EV Adoption

MAY 25, 2021

The argument that EVs are powered mostly from coal simply isn’t true. At a high level, 15 states with 25% or more of electricity form renewable sources accounted for 53.5% OK, well if you drive an EV in West Virginia it is true, as that state produces roughly 94% of its electricity from coal power plants.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. IEEE Spectrum did its best to cover those developments, and these were the stories that our readers liked best.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

DME as a Renewable Hydrogen Carrier: Innovative Approach to Renewable Hydrogen Production, $1,500,000. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000. BioBlend Renewable Resources (Elk Grove Village, Illinois).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

University of Colorado Boulder. The University of Colorado Boulder will develop their invention of flash sintering for manufacturing solid-state electrolytes, replacing the currently used liquid electrolytes, with the promise of lithium ion batteries that are safer and have longer life and higher energy density. . Lead organization.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

that produces large quantities of sugar and requires less water. National Renewable. for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. resulting in reduced cost for renewable solar electricity. Concentrating Solar Power/Nuclear: Advanced Molten Glass. power grid.

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