Revenge Of The Virtual Power Plants, Part Infinity

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:46:12 +0000

virtual power plants sunrun lunar energy gridshareVirtual power plants were virtually unknown just a few years ago, and now the floodgates are open thanks in part to a Trump-era ruling.

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BMW’s Excellent Solid-State EV Battery Adventure

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2023 18:05:32 +0000

solid state ev batteries bmwThe solid-state EV battery of the future is not quite there yet, but BMW Group has seen enough to nail down an R&D partnership with the US battery innovator Solid Power.

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The Top 20 NREL Stories Of 2022

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 23:45:07 +0000

Throughout 2022, researchers, staff, and leadership at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) worked together with collaborators and partners to advance renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. As this busy year at NREL draws to a close, we look back at some of the laboratory’s most impactful accomplishments from 2022 […]

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Underground Water Battery To Bust Energy Storage Dam Wide Open

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 19:30:56 +0000

energy storage pumped hydro quidnetPumped hydro already accounts for 93% of utility-scale energy storage in the US, and plans are in the works to build up from there.

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Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Are Heading Out To Sea

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:05:14 +0000

vertical axis wind turbines Sandia 1980sVertical axis wind turbines will soon be coming to a rooftop (or ocean) near you, if all goes according to plan.

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$5.4 Million To Research Turning Buildings Into Carbon Storage Structures

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 11:50:19 +0000

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been selected to receive over $5.4 million from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for the development of technologies that can transform buildings into carbon storage structures. The funding is part of ARPA-E’s Harnessing Emissions into Structures Taking Inputs from the Atmosphere (HESTIA) program, which […]

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DOE Funds New Program to Recycle Used Nuclear Fuel, GE Conducting Innovative Related Research

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:31:11 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced this week that it would provide up to $48 million for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program that could substantially reduce the disposal impact of used nuclear fuel (UNF). The program, dubbed CURIE (Converting UNF Radioisotopes Into Energy), is intended to support “a comprehensive national strategy […]

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Wave Energy Nails Spot Among 68 New Projects Getting $175 Million Love Tap From ARPA-E

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 16:26:10 +0000

wave energy usa arpa-eA new remote-controlled mooring system for wave energy devices is part of ARPA-E’s plan for drinking the milkshake of fossil energy stakeholders.

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