Cars That Think

MARCH 14, 2022

The idea, says Daniel Codd , a researcher in renewable energy systems at the University of California, San Diego, is to store solar-produced heat in rock formations below the surface, creating a solar-charged geothermal resource in which heat is stored for meaningful durations.

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APRIL 6, 2011

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will partner with an industry-academia team led by the California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) to investigate secondary applications for aged battery packs from electric drive vehicles.

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San Diego Li-ion Batteries Battery 225

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

The California Energy Commission has awarded $1,585,490 to spur research on projects including a solid-state Li-ion battery system for grid-scale energy storage. Funds for the 13 projects come from the Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program. The total cost of the project is $12.4 Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) is awarding $1,135,862 to 12 small-scale projects to research that will reduce the cost of producing electricity, save energy and improve the environment. The technology has the potential to save energy and help the state achieve its bioenergy goals.

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Gas-Electric California Gas Energy 230

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MAY 8, 2010

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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JULY 21, 2016

35 new businesses, non-profits, universities, and utilities signing on to DOE’s Workplace Charging Challenge and committing to provide electric vehicle charging access for their workforce. Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies.

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Obama Charging Financing DC 150

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JUNE 24, 2015

NREL research confirms that after being used to power a car, a Li-ion battery retains approximately 70% of its initial capacity—making its reuse a valuable energy storage option for electric utilities, before battery materials are recycled. —Ahmad Pesaran, NREL Energy Storage Group Manager.

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Grid Batteries Battery Energy Storage 150

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. million in funds to approximately 120 energy projects within seven program areas. light energy.

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Energy Clean Cleaning Grid 294

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

By creating high performance parts built with solid ion conductors—solids in which ions can be mobile and store energy—the IONICS program will focus on new ways to process and integrate these parts into devices with the goal of accelerating their commercial deployment. Iowa State University. Pennsylvania State University.

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Li-ion Polymer Batteries Battery 150

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MAY 15, 2015

If successful, these new cooling technologies could significantly reduce water usage at thermoelectric plants without sacrificing a plant’s performance or increasing its cooling costs. University of Missouri, Lehigh University, and Evapco). Colorado State University. Stony Brook University. ARID AWARDS.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 17, 2021

A traditional center console has been reimagined as a moveable smaller console, or Universal Island, that incorporates cup holders and charge ports. Clean Fleet Report had a few hours in the 2022 Ioniq 5 on a wet day, leaving downtown San Diego, climbing to 4,226-feet going to Julian, an 1850s silver mining town now known for its apples.

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Hyundai All-Electric SUV Clean 89