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Greenest pope in history
The green credentials of Pope Benedict XVI were increased yet again when he received an electric car to use within the grounds of the Vatican and his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo. French car maker Renault presented the Pope with his very own white Kangoo, pimped out with the Papal coat of arms on its doors. The Kangoo Maxi van has a 44 kilowatt electric motor and lithium-ion battery ...
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Six ARPA-E projects illustrate private investors excited about clean energy innovation
In a little over one year, six projects that received a total of $23.6 million in seed funding from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Project Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) have generated more than $100 million in outside private capital investment, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today. The six projects, which received between $750,000 and $8 million each, focus on improving solar ...
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NEC Launches Household Energy Storage System
- Achieves Automatic Control and Visualization of Electric Power - Tokyo, July 13, 2011 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) announced today the sales launch of a household energy storage system equipped with lithium-ion batteries that automatically controls electrical power in the home. Initially, 100 units of this industry first* system will be available for home construction ...
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Biden Administration Awards $2.8 Billion for U.S. Manufacturing of Batteries for EVs and Grid
The Biden Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy, this week (Oct 19) announced the first set of projects funded by the President's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. The 20 companies will receive a combined $2.8 billion to ...
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Dow Announces Approval of Joint Venture with Ube for Developing Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries
The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) today announced that its 50-50 joint venture with Ube Industries, Ltd., Advanced Electrolyte Technologies LLC, has secured all necessary regulatory approvals. The joint venture company will manufacture formulated electrolytes for lithium-ion battery cell manufacturers in the energy storage market. The formation of Advanced ...
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DOE Releases First-Ever Comprehensive Strategy to Secure America’s Clean Energy Supply Chain
The U.S. Department of Energy recently (Feb 24) released America’s first comprehensive plan to ensure security and increase the country's energy independence. The report, “America’s Strategy to Secure the Supply Chain for a Robust Clean Energy Transition,” lays out dozens of critical strategies to build a secure, resilient, and diverse domestic energy sector industrial base that will establish ...
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