Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2013

A new Energy Department study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) indicates that by 2025 wind and solar power electricity generation could become cost-competitive without federal subsidies, if new renewable energy development occurs in the most productive locations. mmBtu and $8.43/mmBtu. Source: Hurlbut et al.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For instance, four proposed high-voltage lines totaling 600 kilometers along the seam of regional networks in the upper Midwest could connect at least 28 gigawatts of wind and solar. Proposed new transmission lines in the upper Midwest could connect at least 28 gigawatts of wind and solar to regional networks.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2012

Consortia researchers will leverage their expertise and resources in solar technology, advanced biofuels, and building efficiency. Details of the three winning consortia are as follows: Solar Energy : The consortium’s research will focus on sustainable photovoltaics, multiscale concentrated solar power, and solar energy integration.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 18, 2024

The eleventh United States–European Union (EU) Energy Council (“Council”) met [on Friday] in Washington, chaired by U.S. The text of the following statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and European Union. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy David M.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Thousands of Washington insiders and climate activists have had a hand in these legislative breakthroughs. Jesse Jenkins, Princeton University When I entered the field, commercial wind was starting to scale up and the questions were about engineering feasibility. But wind turbines convert wind to power at the wind speed cubed.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2017

Researchers at George Washington University led by Dr. Stuart Licht have demonstrated the first facile high-yield, low-energy synthesis of macroscopic length carbon nanotubes (CNTs)—carbon nanotube wool—from CO 2 using molten carbonate electrolysis ( earlier post ). —Johnson et al. Johnson et al. Click to enlarge.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 28, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2012

First developed in the 1970s, redox flow batteries are one type of storage technology that has shown the ability to meet the challenge of integrating energy from variable and intermittent sources such as wind and solar power onto the electricity grid while maintaining grid stability. UniEnergy Technologies, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2009

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) will work closely with Nissan and ECOtality as a member of The Electric Vehicle (EV) Project in western Washington state. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

When we look at ways to efficiently store energy from wind and solar sources, lithium-based batteries are expensive and world-wide geological resources of lithium are actually quite limited. A team led by Yan Yao at the University of Houston will create a new cathode for the battery.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 21, 2022

Sebastian Gollnow/Getty Images Blowin' in the Wind. University of Washington has designed tiny sensors that mimic the shape and aerodynamic capability of the dandelion’s fuzzy, seed-bearing spores. Mark Stone/University of Washington AI on the Fusion Menu. Hooray for robot labor! A team of researchers at the.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2013

Hydro-electric, wind and solar power are used to power the CFRP production facilities in Moses Lake, Washington and the Leipzig, Germany assembly line. From a public fast-charging station, it will provide an 80% charge from a fully depleted battery in just 20 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2014

A production line for carbon fiber takes the PAN precursor through two stages (stabilization/oxidation and carbonization) and then to winding. Accordingly, decisive factors for the set up of the carbon fiber plant in Moses Lake included the availability of renewable hydropower as well as competitive energy costs in Washington State.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2018

Poles, wires, and substation transformers are being upgraded with advanced materials and new technology to better withstand extreme weather events, to allow easier frequency and voltage control during system emergencies, and to accommodate greater use of variable renewable generation (customer-sited wind and solar).

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Blink Charging

APRIL 21, 2022

According to Forbes , studies have found that solar and wind power is often cheaper than power from fossil fuels, even without financial assistance, and their daily operations undercut even the most cost-effective coal plants. It uses the power of wind pushing turbines to collect energy.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

This article, by researchers at PARC and the University of Washington, is one possible answer. Solar-to-Hydrogen Tech Sees "Remarkable" Efficiency Jump Another big development in the energy sector is the return of the hydrogen economy. Most of the world’s hydrogen comes from deeply polluting methods.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

The study, which was funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Richard King Mellon Foundation, the Electric Power Research Institute, the Heinz Endowment, the National Science Foundation, and Toyota Motor Corporation, also examined a hypothetical case with increased wind power.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In the late 1980s, Rod Brooks and Anita Flynn published a paper in The Journal of the British Interplanetary Society with the amazing title of Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control: A Robotic Invasion of the Solar System.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. Snohomish County Public Transit Benefit Area – Community Transit, Washington: $3,000,000. Link Transit, Washington: $2,925,000. Of that, $26.5

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

If an EV is charged with electricity that is generated from renewable sources (such as solar, wind, geothermal, or hydroelectric), then there are no fossil fuel emissions associated with that charging or driving process.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2009

Summers in the Arctic may be nearly ice-free in as few as 30 years or even earlier, not at the end of the century as previously expected, according to a new study by a pair of researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Washington. Credit: University of Washington / NOAA.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2014

The greatest hydropower potential was found in western US states, including Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. A new assessment conducted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has identified more than 65 gigawatts of untapped hydropower potential in US rivers and streams.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

With ultimate research targets ranging from off-shore wind power and coral reef ecology to electrochemical energy storage, quantum physics and nanotechnology, the 12 projects will launch more than $250 million in new laboratory construction projects beginning early this year. Fort Lauderdale-Davis, Fla.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2017

Researchers at George Washington University led by Dr. Stuart Licht ( earlier post ) have developed a new process that transforms CO 2 into a controlled selection of nanotubes (CNTs) via molten electrolysis; they call the process C2CNT (CO2 into carbon nanotubes). Bottom: C2CNT Cement wind plant: The full oxy-fuel configuration is shown.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 11, 2023

It has this natural ability to provide support in terms of the kinetic energy of the inertia, whereas wind turbines and photovoltaic solar systems do not inherently have that capability. National Science Foundation’s Division of Electrical and Communication Systems , in Washington, D.C.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2010

In addition to Deutch, the SAB includes: MIT Chemistry Professor Daniel Nocera (Sun Catalytix founder); Harvard University Professor George Whitesides; Washington University Chancellor and Professor of Chemistry Mark Wrighton; MIT Chemical Engineering Professor Kenneth Smith; and University of Utah Distinguished Professor Henry White.

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Driivz

MARCH 1, 2022

In the US, 36% of electricity is generated using renewables, including wind, solar, and hydropower, as well as non-CO2-emitting nuclear power. 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.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 13, 2022

By cutting red tape and avoiding costs for construction and electrical work, combined with free solar energy, Beam Global says its EV ARC systems can offer customers a lower total cost of ownership compared to grid-tied charging stations. This may well be the case with the EV ARC, a solar-powered off-grid charging station made by Beam Global.

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Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 7, 2009

We’re going to be plugging in our next cars and generating our own electricity from solar, wind and geothermal. Now the EPA is about to smack both of you upside the head – and these are only the opening smacks you both have coming. Good thing you wear those hardhats.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 2, 2024

President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Helping Upgrade Public Infrastructure in Communities Across the Country to Deploy Even More Cleaner, Cheaper Power, Build Up Energy Resilience WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday announced more than $26.9

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2009

Areas of research that require immediate attention include, but are not limited to: energy efficiency; energy storage; established sustainable energy sources, such as wind, solar, hydro, and biomass; enhanced geothermal systems; cellulosic biofuel production; smart transmission grids; and ocean/kinetic power. Golden, Colo.;

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Finally, technology is also making EVs more eco-friendly, and as our energy grid switches to use more renewable sources like wind and solar power, EVs become even better for the environment. They can be charged using clean energy, reducing their environmental impact.

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 18, 2007

Incentives for wind and solar were stripped out, as well, according to Sen. Resch, president of the Solar Energy Industries Association, which sought an extension of the investment tax credit that expires at the end of next year. We're pretty disappointed," said Rhone A.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2011

Electricity used to charge plug-in vehicles should come exclusively from renewable energy resources, such as wind and solar power, he suggested—otherwise, there is no greenhouse gas emission advantage over a conventional vehicle with optimized fuel consumption.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

To date, the TCF has funded more than 380 projects by unlocking more than $170 million in funding from more than 300 private sector partners, including automotive manufacturers, energy storage companies, utilities, bioenergy companies, solar providers, and aerospace companies. Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, Washington). IP Group, Inc.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

Photo: BLM The Biden administration has updated the roadmap for solar development to 22 million acres of federal lands in the US West. The updated roadmap refines the analysis in the original six states and expands to five more states – Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. million homes. million homes.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

Vermont and Washington, DC are not included in this rule because they do not have fossil fuel-fired power plants. the remainder from other sources, including wind and solar. Cutting particle pollution, nitrogen NO x , and SO x by more than 25% as a co-benefit. Petroleum accounted for 0.52% of net electricity generation (20.1

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