Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2018

The OPEN+ advanced nuclear projects are: Additive Manufacturing of Spacer Grids for Nuclear Reactors, Carnegie Mellon University, $1,000,000. Spacer grids are used to provide mechanical support to nuclear fuel rods within a reactor and reduce vibration, and they are a particularly difficult component to manufacture.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

Nearly all of the world’s ship fleet still runs on diesel fuel, with about a quarter of new ships on order being built to run on somewhat lower-carbon alternatives like liquefied natural gas, methanol, or hybrid propulsion. Hedging its bets, the industry is exploring ammonia, batteries, and hydrogen, among other options for powering ships.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Schematics of technology areas addressed by FOCUS a) Hybrid solar converter. b) Hybrid storage system. These solar cells will extract as much energy as possible from the highest-energy portion of the solar spectrum when used in the next generation of hybrid solar converters. Earlier post.). Source: ARPA-E. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Battery electric Plug-in hybrid electric Hybrid Fuel cells. Grid storage. Solid oxide solid acid Phosphoric acid molten carbonate Polymer electrolyte membrane. Concentrated solar power. Trough system Power tower system Dish engine system. Mirrors Molten salts. Technologies. Components.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 14, 2022

Solar batteries work as a short-term solution, but not when it comes to long-term storage or to power, say, an entire city. This heat can be stored in reservoirs and dispatched when needed, either for thermal needs or to drive a power cycle to produce electricity.” One of the main impediments to harnessing solar energy is storage.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2013

a) Hybrid solar converter (award Categories 1A and 1B). b) Hybrid storage system (award Category 2). Concentrating solar power (CSP), solar heating and solar hot water applications combined contribute less than 0.1% Schematics of technology areas addressed by the FOCUS FOA. Source: ARPA-E. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

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 Lead organization.

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