GE Flow Battery Aims For 240 Mile EV Range And Beyond

We were just fooling around with the notion that new fuel cell technology could shake up the electric vehicle market, when here comes GE with another alternative: a flow battery that combines with a fuel cell to push EV range up to the Department of Energy’s goal of 240 miles, and even farther. The official rated range of Tesla...

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Update on Fukushima Leaks: Unrepresentative Sampling Supports Fear Mongering

After posting Fear mongering over WATER leaks at Fukushima Dai-ichi a number of people challenged the concentration numbers I used in the supporting calculations. This August 23, 2013 Tepco press release contains numbers that roughly correspond to those I used, so I pressed the challengers for a source.They pointed me to a Tepco...

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GE Flow Battery Aims For 240-Mile EV Range…And Beyond

Batteries Published on August 29th, 2013 | by Tina Casey We were just fooling around with the notion that new fuel cell technology...

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BMW i3 Shifts EV Market With Composites

Cars Published on August 30th, 2013 | by Rocky Mountain Institute Originally published on RMI Outlet.by Greg Rucks Fuel economy...

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Reinventing Batteries for Electric Vehicles: Interview with ARPA-E Deputy Director Cheryl Martin

Last week ARPA-E announced 22 recipients for $36 million in total awards under the agency’s new Robust Affordable Next Generation Energy Storage Systems, or RANGE, program.RANGE aims to reinvent the electric vehicle battery at the system level by targeting outside the box concepts that could change the way we look at electricity...

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Two Californian Cities Vying For Solar Capital Of The US

Clean Power Published on August 28th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor This post originally published on RMI Outletby Devi Glick The...

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Energy Cost Innovation, Part 3: Global Impact of Low-Cost Clean Energy

PART 3: GLOBAL IMPACTS OF LOW-COST CLEAN ENERGYPART 1: Liquid Fuel Nuclear Reactors introduced the history and technology of liquid fuel nuclear reactors â€" the path not taken as the world followed Rickover’s forceful choice of solid fuel reactors.PART 2: Energy Cost Innovation described the opportunities for substantial cost...

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Fear Mongering Over Water Leaks at Fukushima Nuclear Energy Plant

I’ll start with the bottom line first: despite all word to the contrary, there is no reason for anyone to be concerned that “contaminated” water from the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station is going to cause them any physical harm, now or in the future. The only way my bottom line statement could possibly be...

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