Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The US Department of Energy announced $35 million in awards for 12 projects that find new ways to harness medium-voltage electricity for applications in industry, transportation, on the grid and beyond. The Ohio State University, T-Type Modular DC Circuit Breaker (T-Breaker) for Future DC Networks – $2,309,950.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2015

After debuting the first solar air battery—a photo-assisted charging Li-O 2 battery—last fall ( earlier post ), researchers at The Ohio State University led by Professor Yiying Wu have now developed a new system combining a solar cell and a battery into a single device. Credit: ACS, Yu et al. Click to enlarge. —Yu et al.

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Solar Li-ion Batteries Battery 150

Cars That Think

JANUARY 7, 2023

Public Utility Commissions (PUCs)] and many state and federal agencies,” states a report by the non-profit group Americans for a Clean Energy Grid. Given the increased future dependency on renewables, the grid as a whole needs to be much more reliable and flexible than it is today.

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