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Wolfspeed and ZF partner for future SiC semiconductor devices; new R&D center, new 200mm fab

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The strategic partnership includes a joint research facility in Germany that will focus on real world e-mobility and renewable energy system level challenges. The decommissioned coal-fired power plant in Ensdorf, Saarland (top), and with a rendering of the planned 200 mm SiC semiconductor factory by Wolfspeed and ZF (bottom).

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OnStar and Google demonstrate concept service for managing charging Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy

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Concept of the service and mobile app for renewable charging. OnStar and Google are working together to demonstrate a new OnStar service for managing the charging of Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy, using the 17 Chevrolet Volts in Google’s “Gfleet” based at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Click to enlarge.

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SRI wins $925,000 DOE award to liquefy biomass for production of transportation fuels

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Dr. Santosh Gangwal, Southern Research principal investigator, said co-processing of bio-oil with petroleum refinery streams can help refineries comply with new renewable fuels standards (RFS-2.) In January, SRI entered into a $1.5-million Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Lux Research: cost of electrofuels remains far from viable

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Similarly in 2009 and 2010, the US Department of Energy (DOE) funded the University of North Carolina – Energy Frontier Research Center (UNC EFRC) and the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, respectively. Hydrogen-to-fuels.

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CMU study finds controlled EV charging can reduce generation cost, but at greater health and environmental costs depending upon the generation mix

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Results from the study also suggest that with sufficient coal plant retirement and sufficient wind power, controlled charging could result in positive net benefits instead of negative. A paper describing the work is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. other parts of the US and the world could be different.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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The winds had barely died down when electric-power specialists and others began calling for a radical overhaul of Puerto Rico’s electricity networks, one that would emphasize renewable energy, distributed generation, and, critically, microgrids. A microgrid is like a miniaturized, tightly controlled version of a power grid. percent to 2.8

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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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University of North Carolina. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Discover, understand, and control efficient chemical pathways for the conversion of coal and biomass into chemicals and fuels. Rational Design of Innovative Catalytic Technologies for Biomass Derivative Utilization. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

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