Cars That Think

MARCH 2, 2023

Today, a robotics startup called Figure is unveiling “the world’s first commercially viable general purpose humanoid robot,” called Figure 01. Pratt spent 20 years at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) , where he led the team that took second place at the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals. It’s indoors.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

US Commercial-scale production of cellulosic biofuels reached about 20,000 gallons in late 2012, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Nor, despite the growth potential over the next several years, has the path to commercial biofuels been smooth. Planned cellulosic biofuel production by 2015. Source: EIA.

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MARCH 31, 2014

of Rockledge, Florida is developing a hybrid electric turbocharger for cars and trucks that both reduces fuel consumption and improves drivability by shortening the transient response time (reducing turbo lag) during acceleration. Low-Cost, High-Energy Si/Graphene Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries. Description. Mainstream Engineering Corp.

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MAY 8, 2010

The US Department of Energy has selected 13 projects for investment of up to $62 million over five years to research, develop, and demonstrate Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems capable of providing low-cost electrical power. Eventually, this technology could deliver lower-cost solar energy at a utility scale. eSolar, Inc.

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MAY 21, 2013

Sites where water supply costs are. Freshwater availability and saline water delivery costs are most favorable for the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and Florida peninsula, where evaporation relative to precipitation is moderate. distance models of operating and capital costs. 1 ) and a pond operating salinity of 60 g kg ?1

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

In August, Saft announced that it had been selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to benefit from a 50% funding of the project cost of up to $95.5 Saft made the announcement concurrent with its release of 3Q 2009 financial results: an 11.9% reduction in Q3 sales year-on-year to €123.2 million (US$182 million), and a 13.2%

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APRIL 6, 2011

DOE’s SunShot Initiative aims to reduce the total costs of photovoltaic solar energy systems by about 75% so that they are cost competitive at large scale with other forms of energy without subsidies by the end of the decade. This will potentially accelerate development and time to market by 12 to 15 months.

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Blink Charging

JULY 27, 2023

This helps offset the cost of demand fees. For example: Let’s consider a site host that has a DCFC that is connected directly to the electricity grid. While the local electricity rate was $0.1749kWh last year, a heat wave has increased the cost to $0.1927kWh this year. to $1,156.20.

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JULY 21, 2016

During past eight years the number of plug-in electric vehicle models has increased from one to more than 20, battery costs have decreased 70%, and the number of electric vehicle charging stations has increased from less than 500 in 2008 to more than 16,000 today—a 40-fold increase. Florida Power and Light Company. Con Edison.

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EV Match

JANUARY 13, 2023

In this follow-up to our article covering commercial incentives from last month, we’ll explore some of the rebates that can help you bring EV charging home on the cheap. Conversely, the abundance of available electricity during off-peak hours provides cost-efficiency for everyone. Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Tax Credit.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

This funding is intended to help demonstrate and commercialize innovative technologies to lower the high initial costs of geothermal development and help make the operational deployment of low temperature geothermal units more economical. Florida Canyon Mine, Nev. - $982,000. Geothermal Fluids Produced from Oil and Gas Wells.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

The funding is for the incremental cost of a battery electric bus over a CNG bus and leverages federal, state, local utilities and local match to purchase the battery electric buses for service expansion. The buses will be operated on BCT's express bus routes servicing the Southeast Florida cities of Fort Lauderdale and Miami.

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APRIL 30, 2010

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 The team anticipates at least a twofold productivity improvement over current levels and a cost that can be competitive with gasoline. per gallon.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Researchers in the US and China have developed a catalyst that solves three key problems long associated with direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs): low efficiency, the cost of catalytic materials and the toxicity of chemical reactions inside the cells. If this is successful, we can deliver a device for commercialization in five years.

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JUNE 24, 2010

Assuming an average biorefinery size of 40 million gallons per year, USDA estimates it meeting the RFS2 advanced biofuels goals will mean building of 527 biorefineries, at a cost of $168 billion. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

He also serves on the Board of Drive Electric Florida, and chairs the Florida Electric Power Coordinating Group, which represents most of the utilities in the state of Florida, and leads the Group’s subcommittee for electrification. Is that an issue in Florida? Peter Westlake is OUC’s Manager of New Products and Services.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

University of Florida, Gainesville. Production of Terpene Biofuels in Pine The University of Florida project will increase the production. High Performance, Low Cost Superconducting Wires and Coils. for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. efficiency at less cost.

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Cars That Think

JULY 21, 2021

IBM's large commercial customers faced the implications of this emerging technology: Who would maintain the equipment and its software? It could run various software packages and a nice collection of commercial and consumer tools, including the accessible BASIC programming language. Tom Munnecke/Getty Images. IEEE Spectrum.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

The current state of market readiness of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles presents serious challenges, particularly in mass production, given issues including range; cost; a charging time still longer than a conventional gasoline refueling; a broad variation in battery pack life, and the lack of infrastructure. Michael O’Brien.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 27, 2022

But it was Kim and his colleagues at Fairchild who realized the first CCD devices that evolved into commercial products widely used in digital photography, radiography, and astronomy. Lim Hyung-Kyu: Lim studied PMOS devices under Kim and later became Samsung’s first overseas scholarship student (at the University of Florida).

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

Boosting the yield and lowering the cost of fermentative production of biofuel would not only result in a significant immediate financial impact to commercial ethanol operations, but also support cost reductions that would be helpful to advance other advanced biofuels using the same or a similar pathway. —Stephanopoulos.

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

charging equipment for residential and commercial customers will be available. As the PEV market grows, it will need to reach a broader base of consumers living in multi-family dwellings, leading to greater growth in the sales of commercial EVSE than in residential units, according to Pike. install a charger. The data also.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

times as great as the combined growth in the commercial and industrial sectors. The average cost of electricity for commercial users in Puerto Rico is about 29 U.S. During this same period, distributed residential solar connected to the main grid saw an incredible 50-fold increase, from 4.4 megawatts to 224.6

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Cars That Think

JUNE 20, 2023

They rejected my request to allow cyclists to hose off their bikes in the alley behind the building, which cost nothing. Considering the costs associated with installation and maintenance and anticipating the resistance I’m likely to encounter, I decided to put my charger crusade on hold.” The first hurdle is the installation cost.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 16, 2022

We EVangelists have gotten used to smugly pointing to the steadily declining costs of batteries (and renewable energy). That said, with increased adoption of batteries, alongside improvements in technologies, the [long-term] trend is likely to still be towards lower battery costs and increased affordability, as economies of scale take hold.”.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

It is quite clear that costs for both adaptation and mitigation will increase over time, and that public money, provided by developed countries, will have to kick-start action and lead the way. Well, to begin with, it proposes a solution that costs more than the problem it’s meant to solve. in benefits. “Why

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APRIL 10, 2010

These reductions in power plant emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) and nitrogen oxides (NO x ) were achieved at a significantly lower cost than originally assumed. Today, this cap-and-trade program is considered one of the most efficient and cost-effective environmental initiatives ever implemented. Overview of WCI.

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