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U.S. Department of Energy Announces Selectees for $107 Million Fusion Innovation Research Engine Collaboratives, and Progress in Milestone Program Inspired by NASA

January 18, 2025 admin 0 Comments nasa, nuclear energy, nuclear fusion, policy & politics, university of tennessee, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:00:33 +0000

New Awards from DOE Will Support Acceleration of Commercial Fusion Energy Toward Viability The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $107 million in funding for six projects in the Fusion Innovative Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboratives, and that several privately funded fusion companies have completed early critical-path science and technology … [continued]

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What Range Anxiety? 440 Miles, 400kW Chargers for Large EVs — Cleantech News

August 25, 2024 admin batteries, bollinger motors, California, clean power, clean transport, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, enel, Energy Storage, ev charging, fermata energy, gmc, gmc sierra ev, ikea, India, lithium-ion batteries, magnix, nasa, nestlé, Solar energy, sunnova, sunnova energy, Volkswagen, volkswagen id buzz, volvo, volvo trucks, vw

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 21:53:03 +0000

Solar saves in many different kinds of ways. Over 63,000 customers were powered by Sunnova SunSafe solar + storage systems during storms in July and August. The present-day grid requires urgent restoration, but at least Sunnova is there to save the day. California continues its efforts in bringing 400kW chargers … [continued]

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$12.25 Million Says Space Solar Really Is Happening

August 4, 2024 admin clean power, Florida, green economy, investment, investors, nasa, research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, solar sail, solar sails, space solar, space solar energy, space solar power, startups, technion, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:11:35 +0000

The newly launched Florida startup Star Catcher Industries is launching a space solar network aimed at beaming solar energy from space to thousands of low earth orbiting satellites.

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Efficiency in Production at Heart of Bloom Technology

July 2, 2024 admin ames, ames research center, bloom energy, hydrogen, idaho national laboratory, moffett field, nasa, news, power, top plant

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:26:43 +0000

Decarbonization of power generation and other industrial sectors relies on hydrogen, and a Bloom Energy demonstration project is supporting the fuel’s production through an advanced electrolyzer system. The

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Reach Enables Wireless Power Mesh Networking for In-Flight Drone Charging

May 28, 2024 admin Aviation, clean transport, darpa, Electric vehicles, nasa, wireless ev charging

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 21:32:18 +0000

REDWOOD CITY, California — Under a BAA (Broad Agency Announcement) funded project with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Reach, the Wireless Power-at-a-Distance company developed and demonstrated a groundbreaking radio frequency (RF) based wireless power transfer (WPT) system for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The demonstration, which took place at National Aeronautics and Space … [continued]

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Space Solar Power Is Happening Sooner Rather Than Later

April 28, 2024 admin clean power, Japan, nasa, Solar energy, space solar, space solar energy, space solar power, startups, uk, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:25:53 +0000

Despite the obstacles, the dream of beaming solar power from space down to Earth has been gaining momentum and edging closer to reality.

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Nuclear Power on the Moon? Russia, China Working on a Plan

March 5, 2024 admin artemis base camp, Business, China, DOE, International, Moon, nasa, Nuclear, power, Russia

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2024 20:40:13 +0000

The head of Russia’s space agency said his country and China have been working on a program to build a nuclear power plant on the moon, with an eye toward […]

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OpenET Study Helps Water Managers & Farmers Put NASA Data to Work

February 7, 2024 admin Agriculture, Farmers, farming, nasa

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2024 23:08:14 +0000

As the world looks for sustainable solutions, a system tapping into NASA satellite data for water management has passed a … [continued]

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Designed By NASA For Mars Rovers, These Airless Bike Tires Will Never Go Flat

December 4, 2023 admin airless tires, bicycles, clean transport, micromobility, nasa

Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 22:21:21 +0000

What would it be like to know you could ride your bike or e-bike virtually everywhere without the fear of … [continued]

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US Air Force Approves New Green Aircraft Demonstrator Project

November 22, 2023 admin air force (usaf), aircraft, Aviation, Boeing, clean power, clean transport, electrofuels, fuel efficiency, green economy, green hydrogen, nasa, sustainable aviation fuel, US Department of Defense, us department of energy, US Navy, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2023 18:11:02 +0000

The US Air Force has put its seal of approval on the new X-66A green aircraft demonstrator project from NASA and Boeing, aimed at cutting fuel consumption by 30% and setting the stage for net zero emissions.

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