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Stockton school district partners with Mobility House for electric school bus charging; savings of $500K over 5 years

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Since 2009, the company has developed an expansive partner ecosystem to integrate electric vehicles into the power grid, including electric vehicle charger manufacturers, 750+ installation companies, 65+ energy suppliers, and automotive manufacturers ranging from Audi to Tesla.

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Policy Options for Expanding and Modernizing the US Power Grid

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Source: Yang, 2009. Chi-Jen Yang (2009) Electrical Transmission: Barriers and Policy Solutions. Because of these, there has been a sustained under-investment in transmission for several decades. —Chi-Jen Yang of the Duke-based Climate Change Policy Partnership (CCPP). Ownership of electric transmission in the US is fragmented.

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Mercedes-Benz Energy, Beijing Electric Vehicle start development partnership on 2nd-life battery storage

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With extensive tests and simulations, the Mercedes-Benz Energy engineers will demonstrate in the coming months how electric automotive storage units will in future also be able to support the Chinese power grid efficiently and sustainably with regard to fluctuation and power outage management. Beijing Electric Vehicle Co.,

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Truck diesel PM emissions at Port of Oakland down 98% in past decade; ship emissions down 75%

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a $60-million project to construct a power grid that ships can plug into at berth rather than relying on auxiliary diesel engines. The Port said its 2009 Maritime Air Quality Improvement Plan has been the biggest factor in curbing diesel emissions. Locomotives - DPM down 89%. Cargo handling equipment - DPM down 82%.

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First 800-kV High-Voltage Direct-Current Link in China Now Fully Operational; Transmission of Hydro Power to Pearl River Delta

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Siemens Energy and the utility China Southern Power Grid have put into operation the second pole of a world-record high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) system. In December 2009, the link had also set the world record for first DC operation ever at a voltage level of 800 kV DC.

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Daimler and partners deploying world’s largest 2nd-life EV battery storage unit for grid support

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With an increasing supply of electricity from fluctuating renewable energies, such as wind farms or solar power stations, they can help stabilize power grids, levelling out energy fluctuations with virtually no loss—a role that is partly fulfilled by fossil power plants at present.

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Opinion: Reinventing fuel-based power for a more secure and resilient grid

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But, to solve the week-by-week or season-by-season variations with batteries is to follow the same route as a 100% wind and solar powered grid. Again, to scale battery storage to store the weeks and weeks of power needed to balance the grid in those situations would result in huge infrastructure requirements.

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