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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid.

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Bloom Energy Debuts SOFC Fuel Cell System for Distributed Generation

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Bloom Energy Corporation staged a high-profile event announcing the availability of the Bloom Energy Server, a patented solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology for distributed power generation. Founded in 2001, Bloom Energy can trace its roots to the NASA Mars space program. The event was hosted at eBay Inc.,

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Chinese tycoon to launch clean-tech car venture in US

Green Cars News

It will be a case of ’sweet home Alabama’ for Yang Rong, a Chinese automobile tycoon who is preparing to launch a plan to make clean-tech cars in the United States. Tags: Green cars Latest news Alabama Brilliance China Automotive Holdings clean-tech cars Yang Rong.

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The Real Story of Pixar

Cars That Think

The story of Pixar doesn't start with its founding—a tech company's story rarely does. Because California is a community-property state, George effectively lost half his fortune overnight. Then we turned our minds to making a "strategic partnership" with a large corporation instead. George and Marcia Lucas divorced in 1983.

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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His passion for the field led him from New York City’s used electronics stores to elite university laboratories, through the intense early years of the microprocessor revolution and the tumult of the video game industry, and ultimately to his job today: high-tech private eye. He started his explorations with chemistry. Date of birth Oct.

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