Can Ocean Energy Power Carbon Removal?

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:26:42 +0000

Study Finds Offshore Energy Could Help the World Reach Critical Carbon Removal Goals (And a Bubbly, Soda-Like Method Might Be … [continued]

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Copper Is King, But It Is Time for a Metal Meritocracy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 15:00:08 +0000

These Four Teams are Building a Better Copper (or Trying to Replace It) to Supercharge the Future of Energy For … [continued]

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20 Teams Win First Phase of Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:30:26 +0000

 Winning Teams Submitted Creative Solutions To Boost U.S. Wind Energy Industry Sustainability Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced … [continued]

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New Study Finds Electric Vehicles Are Driven Less Than Gas Cars

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2023 21:49:41 +0000

One of the largest studies to date finds the current generation of EV owners drive far fewer miles than owners … [continued]

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Heliostat Consortium Announces Funding Awards Aimed At Lowering Costs & Barriers to Widespread Heliostat Deployment

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 22:35:27 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National Laboratories, co-leads of the Heliostat Consortium, announced seven awardees from a request for proposals (RFP) aimed at achieving DOE’s goals for heliostat cost reduction, sustained multifaceted innovation, and improved solar field performance. Heliostats are mirrors that track the sun in order […]

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Inertia and the Power Grid: Should We Be Worried About System Stability?

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:29:14 +0000

One concern some observers raise about the growth of inverter-based resources, such as solar, wind, and battery storage, supplying the power grid is that they don’t provide inertia. Inertia has historically

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New Perovskite Solar Cells: How Low (And How Fast) Can Solar Go?

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 02:08:51 +0000

The long wait for low-cost, high-performance perovskite solar cells is coming to a close. Now the fun begins.

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NREL Tapped To Help Electrify 4 Major Freight Corridors

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 02:23:27 +0000

This spring, the U.S. Department of Energy announced $7 million in funding for seven projects focused on creating regional infrastructure plans to support electric charging and hydrogen fueling for medium- and heavy-duty trucks along the nation’s most heavily trafficked corridors. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will collaborate with industry partners on four of the […]

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Ask A Scientist: The Electric Car & Power Grid’s Shared Future

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 18:35:00 +0000

renewable energy microgrid NRELThe revolutions in power generation and vehicle technology are gaining momentum, and given the climate crisis, they can’t come too soon. Last year, renewables generated more electricity in the United States than coal for the first time, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). US electric car sales, meanwhile, jumped 65% compared to 2021, […]

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75 Terawatts Of World Solar PV Needed By 2050 — Action Needed Now!

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 11:10:53 +0000

Experts Warn Waiting No Longer an Option for Commitment to Multi-Terawatt Photovoltaic Production Worldwide Global experts on solar power strongly urge a commitment to the continued growth of photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing and deployment to power the planet, arguing that lowballing projections for PV growth while waiting for a consensus on other energy pathways or the […]

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