Environment

Volvo begins preparing C30 electric–gasoline-powered fuel cell combo

By / November 5, 2010

At the Paris Motor Show last month, Volvo announced that their C30 electric model was ready for delivery. But, the company is already adding a major new feature – a…

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OSU group studies aging of Li-ion batteries

By / November 4, 2010

Ohio State University’s Center for Automotive Research is studying why batteries lose their ability to hold a charge as they age. In collaboration with ORNL and NIST, the group is…

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Clemson breaks ground on 15-MW wind turbine testing facility

By / November 1, 2010

Dignitaries shovel sand to celebrate the beginning of construction for the new wind turbine drive train testing facility. Left to right: Clemson University Board of Trustees chairman David Wilkins, S.C.…

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SRNL energy park plans underway

By / October 26, 2010

Surplus land within the Savannah River National Lab site will be turned into an energy park. The DOE is exploring the potential of energy parks (PDF) as one option for…

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Clean Energy Alliance, DOE partner to support commercialization of clean energy technologies

By / October 21, 2010

Nanowerk.com reported that the Clean Energy Alliance, the national association of clean energy business incubators, announced the formation of the Department of Energy Small Business and Clean Energy Alliance Partnership.…

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MIT Energy Initiative receives $25M for research and collaboration

By / October 14, 2010

Gerald Schotman, chief technology officer, Royal Dutch Shell, right, signs the agreement with MIT President Susan Hockfield. (Credit: MIT) MIT announced that Shell and MIT today signed an agreement to…

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Google invests in windpower “superhighway”

By / October 12, 2010

Last April I reported on a proposal to grid-lock offshore wind farms with underground transmission lines in order to keep wind power supply stable. By connecting wind farms that lie…

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Saint-Gobain to open new PV facility in Korea

By / October 11, 2010

Hyundai Heavy Industries Chairman Min Keh-sik, left, sits with Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA Chairman Pierre-Andre de Chalendar, center, after HHI and Saint-Gobain agreed to build a new CIGS solar module…

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Berkeley Lab nets stewardship for U.S.–China energy-efficient construction consortium

By / October 8, 2010

Prototype energy-efficient home designed by Michelle Kaufmann, on display at theMuseum of Science and Industry, Chicago. Credit: Kaufmann and Wikipedia Commons. The DOE has announced the details on the third…

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Tesla unveils new battery pack

By / October 7, 2010

The battery pack that will make Tesla’s upcoming Model S luxury sedan run.(Credit: San Jose Mercury News. Courtesy of Tesla.) Tesla Motors is most known for its all-electric sports car,…

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