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The Department of Energy is giving $540 million to 54 universities and 11 national labs to research innovations in clean energy technologies and methods of manufacturing that produce less carbon dioxide emissions. Better commercial solar technologies, research into direct air capture of carbon dioxide, and reducing the cost of hydrogen production are among the projects.
The research projects announced today will strengthen the scientific foundations needed for the United States to maintain world leadership in clean energy.
The University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City.
Addressing climate change is urgent and he hopes other universities do the same.
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The expansion of the use of supply chain materials is due to the fact that they are made with bio-degradable plastic.
Inexpensive materials like aluminum and sulfur have been used to develop a battery architecture. The batteries can be used for a lot of different things.
Researchers are looking for more eco-friendly air conditioners. Harvard researchers have developed a prototype for a new type of air conditioner.
A $60 million funding round has been raised by Carbon Direct, which will be used to expand its business of helping its customers reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The Wattsmart program, which provides batteries to customers who purchase solar power systems, is being expanded by the two companies.
Dryad, a German company that builds solar-powered sensors for early wildfire detection, has raised $10 million in a funding round.
The Colorado River is at a tipping point due to the heat and low precipitation. Electricity production from the Hoover Dam is at risk if trends continue.
Since 1865, China's economy has been hard hit by dead trees.
Congestion pricing is better than new highway lanes.
Climate change actions are more popular than people in the United States.
There is traffic in the state of California.
GettyC alifornia is the largest buyer of passenger vehicles in the U.S. The Golden State approved a rule this week that will ban the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles in the state by the year 2035. California's auto pollution rules have the potential to become a national standard because they account for about 11% of all new vehicle purchases in the U.S.
There is plug power.
Governments and heavy industries want to cut carbon emissions by using hydrogen. Amazon is making a big bet on the clean fuel with a plan to buy as much as $2.1 billion of hydrogen made from water and renewable electricity. Amazon may own 16 million shares of Plug.
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Fickle EV flirting is exposed bylunging gas prices.
America has a roaming EV test fleet.
Gatik and Cummins are partners in the field of power generation.
The letters really mean grand.
The sales of electric cars in Europe are expected to increase.
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