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NLR-NRRI Partnership Advances Industry-Scale Innovation and Process Demonstration
By Lindsey McGuirk and Brooke Van Zandt The National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) and the University of Minnesota’s Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI) have launched a new initiative to demonstrate, at scale, the technologies that will secure supply chains for critical minerals and materials and power the next generation … [continued]
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Photovoltaic Windows Have Been Heating Water in a Bucharest Apartment for Two Years
A two-year apartment pilot in Bucharest uses semi-transparent photovoltaic windows to heat domestic water directly in DC, turning an ordinary water tank into thermal storage without a solar inverter or battery. By Adrian Băisan, PhotoVoltaic Windows SRL For people living in apartment buildings, using solar energy is not as straightforward … [continued]
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Tesla Gets Robotaxi Permit in Nevada … for 10 Vehicles
Tesla wants to launch thousands of robotaxis in the state of Nevada, so a couple of months ago, it put in a request for this — specifically, for approval to launch 5,000 robotaxis in Clark County within a year. Following the public comment period and whatever internal deliberation that went … [continued]
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Tesla Cybercab Readies for Launch
Tesla is planning to genuinely launch its Cybercab in coming weeks, or days. It is going to be launched on September 3 in Austin, Texas. Invitations for the event have started getting sent out to specific fans, investors, influencers, etc. Note that while Cybercabs have been spotted in testing with … [continued]
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Lexington-Fayette County Solar Zoning Amendment Critical to Achieving Climate Goals and Lowering Costs
Lexington, Kentucky — On Thursday, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council will hear a zoning ordinance text amendment (ZOTA) that would open up no greater than one percent of Fayette County, including agriculturally zoned land, for large-scale solar development. The ZOTA would require that any such solar projects be “agrivoltaic,” enabling the … [continued]
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