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CSIRO joins US sCO2-based power generation project STEP demo

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The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science research agency, has 2 -based-power-generation-project/">joined the Joint Industry Partnership (JIP) of the Supercritical Transformational Electric Power (STEP) project known as STEP Demo.

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IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

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But, in many high-use areas and remote locations, upgrading grid connections to meet future charging demand is not practical or commercially viable. Grid access and capacity issues, as well as the infeasibility of on-site solar and wind, is a barrier for EV charging in many locations.

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Soletair demo plant produces renewable hydrocarbon fuel from CO2 captured from the air

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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) are beginning testing of the Soletair demo plant, which uses air-captured carbon dioxide to produce renewable fuels and chemicals. The pilot plant is coupled to LUT’s solar power plant in Lappeenranta. kW solar PV power plant at LUT.

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Generating Power on Earth From the Coldness of Deep Space

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As the technology improves, we see it enabling solar panels that work at night as well as day, powering remote sensors. Consider solar radiation, which carries heat from the sun to Earth’s surface. By connecting a TEG between a hot reservoir and a cold one, the heat differential is captured as electricity.

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Stanford researchers develop new electrolysis system to split seawater into hydrogen and oxygen

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Dai said his lab showed proof-of-concept with a demo, but the researchers will leave it up to manufacturers to scale and mass produce the design. Water splitting with electricity—electrolysis—is a simple and old idea: a power source connects to two electrodes placed in water. to 1 A/cm 2 ) over 1,000 h. 1900556116.

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Cal Energy awards GTI $1M grant to demo production-intent version of CWI 6.7L medium-duty natural gas engine with HD-OBD

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The OBD system stores information about the fault and relays this information to a technician when connected to the engine control unit. received a $1-million grant to demonstrate an integrated high-efficient solar thermal system in the Central Valley.

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Continental presenting Intelligent Glass Control for car windows; targeted shading can reduce CO2 emissions or increase EV range

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At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas from January 6–9, 2016, automotive supplier Continental is presenting a demo vehicle in which all windows can be darkened at the touch of a button. Connection to the vehicle system enables the windows to lighten automatically when a driver approaches the vehicle with a key or smartphone.

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