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Toyota covers Prius Prime with solar panels to test mileage
Green Car Reports
JULY 8, 2019
While Toyota has been skeptical of electric cars, the carmaker is expressing optimism about technology that can supplement plugging in: solar. solar
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Lightyear aims to build solar-team expertise into an electric car
Green Car Reports
JUNE 30, 2019
Dutch startup company Lightyear is developing a futuristic-looking sedan with sleek aerodynamics, wheel-hub motors, and 53 square feet of solar panels on the roof and hood. That could amount to about 795 watts of solar power—about. solar World Solar Challenge
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KU Leuven team creates solar panel that produces hydrogen from moisture in air
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MARCH 8, 2019
Bioscience engineers at KU Leuven have created a solar panel that produces hydrogen gas from moisture in the air. Twenty of these solar panels could provide electricity and heat for one family for an entire winter. Hydrogen Production Solar Solar fuels
Tesla’s share of the home-solar market continues to slide
Green Car Reports
JUNE 21, 2019
If you’ve seen the light with electric cars, chances are you’re at least curious about home solar. Solar can help contribute to vehicle charging, and it can help reduce the load from the electrical grid during peak charging times. solar roof solar
Would solar cells add value to your EV? Take our Twitter poll
Green Car Reports
JULY 16, 2019
Several companies have recently proposed placing solar panels on top of electric cars to give them extra range. First, there was German startup Sono Motors, which the company says can get up to 21 extra miles from 330 solar cells, making up a 1.21 Polls solar panels
Wärtsilä, Oshima & DNV GL produce bulk carrier design to meet IMO 2030 environmental targets; -50% EEDI; LNG, solar, storage, sail
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JULY 7, 2019
Oshima alone could not have come up with this new innovative design, which includes optimized propulsion, energy storage and solar panels. Engines LNG Ports and Marine Solar
Japan team evaluates battery-assisted low-cost hydrogen production from solar energy
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FEBRUARY 1, 2019
The joint research team designed an integrated system capable of adjusting the amount of battery charge/discharge and the amount of electrolysis hydrogen production in relation to the amount of solar power generated. Hydrogen Hydrogen Production Solar
UK researchers use graphite to waterproof perovskite solar cells
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MAY 13, 2019
Most solar cells currently on the market are made of silicon; these are expensive to make and require a lot of very pure silicon to manufacture. Perovskite solar cells, using materials with the same 3D structure as calcium titanium oxide, are cheaper to make, thinner and can be easily printed onto surfaces. h in aqueous electrolyte under constant simulated solar illumination, with currents above 2?mA?cm Hydrogen Hydrogen Production Solar fuels
NEDO, Sharp, and Toyota to begin public road trials of electrified vehicles equipped with high-efficiency solar batteries
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JULY 5, 2019
Japan’s NEDO, Sharp Corporation, and Toyota Motor Corporation plan to begin public road trials of electrified vehicles equipped with high-efficiency solar batteries from late July 2019. The trials aim to assess the effectiveness of improvements in cruising range and fuel efficiency of electrified vehicles equipped with high-efficiency solar batteries. The demo car is equipped with a solar battery panel that utilizes several solar battery cells with a conversion efficiency of 34%+.
New catalyst synthesis method for solar water splitting to produce hydrogen
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OCTOBER 12, 2018
1 ) for solar hydrogen production from methanol-water in the presence of only 0.25% of photodeposited Pt nanoparticles with excellent performance stability. 1 ) and remarkable stability after Pt deposition for solar-driven H 2 generation from methanol-water.
DLR team integrates solar heat into solid oxide electrolyzer for highly efficient hydrogen production
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FEBRUARY 5, 2019
A team at Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) has successfully integrated solar heat into a solid oxide electrolyzer. The experimental setup of the prototype system consisted of a solar simulator, a solar steam generator, a steam accumulator and a solid oxide electrolyzer.
Production Sono Sion solar-assisted car makes appearance
Green Car Reports
MARCH 12, 2019
youtube solarConcept cars are relatively easy to build—particularly concepts of cars that may exist only on paper or as clay and foil design studies. That has given rise to a host of new concepts launched as online crowd-funded endeavors of various levels of seriousness and potential.
Toyota and DIFFER partner on direct solar production of hydrogen from humid air, rather than water
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
The Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research ( DIFFER ) is partnering with Toyota Motor Europe (TME) to develop a device that absorbs water vapor, and splits it into hydrogen and oxygen directly using solar energy. The research at DIFFER covers both the conversion and storage of sustainable energy in solar fuels, and the generation of clean, safe and abundant power through nuclear fusion. Hydrogen Hydrogen Production Solar Solar fuels
New York to add solar to transportation hubs
Green Car Reports
APRIL 29, 2019
In the latest example, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to add solar panels to the rooftops of its rail yards and bus depots to help feed the local power grid. solar Buses Trains parking lotsElectric cars and public transportation go together in more ways than one. READ MORE: Forget light poles, British firm to build chargers from cable boxes The MTA.
Amprius’ silicon nanowire Li-ion batteries power Airbus Zephyr S HAPS solar aircraft
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DECEMBER 5, 2018
Combining solar power and lithium ion batteries, the Zephyr aircraft holds world records for endurance as well as altitude, flying at 70,000 feet or higher. Aviation Batteries SolarAmprius, Inc.,
The Greatest Solar Powered Music Festival in World History! SUNSTOCK JUNE 18 Los Angeles
Creative Greenius
JUNE 12, 2016
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The Solangelist Learns To Install Solar & Loves It
Creative Greenius
MARCH 31, 2009
Luckily for me once we got past the conceptual to the nuts and bolts of designing, installing and wiring a solar system, Scott boiled down all the math to the essential Amps x Volts = Watts, and even taught us what amps, volts and watts are.
SOLETAIR project produces first 200 liters of synthetic fuel from solar power and atmospheric CO2
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AUGUST 8, 2017
The SOLETAIR project ( earlier post ) has produced its first 200 liters of synthetic fuel from solar energy and the air’s carbon dioxide via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Emissions Fuels Solar fuels
Hyundai and Kia reveal solar roof tech for electric cars—or gasoline ones
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
As solar cells get more efficient, powerful panels can fit on smaller areas. For those looking to use renewable energy for transportation, that means solar panels can now move from home rooftops used to power car chargers to cars themselves. solar roof charging solarIn Korea on Wednesday, Hyundai and Kia revealed some production-bound examples of that.
Protected: Environmental Charter High School Gets Solar; Greenius Goes EcoMedia
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FEBRUARY 5, 2012
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Swiss team develops effective and low-cost solar water-splitting device; 14.2% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency
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AUGUST 25, 2016
The prototype system is made up of three interconnected, new-generation, crystalline silicon solar cells attached to an electrolysis system that does not rely on rare metals. Schematic overview of the solar-driven hydrogen generator. Hydrogen Hydrogen Production Solar Solar fuels
Univ. of Twente team develops highly efficient Si photocathode for solar fuels production
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JANUARY 23, 2018
Researchers at the University of Twente’s MESA+ research institute have made significant efficiency improvements to the technology used to generate solar fuels. Researchers around the world are working on the development of solar fuel technology.
SOLAR-JET project demonstrates solar-driven thermochemical conversion of CO2 and water to jet fuel
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APRIL 28, 2014
SOLAR-JET concentrated thermochemical reactor. The EU-funded SOLAR-JET project has demonstrated the production of aviation kerosene from concentrated sunlight, CO 2 captured from air, and water. Aviation Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Fuels Solar Solar fuels
Solar-boosted Sono Sion electric car will be made in Sweden at former Saab plant
Green Car Reports
APRIL 24, 2019
German automaker hopeful Sono Motors announced last week that it intends to assemble its solar-assisted electric car, the Sion, at the former home of Saab Automobile in Trollhättan, Sweden. solarThe now defunct automaker Saab nearly always could be counted on to take the unconventional—if not downright eccentric—route in design.
Kia and Hyundai to introduce solar roof charging on selected vehicles: HEV, BEV and ICE
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OCTOBER 31, 2018
Kia Motors and Hyundai Motor plan to introduce solar roof charging technology on selected Hyundai Motor Group vehicles. The solar charging technology is being developed to support the vehicle’s main power source, improving mileage and reducing CO 2 emissions.
DLR and partners inaugurate largest solar-thermochemical H2 production plant
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DECEMBER 2, 2017
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), together with international project partners, has inaugurated the largest solar-chemical installation yet for the production of hydrogen. —Martin Roeb, Project Manager at the DLR Institute of Solar Research.
No, @Sammy_Roth & @LATimes, This Poorly Written Bloomberg Article Repeating The Results The Climate Investigation Center Uncovered Isn’t A Newspaper Doing Its Job. Bad Headline, S**t Placement
Creative Greenius
JUNE 25, 2019
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Compact pilot plant for solar to liquid fuels production
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 9, 2016
Partners from Germany and Finland in the SOLETAIR project are building a compact pilot plant for the production of gasoline, diesel and kerosene from solar energy, regenerative hydrogen and carbon dioxide. An electrolysis unit developed by Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) produces the required hydrogen by means of solar power. Fuels Hydrogen Hydrogen Production Solar fuels
Volvo reuses bus batteries for solar storage
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
As solar installations ramp up and electric vehicles have been on the market for a few years, automakers are starting to look for ways to get more life out of old electric-car batteries, repurposing them for stationary storage. And if you're going to use vehicle old batteries for storage, you might as well use big ones. Volvo, which builds trucks. battery pack Buses
Stanford solar tandem cell shows promise for efficient solar-driven water-splitting to produce hydrogen
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JUNE 23, 2016
Researchers at Stanford University, with colleagues in China, have developed a tandem solar cell consisting of an approximately 700-nm-thick nanoporous Mo-doped bismuth vanadate (BiVO 4 ) (Mo:BiVO 4 ) layer on an engineered Si nanocone substrate. Hydrogen Hydrogen Production Solar Solar fuel
@LATimes Editorial On Smog Never Mentions Climate Change As El Segundo Paper Gets Into Bed With Chevron #JoeTakesOnTheNews
Creative Greenius
JULY 4, 2019
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Irresponsible Pro Fossil Fuel Pimping By @Chevron Favorite El Segundo Newspaper @LATimes #JoeTakesOnTheNews
Creative Greenius
JUNE 30, 2019
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SoCalGas introduces STARS solar hydrogen generation system at California Air Resources Board Symposium
Green Car Congress
MAY 18, 2018
SoCalGas) introduced an innovative new solar-powered hydrogen generation system during the California Air Resources Board Technology Expo and Symposium at the University of California, Riverside. STARS converts a record-setting 70% of solar energy into chemical energy. This technology is undergoing field testing at San Diego State University’s Brawley campus where it runs on solar and renewable electricity. Southern California Gas Co.
Israeli company reports successful stage 1 testing of solar CO2-to-fuels technology
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 26, 2014
Israel-based NewCO2Fuels (NCF), a subsidiary of GreenEarth Energy Limited in Australia, reported completion of stage 1 testing of its proof-of-concept system for the conversion of CO 2 into fuels using solar energy. Driving the system using a solar-based heat source (100% renewable).
Harvard hybrid “bionic leaf” converts solar energy to liquid fuel isopropanol
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 10, 2015
Adams Professor of Biochemistry and Systems Biology at HMS and an author of the paper, calls the system a bionic leaf, a nod to the solar water-splitting artificial leaf invented by the paper’s senior author, Daniel Nocera, the Patterson Rockwood Professor of Energy at Harvard University.
Solar-powered car race kicks off 30 years of World Solar Challenge
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 9, 2017
Although a car powered solely by solar power is far from reality, the 30th anniversary of the World Solar Challenge showcased just how far the technology has come. World Solar Challenge kicked off its celebrations with this year's iteration of the solar-powered car race in Darwin, Australia, on Sunday. zero emissions renewable energy solar
@LATimes Reprint Of Associated Press Story Lacks Context & #ClimateCrisis Reality So #JoeTakesOnTheNews Once Again Fixes Their #NewsFail
Creative Greenius
MAY 28, 2019
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Dethleffs solar-assisted electric motorhome concept unveiled
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 3, 2017
Recreation plug-in cars solar recreational vehicle (RV) motorhomeThe notion electric cars will become a standard transportation option is slowly being accepted across multiple industries. It hasn't penetrated quite as much in the motorhome world, but now a German company has shown its interpretation of what the future of plug-in motor homes could be. It's called the Dethleffs e.home concept and it envisions a.
Environmental Charter High School Gets Solar; Greenius Goes EcoMedia
Creative Greenius
FEBRUARY 5, 2012
Alison Diaz (with scissors) along with ECHS staff and supporters about to cut the ribbon in front of Environmental Charter High School's new solar-powered greenhouse.
NREL sets new world efficiency record for solar hydrogen production: 16.2%
Green Car Congress
APRIL 13, 2017
Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recaptured the record for highest efficiency in solar hydrogen production via a photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-splitting process. Hydrogen Hydrogen Production Solar Solar fuels
Tesla debuts bigger PowerWall 2.0 battery, glass solar-roof tiles from SolarCity
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Late last week, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk held a press conference whose underlying message was support for the proposed combination of Tesla with solar installer SolarCity. solar roof Tesla Motors plug-in cars youtube renewable energy Solar City
Study finds anthropogenic PM and dust undercutting global solar energy production
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2017
According to a new study led by a team at Duke University, airborne particulate matter and dust are cutting solar photovoltaic energy output by more than 25% in certain parts of the world, with roughly equal contributions from ambient PM and PM deposited on photovoltaic surfaces.
Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun
Creative Greenius
MAY 14, 2009
After a decade in the solar power installation business, Bradley Bartz is tired of being Mr. Nice Guy. He’s filed suit against Torrance, the proud home of Exxon/Mobil’s refinery, for stopping him from installing solar panels in the Hillside Overlay district.
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