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Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

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The technology could fundamentally transform the way electricity is stored on the grid, making power from renewable energy sources such as wind and sun far more economical and reliable. Solid-electrode batteries maintain discharge at peak power for far too short a time to fully regulate wind or solar power output.

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How EVs Charge Your Sustainability Strategy

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This is exactly what EVs were designed to do, as they have no tailpipe emissions. The source of the electricity – whether renewable sources like wind, solar, or water, or nonrenewable sources like coal – is also important. How do EVs and EV charging equipment help you reach sustainability targets?

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Exascale Computing Project (ECP) announces $39.8M in first-round application development awards

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DOE, the Department of Defense and the National Science Foundation have been designated as NSCI lead agencies, and ECP is the primary DOE contribution to the initiative. Exascale Predictive Wind Plant Flow Physics Modeling, Steve Hammond (NREL) with SNL, ORNL, University of Texas Austin.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. Connecticut Department of Transportation, Connecticut: $7,000,000. PV canopies will produce power and reduce temperatures underneath canopies.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Enhancement of PyARC for Westinghouse Electric Company’s Lead Fast Reactor design and modeling, $450,000. Multiscale Manufacturing Design Tool Based on Machine Learning Workflow, $250,000. NEL Hydrogen (Wallingford, Connecticut). Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000.

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Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

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Honda’s “Green Path” approach, announced during a media tour of its operations in Ohio, seeks: To reduce or eliminate the use of substances of concern (SOCs) and scarce natural resources such as rhodium, palladium and platinum in the design and production of its vehicles. Design and production. SOCs are chemical (e.g., Earlier post.).

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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video] Connecticut and Massachusetts Could Get EV Charging Network Add a comment or question Recommend this post Share/Email Stumble It « Previous post Next post » 34 Comments 1 Emily Post said on April 20th, 2009 at 4:30 am “have reached and agreement&# ?? Perhaps you should have checked that before posting. as stated.