BLUETTI expands its Solar+ program to three more states
Electrek
APRIL 12, 2024
Following a successful launch in Texas last year, energy storage leader BLUETTI is expanding its Solar+ program to California, Massachusetts, and North Carolina.
EGEB: North Carolina sets first-ever targets for offshore wind
Electrek
JUNE 14, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): North Carolina’s governor issued an executive order that sets the state’s first-ever offshore wind targets. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.
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Estes just offset nearly 100% of its energy needs with rooftop solar
Baua Electric
JANUARY 18, 2024
The largest privately owned freight carrier in North America has finished installing rooftop solar panels at its 4th and 5th trucking terminals, and announced plans to add solar installations at two more of its locations, furthering its commitment to solar transformation. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.
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Texas awards $3.2M in EV infrastructure grants to Plano-Based Universal EV Chargers
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 6, 2023
Universal EV Chargers has also won grants in Ohio, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The company launched in 2021 as a division of Universal Green Group, which has been a solar energy competitor in Texas and the Southwest since 2009.
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EGEB: Scotland’s largest whisky producer to install 4 MW solar farm
Electrek
AUGUST 4, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Drinks giant Diageo has submitted a planning application for an onsite, 4 MW solar farm in Scotland. The Kitty Hawk offshore wind project off North Carolina moves another step forward. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.
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BLUETTI expands its Solar+ program to three more states
Baua Electric
APRIL 12, 2024
Following a successful launch in Texas last year, energy storage leader BLUETTI is expanding its Solar+ program to California, Massachusetts, and North Carolina. This is made possible by harnessing free solar energy and optimizing energy usage, with peak load shifting features in Time of Use areas.”
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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
Wearable devices, like nearly every other piece of tech, need energy. Fortunately, though, at wearables’ modest power budgets, energy is effectively everywhere. And today, technology is maturing to the point that meaningful amounts of these energy giveaways can be harvested to liberate wearables from ever needing a battery.
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Stanford’s GCEP awards $10.5M for research on renewable energy; solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 9, 2014
The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University has awarded $10.5 million for seven research projects designed to advance a broad range of renewable energy technologies, including solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy. efficiency, low-cost silicon solar cells. Light trapping in high?efficiency,
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EGEB: Ireland launches its first offshore wind auction
Electrek
OCTOBER 11, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Ireland opens a consultation of its first offshore wind auction. North Carolina’s governor is about to sign a major clean energy bill. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.
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This map shows where North Carolina’s first NEVI EV charging stations will be
Baua Electric
JANUARY 11, 2024
North Carolina has published a map that shows where its first 11 National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program EV charging stations will be sited – have a look. In the first phase, North Carolina will install DC fast chargers along the Alternative Fuel Corridors. Get started here. –
This map shows where North Carolina’s first NEVI EV charging stations will be
Baua Electric
JANUARY 10, 2024
North Carolina has published a map that shows where its first 11 National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program EV charging stations will be sited – have a look. In the first phase, North Carolina will install DC fast chargers along the Alternative Fuel Corridors. Get started here. –
DOE announces $100M for artificial photosynthesis research to two major partnerships
Green Car Congress
JULY 31, 2020
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $100 million in funding over five years for two new awards focused on advancing artificial photosynthesis for the production of fuels from sunlight. JCAP, the DOE Fuels from Sunlight Energy Innovation Hub, was originally established in 2010, and funding concludes this year.
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How To Ensure All North Carolinians Benefit From The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
CleanTechnica EVs
AUGUST 10, 2023
How North Carolina can leverage the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act (BIL) to secure climate, health, and economic benefits for all
DOE awards Eaton $4.9M to develop low-cost fast-charging solution; solid-state transformer, modular chargers
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 15, 2021
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded power management company Eaton $4.9 With integrated energy management and charge control software, the EVCI solution will also help avoid peak energy costs by accurately forecasting and managing electrical demand.
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BioSolar begins development of high-energy anode technology
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
BioSolar, a developer of energy storage technology and materials, has begun development of a high energy anode for current- and next-generation lithium batteries. While this anode is an independent technology, the Company will seek synergies with the Super Cathode technology it has been developing. Earlier post.).
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A Dab of Sunscreen Key To Solar Windows That Last Decades
Cars That Think
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Transparent solar cells can transform buildings into. A new approach by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor might dramatically extend the working life of solar windows. A new approach by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor might dramatically extend the working life of solar windows.
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Toyota to invest $1.3B to build EVs at its Kentucky plant
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
It’s also adding a battery pack assembly line, with batteries being supplied by Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina. In October 2023, Toyota announced it would invest an additional $8 billion in its North Carolina EV battery plant, which it first announced in December 2021, to make batteries for its EVs and PHEVs.
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Virginia could make almost $5B from this 3.5 GW offshore wind farm
Baua Electric
MARCH 8, 2024
Energy supply in the region is critical to maintaining and growing the economy,” said Hampton Roads Chamber CEO and president Bryan Stephens. The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) awarded Kitty Hawk Wind the 122,405-acre lease in 2017 to develop an offshore wind project off the coast of North Carolina and Virginia.
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Toyota says it would rather buy credits than ‘waste’ money on EVs
Baua Electric
MARCH 1, 2024
million battery complex in North Carolina to be used in its EVs and hybrids sold in North America. However, we are now catching up, not only the product but also the ecosystem surrounding the BEV area, such as the home charging or energy management.” Currently, the company is building a $13.9 Get started here.
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This EV startup, once valued at $13b, is on the verge of total collapse
Baua Electric
JANUARY 31, 2024
While the company had targeted this year as the date for starting production of its delivery van in Charlotte, North Carolina, only a miracle will make that a reality now. If you’re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels. Get started here. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.
DOE selects 4 more algae technology projects for up to $8.8M in funding; > $16M total
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected four additional projects from the Productivity Enhanced Algae and ToolKits funding opportunity ( earlier post ) to receive up to $8.8 University of California, San Diego. University of Toledo.
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Lux Research: cost of electrofuels remains far from viable
Green Car Congress
JUNE 9, 2014
Similarly in 2009 and 2010, the US Department of Energy (DOE) funded the University of North Carolina – Energy Frontier Research Center (UNC EFRC) and the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, respectively. Biotech Fuels Solar'
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NCSU team develops catalyst for thermal hybrid water-splitting and syngas generation with exceptional conversion; H2 gas and liquid fuels
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 19, 2015
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a highly effective new perovskite-promoted iron oxide redox catalyst for a hybrid solar-redox scheme they had proposed earlier for partial oxidation and water-splitting of methane. This process “reduces” the composite particles, stripping them of oxygen.
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Thomas Built Buses achieves zero-waste-to-landfill
Green Car Congress
MARCH 24, 2011
Using the company’s Truck Operating System (TOS) continuous improvement program, Thomas employee teams identified the best options for reducing waste and recycling each material, whether reusing cartons for shipping, reclaiming solvent, working with supplier partners to reduce packaging or turning waste into energy.
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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is [link] about $11 million to 20 new projects to help states and local governments to develop the infrastructure, training, and regional planning needed to help meet the demand for alternative fuel cars and trucks, including vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity, and propane. Clean Energy.
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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. The Federal Transit Administration reviewed more than $2 billion in applications for these funds. Of that, $26.5
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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 7, 2009
US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the delivery of $377 million in funding for 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) ( earlier post ) located at universities, national laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and private firms across the nation. Solar Energy Conversion in Complex Materials (SECCM).
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ARPA-E awarding up to $24M to 10 projects to support advanced nuclear power plants
Green Car Congress
JUNE 4, 2018
The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $24 million in funding for 10 projects as part of a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program: Modeling-Enhanced Innovations Trailblazing Nuclear Energy Reinvigoration ( MEITNER ). GW by 2050.
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Punching above its weight
Electric Auto Association
MARCH 1, 2023
If you want to have an in-depth discussion about EVs, solar installation, or anything environmental, you don’t need the usual 5-minute pre-conversation. Lightning formula Erb is a professor emeritus at University of North Carolina Asheville , where he taught mechatronics engineering. “We
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Sandia, ASU collaborate on algae computational modeling, look for algae pond predators
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 18, 2015
The work is part of a newly signed Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between ASU and Sandia to collaborate on algae-based biofuels, solar fuels, concentrating solar technologies, photovoltaics, electric grid modernization and the energy-water nexus.
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Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 10, 2015
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) battery scientist Nitash Balsara and co-inventor Joseph DeSimone of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, have launched Blue Current , a startup company backed by investment firm Faster LLC, to commercialize their non-flammable electrolytes for Li-ion batteries.
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Green Car Congress
JUNE 26, 2021
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials.
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DOE Awarding $4.4M to Six Projects for Carbon Capture and Conversion
Green Car Congress
JULY 7, 2010
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding US$4.4 The projects are located in North Carolina, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Georgia, and Quebec, Canada (through collaboration with a company based in Lexington, Ky.). Total value of the projects, including cost sharing, is approximately US$5.9 CCS Materials, Inc.
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DOE awards $100M in 2nd funding round for 32 Energy Frontier Research Centers
Green Car Congress
JUNE 24, 2014
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $100 million in the second round of funding for Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs); research supported by this initiative will enable fundamental advances in energy production, storage, and use. Light-Material Interactions in Energy Conversion (LMI). FY 2014 EFRC Awards.
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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected
Cars That Think
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
The winds had barely died down when electric-power specialists and others began calling for a radical overhaul of Puerto Rico’s electricity networks, one that would emphasize renewable energy, distributed generation, and, critically, microgrids. Several factors combine to make Puerto Rico an ideal place for solar power and microgrids.
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UNC team synthesizes silicon nanowires that split water
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Researchers from the University of North Carolina have synthesized high-photovoltage multijunction Si nanowires (SiNWs) that are co-functionalized to split water catalytically. When integrated with the co-catalysts and suspended in water, these light-activated nanoreactors produced hydrogen gas under visible and infrared light.
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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has selected 60 research projects for up to a combined $156 million in funding from the Fiscal Year 2011 budget. million in funds to approximately 120 energy projects within seven program areas. HEATS: High Energy Advanced Thermal Storage ($37.3
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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2024
Cars That Think
JANUARY 1, 2024
Journey to the Center of the Earth To unlock the terawatt potential of geothermal energy, MIT startup Quaise Energy is testing a deep-drilling rig in 2024 that will use high-power millimeter waves to melt a column of rock down as far as 10 to 20 kilometers. Solar-Powered Test Drive The next car you buy might be powered by the sun.
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Green Car Congress
JUNE 24, 2013
The Vehicle Technologies Office within the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, in collaboration with NIST, will soon be announcing $3 million in new awards for its recent solicitation on advanced lightweight metals. million new materials for clean energy.
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NSF Awards $40M in 20 Grants for Research on Natural Systems, Including 8 Projects for Obtaining Hydrocarbons from Plants and Microorganisms
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
Non-food sources of biomass with great energy potential include crops such as algae, switchgrass and poplar trees, and residues from lumber and agriculture. Furthermore, lignin itself is of interest as a feedstock due to its high energy-density. Stikeleather, all from North Carolina State University.
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DOE awards $34M to 19 projects to advance clean hydrogen
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 19, 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded nearly $34 million to 19 industry- and university-led research projects that will advance technology solutions to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization, and transportation. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)
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EAA National Board nominations from across North America
Electric Auto Association
OCTOBER 28, 2021
Zach Henkin Current Profession: Director of EV/EV Integration Research for the Center of Sustainable Energy How will you add value to the EAA Board? I successfully doubled EV sales in the Pacific Northwest through a US Department of Energy project I was the principal investigator for. in Business Administration.
EAA National Board nominations from across North America
Electric Auto Association
OCTOBER 28, 2021
Zach Henkin Current Profession: Director of EV/EV Integration Research for the Center of Sustainable Energy How will you add value to the EAA Board? I successfully doubled EV sales in the Pacific Northwest through a US Department of Energy project I was the principal investigator for. in Business Administration.
US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2009
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Last week, the Department of Energy also announced that. Metropolitan Energy Information Center’s Midwest Region Alternative Fuels Project.
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