium; making CdTe solar cheaper and more efficient

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The consortium will be led by the University of Toledo, First Solar, Colorado State University, Toledo Solar Inc., SETO has awarded funding for research, development, and demonstration of methods to improve reliability and lower the cost of CdTe technology. and Sivananthan Laboratories, Inc.

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DOE awarding more than $50M to 15 projects to advance critical material innovations

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Projects selected under this funding opportunity announcement will reduce both the costs of critical materials and the environmental impacts of production. Standard Lithium DOE share: $500,000; Cost share: $156,380; Total costs: $656,380. Topic 2, Area of Interest 3: Li Extraction from Unconventional Sources.

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DOE to award $15.8M to 30 hydrogen and fuel cell technologies projects

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million for 30 new projects aimed at discovery and development of novel, low-cost materials necessary for hydrogen production and storage and for fuel cells onboard light-duty vehicles. Precursor Development for Low-Cost, High-Strength Carbon Fiber. University of Colorado Boulder. Colorado School of Mines.

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