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How RV Manufacturers Can Build All-Electric Travel Trailers For Cheap

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continued] The post How RV Manufacturers Can Build All-Electric Travel Trailers For Cheap appeared first on CleanTechnica. The Fossil Status Quo Is Hard To Beat, But Worth Beating When it comes to camping, the preferred fuel for everything from refrigerators to lanterns has long been propane.

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ICL researchers develop new membrane-based system for cheap, efficiently made biofuels

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Researchers at Imperial College London have developed a membrane-based extraction system for the production of biofuels which uses less than 25% of the energy of current processes and produces ten times more biofuel with more than 99.5% The open-access findings are published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science.

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BNEF: China dominates the Li-ion battery supply chain, but Europe is on the rise

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China’s success results from its large domestic battery demand—72GWh—and control of 80% of the world’s raw material refining, 77% of the world’s cell capacity and 60% of the world’s component manufacturing, according to data from BNEF. In 2020, Japan and Korea rank number two and three respectively.

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Chalmers team identifies two main challenges for bio-hydrocarbon fuel production from cheap sources

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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have identified two main challenges for renewable biofuel production from cheap sources: lowering the cost of developing microbial cell factories; and establishing more efficient methods for hydrolysis of biomass to sugars for fermentation.

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Dirt Cheap Batteries Enable Megawatt-Scale Charging Without Big Grid Upgrades Right Away

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continued] The post Dirt Cheap Batteries Enable Megawatt-Scale Charging Without Big Grid Upgrades Right Away appeared first on CleanTechnica. We’re seeing commercial, scaled, price points that we didn’t expect to see until 2030 or later. That has big implications for electric trucking.

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Cheap solar panels from China are all over Europe – and everyone is freaking out

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Europe is installing more solar panels than ever before, thanks to a flood of cheap Chinese solar panels, driving installations by 40% last year. But it comes at a hefty cost: Local solar manufacturers are on the brink of a total collapse that could happen within weeks.

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AAM Calls Cheap Chinese EVs Built In Mexico “An Extinction Level Event”

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Cars built by Chinese companies like BYD in Mexico could have a devastating effect on American manufacturers, according to AAM. The post AAM Calls Cheap Chinese EVs Built In Mexico “An Extinction Level Event” appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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