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Univ. of Missouri team progressing with convection battery; enabling rechargeable lithium-metal batteries

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Researchers at the University of Missouri led by Prof. Primary applications of this technology include electric vehicles and grid storage of electricity, Dr. Suppes suggests. The University of Missouri team is researching the convection battery as part of a $300,000 National Science Foundation grant that started in July of 2012.

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Department of Homeland Security orders $4.8 million worth of Beam Global off-grid EV charging systems – Charged EVs

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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. Disaster preparedness and energy resiliency are imperative for national security.

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One Atmospheric Nuclear Explosion Could Take Out the Power Grid

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Military and non-proliferation experts are worried about the growing temptation by nuclear-armed countries to engage in a first-strike EMP attack using nuclear weapons that, while avoiding direct casualties, could prove devastating to electric grids and electronic devices from smartwatches to supercomputers. See the illustration, below.).

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Three CA LCFS pathway applications for swine manure to Bio-CNG, Bio-LNG, and Bio-L-CNG; negative triple-digit CIs

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Element Markets Renewable Energy (EMRE) has filed applications for certification of three California LCFS (Low Carbon Fuel Standard) Tier 2 pathways for biomethane (Bio-CNG, Bio-LNG, and Bio-L-CNG) from anaerobic digestion of swine manure produced by Valley View Farms located in Greencastle, Missouri. gCO 2 e/MJ, respectively.

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Solar topped coal in Texas for the first time ever in March

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million megawatt-hours (MWh) onto the grid vs. coal’s 2.96 million MWh, according to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) hourly grid monitor. The figure counts only Texas solar projects that have a signed interconnection agreement and have set aside the financing required to get onto the ERCOT grid.

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Argonne and University of Illinois to form Midwest Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Coalition

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The states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas are home to a quarter of the US population and consume 30% of electric power generated in the US. As a consequence, the Midwestern states have some of the highest levels of renewable energy on their grids.

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DOE announces approximately $64M in funding for 18 projects to advance H2@Scale

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Missouri University of Science & Technology. Grid-Interactive Steelmaking with Hydrogen (GISH). Cummins PEM Fuel Cell System for Heavy Duty Applications. Plug Power. Domestically Manufactured Fuel Cells for Heavy-Duty Applications. TOPIC 4: H2@SCALE NEW MARKETS R&D—HYSTEEL. University of California: Irvine. 4,043,993.