Millions Of Electric Vehicles To Invade US Southeast In Big Decarbonization Push
Politics aside, the Southeastern US is emerging as an epicenter of rapid decarbonization, with electric vehicles front and center.
University of Tennessee
New Method Monitors Grid Stability With Hydropower Project Signals
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have developed an algorithm to predict electric grid stability using signals from pumped storage hydropower projects. The method provides critical situational awareness as the grid increasingly shifts to intermittent renewable power. Hydropower is a renewable energy source directly … [continued]
New Carbon Material Sets Energy-Storage Record Likely To Advance Supercapacitors
Guided by machine learning, chemists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed a record-setting carbonaceous supercapacitor material that stores four times more energy than the best commercial material. A supercapacitor made with the new material could store more energy — improving regenerative brakes, power electronics and auxiliary … [continued]
Agrivoltaics To Save US Farmland From Buildings
Agrivoltaics supporters and emerging farmers join forces with member-owned rural electric cooperatives to push for dual use farmland.
Researchers Rev Up Innovative Visualization Strategies to Reclaim Energy, Time, & Money Lost in Traffic…
Simulations Reveal Potential for Up to 17% Energy Savings Through Innovative Congestion Controls
U.S. DOE’s ARPA-E Releases $10M of Electric Airplane Funding to GE, Others
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) recently announced the release of funding to several organizations working on electric aircraft, including General Electric, as part of its Connecting Aviation By Lighter Electric Systems (CABLES) program. “Future all-electric, twin-aisle aircraft will require more than 50 MWs of power … [continued]
Sorry, Coal: 66% Conversion Efficiency Eyeballed For Next-Gen “Hot Carrler” Perovskite Solar Cells
The US is going all-in on a plan to dominate the global PV market with next-gen perovskite solar cells that can beat fossil fuels to a pulp.
US Solar Industry Could Employ 200,000 to 430,000 by 2020
Last year, we wrote about the US solar industry surpassing 100,000 jobs. With the industry expected to grow many times over in the coming years, especially with strong policy support, that number could grow substantially. A new independent research report released last week (while I was on my first little … [continued]
Bloom Energy Makes Lower Carbon Electricity From Gas in Chattanooga, Tennessee
The state of Tennessee just got its first Bloom Energy “Server”, which turns any gaseous fuels into electricity using its cheaper new kind of fuel cell. Installed in collaboration with the TVA and the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, these 100 KW Bloom Boxes have just been installed on the top … [continued]
