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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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Jenkins has also helped push Congress to think more seriously about the power grid, releasing a report last year that showed that much of the 43 percent emissions reduction expected by 2030 would be squandered if the United States doesn’t double the pace of transmission upgrades. power-grid transmission.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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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. Georgia Tech Research Corporation, EDISON – Efficient DC Interrupter with Surge Protection – $3,000,000.

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Hitachi Restructures, Spinning Off Automotive Systems Business; to Launch Group-Wide Strategies for Li-ion Battery and Renewables Businesses

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With the aim of strengthening the business base in the sharply contracting North American market, Unisia of Georgia and Tokico (USA) will be brought under Kentucky-headquartered Hitachi Automotive Products (USA) Inc., Hitachi will also establish Renewable Energy & Smart Grid Division in the Power Systems Group.

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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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The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. Solar ADEPT: Solar Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology ($14.7

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ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

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If successful, the project team will drastically reduce the power consumption of a digital integrated circuit while also enabling a much smaller form factor and lower cost solution. Georgia Institute of Technology. Grid-Connected Modular Soft-Switching Solid State Transformers. Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago.

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