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Study finds GWP of electrolyzed hydrogen to meet ORD’s fuel needs would be 2.5x that of fossil fuels with 2020 grid mix

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Phil Ansell, an aerospace engineer at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, modeled the life cycle carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of liquid hydrogen production required to meet the fuel needs of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) with today’s electric grid mix.

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Audi investing ~€100M in charging infrastructure at German sites; 10% of parking spaces by mid-2022

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In connection with the construction of the new ATC IV building, the solar power generated is used for the charging procedure in combination with a battery buffer storage device. The project team has also created its own navigation map on the basis of Google Maps that allows employees to see in real time where charging terminals are available.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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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. MetalTek International, Watertown, Wis. Montgomery Center, Vt. Tempe, Ariz.

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Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life

Cars That Think

During the day I’d work on the iPhone, then I’d come home and pore over specs for our house, choosing finishes and materials and solar panels and, eventually, tackling the HVAC system. Then, magically, Matt Rogers, who’d been one of the first interns on the iPod project, reached out to me. Nest Gets Googled. That’s right, f ers.

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X PRIZE Foundation Aims to Launch $100M in Prizes Over Next 10 Years, Targeting 4 Key Areas

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Clean Energy : solar/PV, wind, geothermal, hydro, tidal, biofuels. Space Transportation : beamed power propulsion, hypersonic point to point, solar power satellite. The current open prize in this area is the Google Lunar X PRIZE (GLXP). GLXP is the largest international prize ever offered.

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EV Briefs, and Black Rock City & EVs

Plugs and Cars

Out in the desert as part of Burning Man , our encampment, Snow Koan Solar, is setting up a solar photovoltaic EV Charging Station (at 7:30 and Desert) for electric scooters, golf carts, sofas and barstools. We'll also be taking Burning Man art projects off petroleum generators by switching them to solar electricity.

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Where to locate public chargers?

Electric Auto Association

Electricity is ubiquitous, EVs refuelable by wind, hydro, geothermal, solar, or traditional energy sources. In contrast, internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles can only refuel at a gas station licensed to handle and store an inflammable liquid. not internet-connected) and networked (internet-connected).

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