Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 23, 2022
A $5-million research project led by North Carolina State University’s (NCSU’s) FREEDM Systems Center focused on improving the efficiency of, and reducing the cost of, extreme fast charging (XFC) for electric vehicles (EVs) ( earlier post ) has been awarded an additional $200,000 grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE).
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
These projects are intended to deliver high-impact tools and techniques for increasing the productivity of algae organisms in order to reduce the costs of producing algal biofuels and bioproducts. Technical targets for the FOA include both demonstrable improvements in cultivation performance as well as in toolkit availability.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 16, 2015
Reduction in annual generation cost and external emissions costs due to controlled charging compared to uncontrolled charging ($2010). Stacked bars show the change in generation cost combined with the median damages by pollutant assuming the 2010 social cost of carbon given by the Office of Management and Budget ($31 in $2010).
Green Car Congress
JUNE 4, 2018
MEITNER teams will identify and develop innovative technologies that enable designs for lower cost, safer, advanced nuclear reactors. Nuclear power generates nearly 20% of US electricity, delivering reliable, low-emission baseload power to the grid.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
The plan focuses on overcoming three key challenges: the relatively high cost of offshore wind energy; technical challenges surrounding installation, operations, and grid interconnection; and. A similar process will occur for South Atlantic region, namely North Carolina, this spring.
Plug In Partners
FEBRUARY 15, 2008
Governor Announces New Energy Program For Plug-in Hybrid Cars RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina State University plans to launch a research hub for the development of plug-in cars, a project that has attracted the interest of both energy and automobile companies. I'm going to make sure that North Carolina gets its share.
Cars That Think
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
A microgrid is like a miniaturized, tightly controlled version of a power grid. Such networked microgrids can be isolated for longer periods from the main grid, which is crucial during long-term outages caused by severe weather and other natural disasters. How can a microgrid help after a power outage? percent to 2.8
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