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DOE awarding $4.8M to 5 BIRD Energy projects with Israel; H2 storage, biofuel, sustainable transportation

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The Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with Israel’s Ministry of Energy (MOE) and the Israel Innovation Authority, announced $4.8 million for five newly selected energy projects as part of the Binational Industrial Research and Development ( BIRD ) Energy program. CelDezyner Ltd. SoftWheel Ltd.

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Solar-to-Hydrogen Water Splitter Outlasts Next Best Tech By 14x

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Using solar energy (or other renewable energy sources ) to split water delivers sustainability , while recent research has made key inroads toward efficiency and scalability. By contrast, the sustainable solar-to-hydrogen approach has concentrated on photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. According to the U.S.

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Free Electrify America Charging for BMW Drivers, New Electric Jaguar Platform — EV News Today

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We’ve also got stories on sustainable tires, a solar trailer, and climate change. Electric Vehicles (EVs) All public transportation buses purchased in Israel starting in 2026 are to be electric buses Kia sees […]. It’s time for another roundup of EV news releases from the past day or so. Check out the hot EV news below.

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GE Capital, NRG Energy and ConocoPhillips form $300M JV to fund emerging energy technology

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The joint venture’s initial investments are in: Alta Devices, Santa Clara, CA, improving the production economics of advanced materials for high-efficiency, low-cost solar energy. Ciris Energy , Inc., Centennial, CO, developing technology to biochemically convert coal to methane at large scale and low cost.

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New Electrostatic Nanocapacitors Offer High Power and High Energy Density

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Batteries, particularly lithium-ion, store large amounts of energy but have more difficulty with high power or fast recharge. Electrostatic capacitors are characterized by high power but energy storage is limited because only surface charge is used. Parag Banerjee, Israel Perez, Laurent Henn-Lecordier, Sang Bok Lee and Gary W.

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Chevron invests in Prussian Blue battery tech company Natron Energy; stationary storage for EV charging stations

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Natron Energy , a developer of new battery cell technology based on Prussian Blue analogue electrodes and a sodium-ion electrolyte, has closed a strategic investment by Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) to support the development of stationary energy storage systems for demand charge management at electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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So far Israel, Denmark, Australia , Hawaii and California’s Bay Area have plans to implement the Better Place model. Finally there may be new energy storage that requires less lithium. This may be the lowest cost energy storage solution just because we are going to make the batteries anyway. but not all of it.

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