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DOE awards $2.7M to U Florida, Synhelion to support production of hydrogen from concentrated solar

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Synhelion and its partner the University of Florida announced that their joint project has been awarded US$2.7 million from the US Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO). The production costs of green hydrogen remain a major barrier to wide-scale adoption in the transportation sector.

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Saft Confirms Location for Li-ion Battery Factory in Jacksonville, Florida

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Following receipt of a $95 million grant from the US Department of Energy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and successful negotiations between Saft, the state of Florida, and the city of Jacksonville, construction will soon begin in Jacksonville for a lithium-ion battery factory.

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What Does Battery Storage Mean for EV Drivers?

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Blink Charging recently announced our first battery energy storage system (also referred to as a BES system or BESS) in Pennsylvania that includes four direct current fast chargers (DCFCs). Here’s what battery storage means for you. Here’s what battery storage means for you. What is a battery energy storage system?

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US DOE Awarding Up To $62M for Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development

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CSP technologies concentrate the sun’s energy and capture that energy as heat, which then drives an engine or turbine to produce electrical power. CSP plants can include low-cost energy storage, allowing them to provide electricity even when the sun is not shining. Infinia Corporation – Kennewick, WA – up to $3.0

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Saft to Raise Approximately 120M to Fund Li-ion Plants in US

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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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Does EV home-backup capability outmode the Tesla Powerwall?

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According to GM the V2H bundle will initially only be available for purchase in California, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Texas. “We That brings the total component cost to $7,299. in future updates,” said spokesperson Sanaz Marbley to Green Car Reports. Ford’s installation of the home system relies on solar provider SunRun.

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

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The US Department of Energy is awarding $106 million in funding for 37 research projects selected in the second round by the DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Better Batteries - Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation (BEEST). Planar Energy Devices. of Central FLorida, Univ.

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