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Montauk Renewables signs LOI with European Energy to provide CO2 for e-methanol production in Texas

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AUGUST 8, 2023

Montauk Renewables captures methane, preventing it from being released into the atmosphere, and converts it into either RNG or electrical power for the electrical grid. The company has current operations at 15 operating projects located in California, Idaho, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Texas.

Texas

Texas Renewable North America North Carolina

NuScale, Shell and partners to assess hydrogen production using SMR

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

Additional research participants include Idaho National Laboratory, Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS), Fuel Cell Energy, FPoliSolutions, and GSE Solutions. NuScale’s flexible SMR technology holds the potential—through hydrogen production—to balance and stabilize power grids dominated by renewable energies.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Production Idaho Utah

DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

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MAY 10, 2023

Specifically, the team will demonstrate operation of a 50 kW SOCC system at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) using simulated nuclear power to produce syngas at a cost that is expected to be ~30% lower than is possible via alternative renewable power-based approaches.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Molten Salt Clean Cleaning

DOE report highlights opportunities of hybrid energy systems

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APRIL 30, 2021

These opportunities could drive the production of valuable fuels, chemicals, and products, provide greater cost savings, increase grid flexibility, and enhance environmental performance across a range of DOE-funded technologies. Hybridization can also help mitigate financial penalties for variable resources (e.g.,

Energy

Energy Hybrid Grid Idaho

ANSI to develop roadmap of standards and codes for EVs at scale

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JUNE 9, 2022

Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) is the lead lab for the codes and standards pillar, supported by consortium members National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Idaho National Laboratory (INL), and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL).

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Standards Idaho United States DC

Xcel Energy, INL to use nuclear energy for clean hydrogen production; HTSE

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DECEMBER 13, 2020

Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy will work with Idaho National Laboratory to demonstrate a system that uses a nuclear plant’s steam and electricity to split water. The report was published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Earlier post.)

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Energy Production Clean

Sandia, national lab partners studying vulnerabilities of electric vehicle charging infrastructure

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Sandia researchers are working with experts from Argonne, Idaho and Pacific Northwest national laboratories; the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; and others as a national security laboratories team. We have been studying potential impacts to the power grid.

Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles Charging Idaho Vehicles

Shearwater Energy developing SMR wind-hybrid energy project; selects NuScale Power

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JANUARY 18, 2021

As international renewable energy portfolios grow, this collaboration highlights the increasing momentum and need for more flexible and reliable low-carbon energy generation. A Shearwater-NuScale wind-nuclear energy system will provide reliable, load following power to overcome intermittency and grid stability issues.

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Wind Energy Power Powered

PNNL study finds that PHEVs and BEVs could serve as feasible resource to offset grid imbalances caused by integration of large amounts of intermittent wind generation

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

trafficThis scenario is highly desirable to automotive manufacturers, who harbor great concerns about battery warranty if vehicle-to-grid discharging is allowed. V2GFull varies not only the charging of the vehicle battery, but also can vary the discharging of the battery back into the power grid.

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Wind Grid PHEV Power Grid

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

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JULY 10, 2019

Idaho National Laboratory. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver, Colo. Idaho National Laboratory Wireless Project, $150,000. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Groundwork Renewables Inc., El Centro, Calif. Advanced Flow Meter for Extreme Environments (AFMEE), $100,000 MicroNuclear LLC, Franklin, Tenn.

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Commercial San Jose San Francisco San Diego

$50M Battery500 consortium targeting battery pack with specific energy of 500 Wh/kg

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JULY 27, 2016

The Battery500 consortium will receive up to $10 million a year over five years from the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Idaho National Laboratory. Beyond PNNL, the consortium includes the following partners: Brookhaven National Laboratory.

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San Diego Energy Batteries Battery

DOE issues $6M request for proposals for H2@Scale projects

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AUGUST 21, 2017

With support from FCTO, within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, selected project partners will be granted access to H2@ Scale facilities, capabilities, and expertise at DOE national laboratories. Example H2@Scale Topics. Click to enlarge.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Grid Concept Idaho

NuScale Power submits industry-first certification application for small modular reactor to NRC

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JANUARY 13, 2017

The first commercial 12-module NuScale power plant is planned to be built on the site of the Idaho National Laboratory. The technology’s operational flexibility can also be integrated with other carbon-free renewable energy sources like wind and solar to provide consistent power and to help enable stable grid performance.

Power

Power Powered Industrial Industry

PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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APRIL 22, 2016

These vehicles are the green machines that will provide a critical part of the renewable and sustainable society that we need for the future. [ PHEVLERs make our electric grid more efficient. [ 15 ] Electric power grids are designed with capacity to serve the highest power peaks demanded (e.g. About the authors. Dr. Andrew A.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Future Green

ORNL assessment finds >65 GW of untapped hydropower in US rivers and streams

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APRIL 30, 2014

The greatest hydropower potential was found in western US states, including Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Hydropower makes up 7% of total US electricity generation and continues to be the US’ largest source of renewable electricity.

Missouri

Missouri Montana Wyoming Idaho

11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The station, called Fengning and located about 200 kilometers north of Beijing, will store up to 40 gigawatt-hours of energy, and help keep the grid on clean energy when the wind isn’t blowing or the sun’s not shining. United States’ Wind on the Wire The largest renewable-energy infrastructure project in U.S.

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Engine San Francisco Wind Iceland

Westinghouse unveils AP300 small modular reactor for mid-sized nuclear technology

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MAY 6, 2023

Flexible performance provides a proven capability to stabilize modern renewable heavy electric grids, including fast load change capabilities to support variations in demand. Its fast load-follow capabilities make it ideally suited for integration with renewable resources.

Idaho

Idaho Hydrogen Clean Cleaning

DOE selects 33 clean energy businesses for nearly $6.7M in support under Small Business Vouchers pilot

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MARCH 11, 2016

The department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is investing nearly $6.7 Work in the bioenergy area will focus on improving methods and processes for converting cellulosic biomass into usable bio-based chemicals, made from renewable, domestic components. Grid Logic, working with ORNL. Organization. Description.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Energy Li-ion

Coulomb Racks Up Series of Charging Infrastructure Wins

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JUNE 7, 2009

Leading energy company Nuon will provide renewable energy for the charging stations and Coulomb’s international partner 365-Energy will manage the ChargePoint Network for subscribers. KHLim also has its own energy grid to which the ChargePoint charging stations are connected.

Las Vegas

Las Vegas Charging Belgium Montana

The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

A large container ship needs about 3,000 megawatt-hours a day, which is roughly the capacity of the biggest grid battery ever built. Producing enough renewable, carbon-free ammonia for shipping—about 600 million tonnes a year—using electrolyzers that split water molecules to produce hydrogen, would use 12 megawatt-hours per tonne of ammonia.

Molten Salt

Molten Salt Mariner South Korea Water

INL analysis of 5 large-scale PEV and charging projects finds public charging infrastructure not needed everywhere to enable PEV adoption

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Idaho National Laboratory has released the voluminous findings from its analysis of five large-scale PEV and charging infrastructure projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Plug-in Electric Vehicle and Infrastructure Analysis Full Report.

Charging

Charging Volt Chevrolet Plug-in

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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JULY 17, 2015

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. How PHEV provides Smooth Transitions from fossil fuel to renewables.

PHEV

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

What Is Vehicle-to-Grid Technology and How Does It Work?

EV Connect

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Yet it places unprecedented demand on our electrical grid. Department of Energy (DOE), the growing demand from plug-in electric vehicles and many other technologies that require electricity could increase the load on our power grids by up to 38% by 2050. What Is Vehicle-to-Grid Technology? home for a day. How Does V2G Work?

Grid

Grid Power Grid Vehicles Renewable

Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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JULY 21, 2016

Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies. National Grid. billion in loan guarantees to support innovative renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the United States. Indianapolis Power & Light Company.

Obama

Obama Charging Financing DC

DOE to Award Up to $27M in Phase III Small Business Awards; Algae Processing, Fuel Cells, Improved Materials for Motors, Synthetic Fuels Among Areas of Interest

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JULY 10, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a wide-ranging Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-FOA-0000397 ) for up to a total of $27 million in Phase III small business awards in the areas of energy efficiency and renewable energy, electricity delivery and energy reliability, fossil energy, and nuclear energy.

Fuel

Fuel Motor Motors Motoring

USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Juneau, the Capital City of Alaska, has a clean, renewable source of energy, local hydropower. This project is unique in that the buses will be charged during the day to take advantage of the renewable energy made available by the abundant solar and wind energy available on the island. Mountain Rides Transportation Authority.

Purchase

Purchase St. Louis Jacksonville Fleet

JISEA: nuclear-renewable hybrid energy systems can reduce GHG from industry, produce fuels and support the power system

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

Nuclear-renewable hybrid energy systems (N-R HESs) can enable low-carbon, on-demand electricity while providing reduced-emission thermal energy for industrial processes. Together, these three reports indicate nuclear renewable hybrid energy systems can reduce industrial emissions and support the power system.

Renewable

Renewable Industrial Industry Energy

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

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JUNE 26, 2021

Idaho National Laboratory. DME as a Renewable Hydrogen Carrier: Innovative Approach to Renewable Hydrogen Production, $1,500,000. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000. Oberon Fuels (San Diego, California).

Commercial

Commercial Energy Albuquerque New York

The Engineer Who Solves Crises Before They Happen — Rob Hovsapian

CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Q&A With Rob Hovsapian: The Engineer Who Solves Crises Before They Happen Manufacturing Masterminds

Engine

Engine Manufacturer Lithium Ion Idaho

A Fresh Charge for Avista EV Program

EV Connect

JUNE 27, 2022

Background Focused on the production, transmission, and distribution of energy, Avista Utilities provides electricity to nearly 403,000 customers and natural gas to about 369,000 customers across 30,000 square miles and four northwestern states, including Washington, northern Idaho, and parts of southern and eastern Oregon.

Charging

Charging Connect Connected Washington

EV Driven

Montauk Renewables signs LOI with European Energy to provide CO2 for e-methanol production in Texas

NuScale, Shell and partners to assess hydrogen production using SMR

DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

DOE report highlights opportunities of hybrid energy systems

ANSI to develop roadmap of standards and codes for EVs at scale

Xcel Energy, INL to use nuclear energy for clean hydrogen production; HTSE

Sandia, national lab partners studying vulnerabilities of electric vehicle charging infrastructure

Shearwater Energy developing SMR wind-hybrid energy project; selects NuScale Power

PNNL study finds that PHEVs and BEVs could serve as feasible resource to offset grid imbalances caused by integration of large amounts of intermittent wind generation

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

$50M Battery500 consortium targeting battery pack with specific energy of 500 Wh/kg

DOE issues $6M request for proposals for H2@Scale projects

NuScale Power submits industry-first certification application for small modular reactor to NRC

PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

ORNL assessment finds >65 GW of untapped hydropower in US rivers and streams

11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

Westinghouse unveils AP300 small modular reactor for mid-sized nuclear technology

DOE selects 33 clean energy businesses for nearly $6.7M in support under Small Business Vouchers pilot

Coulomb Racks Up Series of Charging Infrastructure Wins

The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

INL analysis of 5 large-scale PEV and charging projects finds public charging infrastructure not needed everywhere to enable PEV adoption

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

What Is Vehicle-to-Grid Technology and How Does It Work?

Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

DOE to Award Up to $27M in Phase III Small Business Awards; Algae Processing, Fuel Cells, Improved Materials for Motors, Synthetic Fuels Among Areas of Interest

USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

JISEA: nuclear-renewable hybrid energy systems can reduce GHG from industry, produce fuels and support the power system

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

The Engineer Who Solves Crises Before They Happen — Rob Hovsapian

A Fresh Charge for Avista EV Program

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