Tag: energy
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Grant Awarded for Research on Geothermal Power from CO2
GreenFire Energy in Salt Lake City, Utah received a $2 million grant award from the Department of Energy’s Geothermal Technologies Program to investigate and evaluate the potential for low-temperature carbon dioxide-based (CO2-based) geothermal power production. The Department of Energy says GreenFire Energy will provide field evaluations of a low temperature CO2-based geothermal electric power generation…
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ABB, GM to Research Spent Car Batteries for Grid Storage
ABB, a developer of power and automation technologies in Cary, North Carolina, and General Motors will collaborate in a research and development project focused on uses for electric vehicle batteries once their useful life in the vehicle is over. The project will examine the reuse of spent lithium-ion battery packs from GM’s Chevy Volt, as…
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Chinese Solar Company, NREL Sign R&D Agreement
LDK Solar Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of solar wafers and photovoltaic products in Xinyu City, China and Sunnyvale, California, says it signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for collaborative research and development activities on silicon materials and photovoltaic devices. Under the agreement, the LDK Solar…
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Energy Dept. Awards Grants for University Tech. Commercialization
The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) selected five projects to build and strengthen what it calls “innovation ecosystems” designed to accelerate the movement of new energy technologies from university laboratories to the market. This is the first time DoE has funded this type of university-based commercialization. The ecosystems will bring together universities, the private sector,…
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Patent Awarded for One-Step Diesel Fuel Process
Joule Unlimited Inc., a biotech company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, said today it received a U.S. patent covering its process for converting sunlight and waste carbon dioxide (CO2) directly into liquid hydrocarbons that are fungible with conventional diesel fuel. Joule says it is the first to achieve and patent a direct, single-step, continuous process for the…
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Energy Dept. Awards Wind Power R&D Grants
The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) is awarding more than $5 million to support wind energy development in the U.S., specifically to develop better forecasting tools and improve wind turbine technology. About two-thirds of the $5 million awarded will go for two projects to improve short-term wind forecasting, which can better integrate wind power into…
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First Mobile Charging Station for Electric Cars Unveiled
Nation-E AG, a Swiss developer of energy storage, smart metering, and power load management solutions, launched today what it says is the world’s first mobile charging station. Dubbed the Angel Car, the new vehicle provides the technology for charging batteries of stranded electric cars and trucks while on the road. The company says that while…
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Russian Weapons-Grade Uranium Converted to Nuclear Fuel
USEC Inc., a supplier of enriched uranium fuel for commercial nuclear power plants in Bethesda, Maryland, says through its participation in the Megatons to Megawatts program, it has recycled 400 metric tons of weapons-grade uranium from Russia into low enriched uranium used as fuel in commercial nuclear power plants. This conversion of 400 metric tons…
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State Grant Awarded for Solar Energy Storage R&D
SunPower Corp. in San Jose, California has received a $1.8 million grant from the California Public Utilities Commission to research photovoltaic (PV) energy storage for large commercial applications. The grant, awarded from the the California Solar Initiative Research, Development, Deployment and Demonstration program, will establish a pilot program to demonstrate the integration of energy storage…
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Funding Announced for Carbon Capture and Storage R&D Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy announced the selection of 22 research and development projects on carbon capture and storage (CCS) for industrial sources. Funded with more than $575 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, these “clean coal” R&D projects follow on earlier industrial demonstration projects also funded through the Recovery Act. Some $312…