article thumbnail

UTSA, SwRI collaborate to make more efficient storage materials for hydrogen

Green Car Congress

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and Southwest Research Institute are collaborating to improve storage materials for hydrogen fuels with a hybrid metal-carbon microstructure that combines both chemical and physical hydrogen storage mechanisms. The hydrogen will be chemically and physically absorbed and desorbed.

Hydrogen 259
article thumbnail

SpaceX begins stacking Florida Starship launch tower

Teslarati

In a partial response to those challenges, as previously discussed on Teslarati , SpaceX has taken lessons learned from Starbase, Texas and optimized the assembly process of a number of pad components to limit the amount of work that will need to be done at the pad itself. lb) of liquid methane (LCH4).

Florida 145
article thumbnail

Duke Energy upgrading Notrees 36 MW grid storage system with Samsung SDI Li-ion batteries

Green Car Congress

Duke Energy, Samsung SDI and Younicos are partnering to update Duke Energy’s 36-megawatt (MW) energy storage and power management system at the company’s Notrees Windpower Project in west Texas. By rapidly storing or releasing energy, the system can respond quickly to regulate frequency and provide additional services for grid management.

Grid 150
article thumbnail

SpaceX installs rocket-catching arms on Starship’s Florida launch tower

Teslarati

Located a stone’s throw from the Gulf of Mexico in Boca Chica, Texas, the first iteration of SpaceX’s Starbase orbital launch site (OLS) is nearly complete and could host Starship’s orbital launch debut in a matter of months. SpaceX began constructing Starship’s Texas launch site in earnest in late 2020.

Florida 106
article thumbnail

BLUETTI’s Solar+: Your one-stop solution for solar – with a free battery!

Baua Electric

BLUETTI, one of the most trusted names in energy storage solutions, has announced the exciting launch of the BLUETTI Solar+ Program for Texas homeowners. Another exciting part of BLUETTI Solar+ is that homes that get abundant sunlight (and there’s a lot of that in Texas) can convert that surplus solar energy into a lucrative revenue stream.

Solar 52
article thumbnail

IEEE Society Restores Electricity To a Nepali School

Cars That Think

The effect that access to reliable electricity has had on the village is amazing,” says Morgan Kiani , an engineering professor at Texas Christian University , in Fort Worth. While in Cairns, she visited a store that sold purses and clothes made by Melamchi villagers. kWh battery bank of 16 200-amp batteries and a voltmeter.

Nepal 98
article thumbnail

Alon USA receives go ahead for Bakersfield, CA rail terminal and refinery project; Bakken light crude

Green Car Congress

The permit allows Alon to construct a double rail loop from a new spur connection off of the existing BNSF Railway capable of receiving two unit trains (a unit train contains about 100 cars) per day of crude. Alon is the largest 7-Eleven licensee in the United States and operates approximately 300 convenience stores in Texas and New Mexico.

USA 231