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eMotorWerks and LO3 Energy partner on local energy trading platform between EVs and renewable microgrid projects

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An initial project will connect the JuiceNet EV charging platform to one of LO3’s transactive energy marketplaces, activating local renewable energy to be traded between the microgrid and electric vehicle owners.

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Senators introduce bipartisan bill to boost production, use of renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel

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Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and John Barrasso (R-WY) led their colleagues in introducing the Renewable Diesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Parity Act of 2022. The bill would require the Department of Energy to track foreign imports and domestic production of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. Background.

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Japan V2G demonstrator project using EVs as virtual power plant resource; METI funding

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TEPCO); TEPCO Energy Partner, Inc.; —have been selected by the Ministry for Economy, Transport and Infrastructure (METI) to receive grants under METI’s FY2018 Sustainable open Innovation Initiative (SII) to help fund “A Demonstrator Project for A Virtual Power Plant Utilizing Consumer Energy Resources (V2G Aggregator Project)”.

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Tokyo Tech catalyst enables lower-temperature synthesis of ammonia; energy and GHG savings

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The catalyst facilitates the synthesis of ammonia at merely 50 °C, with an extremely small activation energy of 20 kJmol -1 —less than half that reported for conventional catalysts, said Dr. Michikazu Hara, who led the team. This opens doors to ammonia production with low energy consumption and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

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NREL: adoption of shared micromobility in US could save 2.3B gasoline-equivalent gallons per year

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billion gasoline-equivalent gallons per year nationwide, according to a new study by a team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The paper is published in Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. High adoption of shared micromobility in the US coud save 2.3 —Sun et al. Source: Sun et al.

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DOE to issue $3M FOA for High-Performance Computing for Materials; focus on severe, complex environments

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The Department of Energy announced a funding opportunity totaling $3 million to support projects between US industry and DOE national laboratories related to improving materials in severe or complex environments through the new High Performance Computing for Materials in Applied Energy Technologies ( HPC4Mtls ) Program.

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Dongfang Electric reports successful test of direct seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production

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Indirect seawater splitting by using a pre-desalination process can avoid side-reaction and corrosion problems, but it requires additional energy input, making it economically less attractive. Resources Xie, H., A paper describing the project is published in Nature.

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