Cars That Think

MARCH 14, 2022

The California-based Hyperlight Energy will be piloting an installation where they plan to use existing oil wells as solar thermal wellsprings, with the stored energy being converted back to clean electricity when required. Thermal energy storage is a known low-cost, low-risk approach for storing solar energy in the form of heat,” adds Codd.

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Oil Solar Convert Molten Salt 118

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2010

The selected projects consist of leading scientists and engineers from universities, private industry, and government, and will facilitate sharing expertise and technologies. Low-cost one-step syngas to distillates. University of California, Davis; UOP LLC; Virent Energy Systems; and Washington State University.

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St. Louis Fuel Washington San Diego 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2015

The project team expects this research to result in an optimized materials and processing solution that will significantly reduce component costs for a critical SOFC subsystem. DOE: $2,500,000 Non DOE: $625,149 Total: $3,125,149 (20% cost share). The University of South Carolina. The Tennessee Technological University.

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Fuel West Virginia Universal Low Cost 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2010

The US Department of Energy has selected 13 projects for investment of up to $62 million over five years to research, develop, and demonstrate Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems capable of providing low-cost electrical power. These selections include: General Atomics – San Diego, CA – up to $2.1 PPG Industries, Inc.

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Solar Power Powered Molten Salt 240

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2013

The award recipients are: Buster Biofuels, LLC, based in the San Diego area, will receive $2,641,723 to convert a 7,300 square foot industrial warehouse building into a biodiesel manufacturing and fueling facility. Currently, these powertrains are primarily installed in shuttle buses and delivery trucks. Tour Engine, Inc. ,

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San Diego California Energy Transportation 346

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

With computational modeling, Genomatica’s researchers examine all possible biological pathways to create target chemicals from various low-cost, renewable feedstocks. Worldwide installed capacity for manufacturing is just less than 3 billion pounds per year, and the market is broadly valued at $2 billion per year.

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Manufacturer San Diego Production 2008 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

35 new businesses, non-profits, universities, and utilities signing on to DOE’s Workplace Charging Challenge and committing to provide electric vehicle charging access for their workforce. Binghamton University (State University of New York). Binghamton University (State University of New York). Tesla Motors, Inc.

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Obama Charging Financing Alternative Fuels 150