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Natrium reactor demonstration project slated for Wyoming

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2021

TerraPower and PacifiCorp announced efforts to advance a Natrium reactor demonstration project at a retiring coal plant in Wyoming. The Natrium technology has a 345MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt-based integrated energy storage system that will provide clean, flexible energy and stability for the grid.

Wyoming

Wyoming Molten Salt Coal Sodium

Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The deficit is driving up electricity prices, reducing grid reliability, and hobbling renewable energy deployment. grids demands public scrutiny and accountability. The United States is not building enough transmission lines to connect regional power networks. Their grip over the backbone of U.S.

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Grid United States Connect Connected

DOE tool allows consumers to estimate localized upstream greenhouse gas emissions for EVs and PHEVs

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2021

Zip code is required because emissions are dependent upon fuels used to generate the electricity, often referred to as the grid mix, which varies by location. The calculator shows the upstream GHG emissions in grams per mile for: The specified zip code; The average US electricity grid mix; and.

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PHEV Emissions Phoenix Gas

DOE announces 15 Phase 1 semifinalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Lithium, a critical material used in high-charge-density batteries for electric vehicles and grid-scale electricity storage, is a crucial element in the clean energy supply chain. University of Wyoming – Bruce Parkinson’s Team. University of Wyoming – Team Goldilocks. Nearly all of the US lithium stock is imported.

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Wyoming Miami Massachusetts Utah

TerraPower closes $750M fundraise; SK invests $250M

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AUGUST 16, 2022

TerraPower is experiencing terrific growth, partially driven by the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP) award ( earlier post ) and the construction of the Natrium demonstration plant at a retiring coal facility in Wyoming ( earlier post ).

Molten Salt

Molten Salt Wyoming Sodium Energy Storage

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 awards $18M to 5 projects to accelerate development of plug-in electric vehicles & use of other alternative fuels

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2016

million to develop and demonstrate a battery-powered electric school bus that improves propulsion energy efficiency by 20-30% and that can connect to the electric grid (vehicle-to-grid). million to accelerate PEV adoption by developing electric highway corridors along I-15, I-80, I-70, and I-84 in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Plug-in North Dakota Plug

What is Electrification of Transportation?

Driivz

MARCH 1, 2022

EVs will be greener in Washington state, where almost half of electricity comes from hydropower, than in Wyoming, where electric generation is primarily fueled by coal. Beyond environmental benefits, vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology will help stabilize the grid and meet increased demand for electricity to power from EVs.

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Transportation CO2 Grid Fleet

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

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2014

Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Wyoming led the rest of the country in new stream-reach hydropower potential. Hydropower also provides reliable baseload power day and night, providing greater flexibility and diversity to the electric grid and allowing utilities to integrate intermittent renewable sources such as wind and solar power.

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Missouri Montana Wyoming Idaho

Coulomb Racks Up Series of Charging Infrastructure Wins

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2009

KHLim also has its own energy grid to which the ChargePoint charging stations are connected. ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations are sold through EV Charge-America, a Coulomb Technologies’ distributor serving Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado.

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Las Vegas Charging Belgium Montana

IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2014

To increase and improve the sector, Estonia is not only spending heavily on RD&D for biomass-based energy, wind and solar power, but it is also pursuing solutions such as fuel cells and electrolyzers as well as computer-based energy management technologies for buildings, power storage and grid development.

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Estonia Oil Cleaner Jordan

When (and How) Should You Use a DC EV Charger?

EV Connect

JANUARY 8, 2024

AC is the type of electricity that flows through power grids and into homes and businesses, including to power EV chargers. But if you’re planning a road trip in Idaho, Wyoming or North and South Dakota, for example, check where you can recharge in advance. DC is the type stored in batteries. Coverage is sparse for now.

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DC Alternative Fuels South Dakota Plug-in

The Future of Fission Reactors May Be Small

Cars That Think

JANUARY 15, 2023

Most of them are demonstration reactors, not linked to the greater grid, but a crucial stepping stone toward it. Rolls-Royce hopes to get the first of its reactors on the grid by 2029. —Giorgio Locatelli, Polytechnic University of Milan But SMR plans are not in short supply. startup NuScale.

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Future Russia Waste Energy

The EV Transition Explained: Converting Gasoline Superusers

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 11, 2022

For example, with 13 percent of its drivers using 37 percent of the gasoline, Wyoming is second on Coltura’s list of states with the highest percentage of gasoline superusers. million from the Volkswagen diesel scandal settlement to place EV charging stations every fifty miles across Wyoming’s 913 miles of interstate highway.

Gasoline

Gasoline Convert Wyoming F-150

Natrium reactor demonstration project slated for Wyoming

Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

DOE tool allows consumers to estimate localized upstream greenhouse gas emissions for EVs and PHEVs

DOE announces 15 Phase 1 semifinalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

TerraPower closes $750M fundraise; SK invests $250M

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 awards $18M to 5 projects to accelerate development of plug-in electric vehicles & use of other alternative fuels

What is Electrification of Transportation?

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

Coulomb Racks Up Series of Charging Infrastructure Wins

IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

When (and How) Should You Use a DC EV Charger?

The Future of Fission Reactors May Be Small

The EV Transition Explained: Converting Gasoline Superusers

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