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Xcel Terms First Phase of Sodium-Sulfur Battery Wind Energy Storage Test Project Successful

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Xcel Energy has released the preliminary results from its wind-to-battery (W2B) storage project in Minnesota, and termed the technology successful. We have proved that this technology can perform the functions of storage that we were looking for to help us manage the variability of wind energy on our operating system.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Red Line Westlake Rail Wayside Energy Storage System: Install wayside energy storage substation (WESS) at Westlake passenger station is at-grade level on the high-speed heavy rail subway Red Line. The primary use of electrical energy by GLPTC is by its garage and maintenance facilities.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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To date, the TCF has funded more than 380 projects by unlocking more than $170 million in funding from more than 300 private sector partners, including automotive manufacturers, energy storage companies, utilities, bioenergy companies, solar providers, and aerospace companies. Energy Storing Efficient HVAC, $595,558.

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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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several genes that allow the plant to use light more efficiently, increase its carbon uptake, and divert more energy to the. production of oil, which is stored in seeds and is convertible to. is one of the most energy dense forms of stored energy in. transferred into highly productive energy crops such as.

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

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ARPA-E’s first funding opportunity, “OPEN 2009,” was issued three years ago and was similarly an open call for transformational energy technology solutions. economical to store or transport. Such natural gas contains energy. Capturing this energy would reduce both waste. Today’s separation methods are energy.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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The projects selected are grouped into 10 areas: Energy Storage (6 projects). Biomass Energy (5 projects). Conventional Energy (1 project). ENERGY STORAGE. Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. Carbon Capture (5 projects).

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 16 REFUEL projects for energy-dense carbon-neutral liquid fuels; leveraging ammonia

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FuelCell Energy, Inc. Protonic Ceramics for Energy Storage and Electricity Generation with Ammonia (Category 1 & 2) The FuelCell Energy, Inc. University of Minnesota Twin Cities. team will build a reversible electrochemical cell to produce ammonia from nitrogen and water or consume ammonia to generate electricity.

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