Georgia gets first solar roadway in the US
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 6, 2020
The city of Peachtree Corners, Georgia, has unveiled what it calls the first solar roadway within a city in the United States.
Georgia gives US solar panel manufacturing a big boost with a new factory
Electrek
MAY 26, 2022
Seoul-headquartered PV solar-cell manufacturing giant Q Cells today announced that it’s opening a new solar panel manufacturing facility in Dalton, Georgia. The post Georgia gives US solar panel manufacturing a big boost with a new factory appeared first on Electrek.
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The first solar panel factory built since the passage of the IRA is complete
Electrek
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Solar giant Qcells announced today that it’s completed the expansion of its Dalton, Georgia, factory – what it calls the “largest manufacturing plant of its kind in the western hemisphere.” more… The post The first solar panel factory built since the passage of the IRA is complete appeared first on Electrek.
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The US’s oldest solar factory filed for bankruptcy in 2017 – but now it’s back
Electrek
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Suniva, once the US’s oldest and largest solar cell maker , has been dormant for six years, but now it’s going to reopen its Georgia factory. more… The post The US’s oldest solar factory filed for bankruptcy in 2017 – but now it’s back appeared first on Electrek.
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The US’s first-ever complete solar supply chain is coming
Electrek
JANUARY 11, 2023
Seoul-headquartered PV solar-cell manufacturing giant Qcells today announced it will invest more than $2.5 billion to build a solar supply chain in Georgia – the largest-ever investment in clean energy manufacturing in the US to date.
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The US’s first-ever complete solar supply chain is coming [update]
Electrek
MARCH 23, 2023
Seoul-headquartered PV solar-cell manufacturing giant Qcells will invest more than $2.5 billion to build a solar supply chain in Georgia – the largest-ever investment in clean energy manufacturing in the US to date.
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The first entirely US-made crystalline solar panels are coming to market
Baua Electric
MARCH 28, 2024
Photo: Heliene All US-made solar panels featured only imported solar cells until now, but two US manufacturers just struck a three-year, $400 million deal. Heliene’s modules will be the first crystalline solar panels with US-made solar cells. Between 2016 and 2020, nearly 20% of solar manufacturing jobs were lost.
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Georgia to See 3,000+ Jobs from Build Back Better Act
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
ATLANTA, GA — A new NRDC analysis shows that the Build Back Better Act, as it currently stands, has the potential to significantly accelerate clean energy investment, economic activity, and job growth in Georgia.
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Qcells to supply Microsoft with a whopping 12 GW of solar panels
Baua Electric
JANUARY 8, 2024
In a massive new deal, Solar giant Qcells will supply Microsoft with 12 gigawatts (GW) of solar panels over eight years. Qcells’ largest agreement ever will supply Microsoft with enough solar panels to power the equivalent of more than 1.8 Qcells expects to bring its total solar panel production capacity in Georgia to 8.4
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Ford unveils C-MAX Solar Energi concept; “plug-in” hybrid not dependent on electric grid can fully recharge from sun
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 2, 2014
Ford’s C-MAX Solar Energi concept combines a rooftop solar panel with an off-board solar concentrator—essentially an inexpensive Fresnel lens canopy. The vehicle moves beneath the canopy during the day to maintain maximum concentrated solar irradiance. and Georgia Tech. Ford C-MAX Solar Energi Concept.
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Renewables expand to 23% of US electrical generation in 2023, with solar in the lead
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
rooftop) solar increased by 16.1% Small-scale solar alone grew by 20.1% – faster than any other energy source. In December alone, small-scale solar increased by 21.4% while total solar grew by 30.7%. As a result, by the end of 2023, solar was 5.6% Small-scale solar accounted for 30.9% compared to 2022.
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Solar roadway, VW ID.4 drive, Nissan e-Power, timeline for ICE ban: Today’s Car News
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 7, 2020
The first solar roadway in the U.S. is being tested—in Georgia. We drive the electric vehicle at the front of VW’s mass-market push for the U.S, Nissan is scaling up its e-Power hybrid system in Japan. And at least one automaker thinks that making plans to ban gasoline vehicles makes more sense than a maze of credits.
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sonnen accelerates US market efforts with solar-plus-storage technology package
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 29, 2016
sonnen, the European market leader for smart energy storage systems, announced a partnership with SolarWorld, the largest crystalline-silicon solar manufacturer in the US and PetersenDean, the nation’s largest residential roofing company with more than a million roofs under its belt. Guaranteed lifetime is 10,000 cycles or 10 years.
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Georgia Senator's Bill Would Let More EVs Qualify For New Tax Credit
InsideEVs
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Meanwhile, his opponent is openly anti-EV, anti-solar, anti-incentive, and seems to have little understanding of the technology.
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Plug Power to build largest green hydrogen production facility on US west coast; 30 tonnes of LH2 per day
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
The facility will use a new 300 megawatt zero-carbon solar farm to power 120 megawatts of Plug Power’s state-of-the-art PEM electrolyzers. The California plant joins the company’s growing national network of plants in New York, Tennessee, and Georgia that will supply 500 tons per day of liquid green hydrogen by 2025, replacing 4.3
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This legacy school bus maker just delivered its 1,000th electric school bus
Baua Electric
MARCH 13, 2024
Photo: Thomas Built Buses Thomas Built Buses, founded in 1916, has delivered its 1,000th electric school bus to a school system in Georgia. The company announced today that it’s delivered its 1,000th Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school bus to Meriwether County School System , Georgia, as part of a larger order. Get started here.
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Georgia Tech team develops highly efficient multi-phase catalyst for SOFCs and other energy storage and conversion systems
Green Car Congress
MARCH 17, 2018
Researchers at Georgia Tech, with colleagues in China and Saudi Arabia, have developed a rationally designed, multi-phase catalyst that significantly enhances the kinetics of oxygen reduction of the state-of-the-art solid oxide fuel cell cathode. An open-access paper on their work appears in the journal Joule.
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Ford partners with Haier, Trina Solar and Delta Electronics to launch MyEnergi Lifestyle in China
Green Car Congress
MAY 27, 2015
At Consumer Electronics Show Asia, Ford launched a strategic collaboration with Haier (home appliance), Trina Solar (solar power) and Delta Electronics (power management) to introduce MyEnergi Lifestyle ( earlier post ) to China, a holistic approach for lowering the energy costs and carbon footprint of Chinese families.
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Georgia Tech prototype triboelectric nanogenerator could extract energy from ocean waves
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 14, 2013
Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed an inexpensive and simple prototype of a triboelectric nanogenerator that could be used to produce energy from ocean waves by making use of contact electrification between a patterned plastic nanoarray and water. A report on their work is published in the journal Angewandte Chemie.
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US renewables’ installed generating capacity beats coal
Baua Electric
MARCH 29, 2024
Photo by Los Muertos Crew on Pexels.com Solar capacity additions hit the ground running in 2024, pushing renewables’ installed generating capacity past coal, according to new US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data. Installed utility-scale solar capacity (104.61 of the total. of the total. GW) but also hydropower (101.41
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Obama Administration Announces $8.33B in Loan Guarantees for New Nuclear Power Reactors in Georgia; First New US Nuclear Power Plant Project in Nearly 3 Decades
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 17, 2010
billion in loan guarantees for the construction and operation of two new nuclear reactors at a plant in Burke, Georgia. Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary of Southern Company, will oversee the construction as well as operate the two new units for Georgia Power and the other owners. —President Obama.
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Southern Company commissions 1 MW/2 MWh grid energy storage system from LG Chem
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
A 1 megawatt (MW)/2 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy system powered by LG Chem batteries has been commissioned for Southern Company and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) at a solar photovoltaic (PV) facility in the Southeastern region of the US.
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VW says ‘most’ 2023, 2024 ID.4s will get full $7,500 EV tax credit
Baua Electric
JANUARY 24, 2024
SK On is the battery division of South Korea’s SK Innovation, and its SK Battery America plant is in Commerce, Georgia. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage , a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. VW 2023 and 2024 ID.4s
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Department of Homeland Security orders $4.8 million worth of Beam Global off-grid EV charging systems – Charged EVs
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Government agencies and municipalities are lining up to buy Beam Global’s EV ARC solar-powered off-grid EV charging systems, which not only come in handy in a disaster-recovery scenario, but also offer a quick and simple way to deploy EV charging.
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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund
Green Car Congress
JULY 10, 2019
Austin, Texas First Solar Inc., Flexible perovskite-perovskite PV for mobile power applications, $745,500 Swift Solar, Redwood City, Calif. Solar Energy Industries Association, Washington, D.C. The Solar Foundation, Washington, D.C. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. Montgomery Center, Vt. Tempe, Ariz.
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Heat-conducting polymer cools hot electronic devices at 200 C; potential for automotive applications
Green Car Congress
MARCH 31, 2014
A team led by researchers from Georgia Tech have used an electropolymerization process to produce aligned arrays of polymer nanofibers that function as a thermal interface material able to conduct heat 20 times better than the original polymer. It is a member of Georgia Tech''s VentureLab program. Credit: Virendra Singh. Resources.
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DOE announces $11.5M in Phase 1 funding for carbon capture and storage program; ARPA-E FLECCS
Green Car Congress
JULY 15, 2020
Georgia Institute of Technology. The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) will develop a modular direct air capture (DAC) process to be integrated with flexible natural gas-fired combined cycle (NGCC) power plants. Positive Power with Negative Emissions: Flexible NGCC Enabled by Modular Direct Air Capture - $1,009,210.
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Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion
Cars That Think
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
For instance, four proposed high-voltage lines totaling 600 kilometers along the seam of regional networks in the upper Midwest could connect at least 28 gigawatts of wind and solar. Proposed new transmission lines in the upper Midwest could connect at least 28 gigawatts of wind and solar to regional networks.
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Solar power becomes flexible and more efficient
Green Cars News
NOVEMBER 9, 2009
Solar power could become cheaper and a more practical energy solution thanks to research into specially designed fibre optics. Using this technology, we can make photovoltaic generators that are foldable, concealed and mobile,” said Zhong Lin Wang, a Regents professor in the Georgia Tech School of Materials Science and Engineering.
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Factor in V2G Revenue When Planning Fleet Electrification
Driivz
OCTOBER 8, 2023
As the makeup of a fleet shifts more to EVs, smart energy management can ensure that your depot has the energy required for charging by integrating onsite battery storage and renewables like onsite solar panels. Then use that stored energy to charge EVs during peak times.
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Green Car Congress
JANUARY 23, 2011
The McConchie-Stroud System uses low-maintenance technologies and an efficient solar system to produce algae in one-tenth of the land surface as compared to the current pond method for producing algae, the company says. Algae.Tec was founded in 2008 with offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Perth, Western Australia.
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199 DOE awards $17M to FY 2014 SBIR Phase II projects; includes Si/graphene anodes, motor windings, exhaust treatments
Green Car Congress
MARCH 31, 2014
The selected projects include 6 vehicle-related technologies and 2 hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, as well as new hydropower, heat pump, solar and manufacturing technologies. Project partners include Georgia Institute of Technology and LG Chem Power Inc.
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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 winning project proposals (by award amount) are: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Georgia: $10,800,000. Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. Of that, $26.5
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Virtual IEEE-USA Conference Focuses on Tips for How to Enhance Your Career
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Following her keynote, Panek stayed on for a fireside chat with Paige Kassalen , who helped develop the first solar-powered plane to circumnavigate the globe. Conte is associate dean for research at Georgia Tech's College of Computing. Kassalen talked about her career and what lies ahead in space technology.
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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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Life cycle study calculates Algenols algae-to-ethanol process can deliver 67% to 87% reduction in carbon footprint compared to gasoline
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 25, 2010
A team from Algenol and Georgia Tech calculated the life cycle energy and greenhouse gas emissions for three different system scenarios for this proposed ethanol production process, using process simulations and thermodynamic calculations. solar energy conversion efficiency for average incident sunlight energy levels in the United States.
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Blazer EV price cut, Dodge electric muscle, Rivian R2 and R3: The Week in Reverse
Baua Electric
MARCH 10, 2024
Rivian used the moment to pause (and delay) plans for its massive Georgia plant to get the R2 to production by early 2025. According to its latest update, the startup vehicle maker Aptera revealed it still needs additional capital to start production of its solar EV —even the Launch Edition model.
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White House announces new commitments in support of Materials Genome Initiative
Green Car Congress
JUNE 24, 2013
Georgia Institute of Technology launches New Institute for Materials. Georgia Tech is launching a new Institute for Materials (IMat), an interdisciplinary research institute designed to foster a materials innovation ecosystem for research and education. million organic molecules of potential use in organic solar cells.
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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
How fast can you ramp your power plants up and down to handle the variability from wind and solar? Energy Information Administration (EIA) and IEA vastly under project ed wind and solar deployments. We did downscaling of where you would build all the wind and solar generation that the model suggested.
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DOE Awarding $4.4M to Six Projects for Carbon Capture and Conversion
Green Car Congress
JULY 7, 2010
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.). Researchers hope to achieve a commercially feasible CO 2 reforming process that will produce useful commodities using the entire solar spectrum.
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NIST Awards $123M in 12 Recovery Act Grants for New Research Facilities; Univ. of Ky CAER to Expand Capacitor and Battery Manufacturing Research with its $11.8M Award
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2010
The new facility will include labs for process development, prototype manufacturing and testing as well as applied research on batteries, capacitors, solar energy materials and biofuels. million to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, Ga.) million to Purdue University (West Lafayette, Ind.) Herrick Laboratories; $11.6
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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 17, 2017
Because the charging stations will utilize Jacksonville Electric Authority's Solar Smart Power program, the buses will truly have zero emissions. Georgia Department of Transportation. The new route will serve a Park-n-Ride and a new Amazon distribution center that employs over 1,500 Jacksonville residents. Broward County.
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Georgia Tech study suggests unlinking EVs from CAFE and coordinating with power sector for low-cost benefits
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
They considered biomass, wind, solar, and municipal waste resources within the Eastern Interconnection eligible to meet RESs. Change in total consumer expenditure for EVs and conventional vehicles (CVs) purchased in 2030 over the vehicle lifetime for 20% and 100% EV adoption scenarios. Credit: ACS, Choi et al. Click to enlarge.
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DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 27, 2023
The ethanol will be converted to sustainable aviation fuel at LanzaJet’s Freedom Pines Fuels facility, in Soperton, Georgia. The pilot will consist of a low cost, easy to operate, air blown gasifier coupled with LanzaTech’s second generation bioreactor (2GBR). MicroBio Engineering Inc.,
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