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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

Members of Mid-America Electric Auto Association (MAEAA) , straddling KansasCity and stretching into Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, have been active in challenging two pieces of legislation in the Kansas State Legislature, including a 2019 ordinance to level a demand charge on the state’s solar-powered homes.

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Don’t stop the EV music

Electric Auto Association

Louis, Missouri chapter. His goal was to get 100,000 or more DIY conversion projects going,” agreed GEVA member Daniel Howard. “He Of course, this was while he was manufacturing and distributing parts for conversions.”. Solar charging on the agenda Jackie joined her father’s company not long before he became ill.

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EV gateway

Electric Auto Association

They especially like the conversion vehicles because they’re different.”. A history that goes back GEVA has a history that very much involves the aforementioned conversions. These are guys who were doing solar back in the Eighties.” “I’d Wayne Garver with his 1971 VW conversion. “I That gives me 30 miles on a sunny day.”

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EV gateway

Electric Auto Association

They especially like the conversion vehicles because they’re different.”. A history that goes back GEVA has a history that very much involves the aforementioned conversions. These are guys who were doing solar back in the Eighties.” “I’d Wayne Garver with his 1971 VW conversion. “I That gives me 30 miles on a sunny day.”

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

Green Car Congress

other fleets; create vehicle conversion inspection criteria; and train and. alternative fuel vehicle conversions, equipment safety, and fueling. The Mid-America Collaborative for Alternative Fuels Implementation project will focus diversifying transportation fuel options in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri. Greater Portland.

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Joule says it has improved the photosynthetic efficiency of its engineered cyanobacteria by nearly 100%

Green Car Congress

Louis, Missouri, Joule reported that its has improved the overall photosynthetic efficiency of its engineered cyanobacteria by nearly 100%, and estimates a maximum 14% energy conversion efficiency in its biomass-to-fuels process. At the 2014 Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (SIMB) Annual Meeting in St.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

Green Car Congress

Electrofuels approaches will use organisms able to extract energy from other sources, such as solar-derived electricity or hydrogen or earth-abundant metal ions. Novel Biological Conversion of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Directly into Biodiesel. from solar PV) to convert carbon dioxide into liquid alcohol fuels. Electrofuels.

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