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U Florida team using fungi to extract cobalt and lithium from waste batteries

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A team of researchers University of South Florida is using naturally occurring fungi to drive an environmentally friendly recycling process to extract cobalt and lithium from tons of waste batteries. We were watching the huge growth in smartphones and all the other products with rechargeable batteries, so we shifted our focus.

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Arizona’s first electric fire truck from E-ONE begins emergency services in Mesa

Baua Electric

is a Florida-based fire apparatus manufacturer specializing in emergency vehicles, rescue trucks, and custom fire apparatuses. The pumper truck’s new home at Station 221 was built in 2021 and has been equipped with an EV charger capable of fully recharging the vehicle in about 3.5 E-ONE, Inc.

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

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Hot Shot Coanda-Stabilized Free Stream Gas Atomization (Hot CoSA) of Powders of Refractory Multi-Principle Element Alloys (RMPEA) for Extreme Environments, $250,000. Blue Frontier, LLC (Parkland, Florida). Electric Grid OT Cybersecurity Dashboard for Control Room Environments, $600,000. Bunting-Dubois (Dubois, Pennsylvania).

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Utilities Are Taking an EV-industry Leadership Role

Driivz

Furthermore, their ability to work from within the regulatory environment gives them significant power to change the policies governing their own ability to become active participants in the market. These competitive advantages give them stronger insights into the market overall and into customer charging requirements.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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This novel high energy battery concept is based upon a closed loop system in which the zinc (anode), suspended as slurry in a storage tank, is transported through reaction tubes (cathode) to facilitate the discharge and recharge of the battery. of Central FLorida, Univ. of Florida, Univ. of South Florida).

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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

Creative Greenius

To put that in perspective for you, if Los Angeles County were a state, it would rank ninth in population behind the states of California, New York, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan. County the national leader in solar energy it has the power to make that happen.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

Cars That Think

During such extreme events, the connected businesses will serve the entire community by providing refrigeration for medicines and perishables, power to recharge smartphones and laptops, a community kitchen, and a laundry, just to name a few essential services. In Adjuntas, even a pizzeria can become a critical emergency facility.