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Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

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The United States is not building enough transmission lines to connect regional power networks. About 40 corporations, valued at a trillion dollars, own the vast majority of transmission lines in the United States. The goal is to keep the lights on at a low cost by utilizing an efficient mix of power plants.

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Georgia Tech study suggests unlinking EVs from CAFE and coordinating with power sector for low-cost benefits

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However, managed EV adoption can reduce the cost of achieving GHG reductions through a RES, they concluded in their paper published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. A negative value means the case has a lower TCE than the reference case. Credit: ACS, Choi et al. Click to enlarge. In contrast, the ?TCE

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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 target liquid fuel is isooctane, which fits well into the existing transportation fuel system in the United States. This project will develop and optimize a novel, engineered microorganism that produces a biodiesel-equivalent fuel from renewable hydrogen and carbon dioxide, at costs of less than $2.50 NC State University.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Georgia Power. Southern Company: Georgia Power. State of California. billion in loan guarantees to support innovative renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the United States. Dayton Power & Light Company. Duke Energy. Edison Electric Institute. Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA).

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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High Performance, Low Cost Superconducting Wires and Coils. for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. that substantially reduce costs of the motor. Ames Laboratory, Electron Energy Corp, United Technologies. American Superconductor will develop a new, low-cost.

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DOE awards $54M to 13 projects for transformational manufacturing technologies and materials; top two awards go to carbon fiber materials and electrodes for next-gen batteries

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The top two awards, one of $9 million to a project led by Dow Chemical, and one of $8.999 million to a project led by PolyPlus, will fund projects tackling, respectively, the manufacturing of low-cost carbon fibers and the manufacturing of electrodes for ultra-high-energy-density lithium-sulfur, lithium-seawater and lithium-air batteries.

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ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

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CIRCUITS projects will establish the building blocks of this class of power converter by advancing higher efficiency designs that exhibit enhanced reliability and superior total cost of ownership. The Eaton team has targeted the data center sector, as it is quickly becoming a major consumer of electricity in the United States.

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