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US installs 6.2 GW of solar PV in 2014, up 30% over 2013

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Newly installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in the US in 2014 reached a record 6,201 MW, growing 30% over 2013’s total, according to the new US Solar Market Insight 2014 Year in Review report released by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). In 2014, 3.9 The residential segment’s 1.2 GW), natural gas (6.3

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U. Delaware and NRG Energy vehicle-to-grid project selling power to PJM

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A vehicle-to-grid (V2G) project between the University of Delaware and NRG Energy has begun selling power to PJM Interconnection for the power grid. installing UD control technology into the EVs and others. Earlier post.).

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This Engineer’s Job Is to Keep Arkansas Nuclear One Safe

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Our nuclear plant is like a river that meets the ocean, supplying power to the larger electric power grid that provides electricity across North America,” Ansari says. So the exciter was refurbished “down to the nuts and bolts,” Ansari says, before being installed. These systems are robust, and we can’t make mistakes.”

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Mitsubishi Heavy says ground test validates wireless power transmission for space solar power systems; 10 kW sent 500m by microwave

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Wireless power transmission technology aims to eliminate the cable connections conventionally necessary for transmitting electricity; the newly successful test results lead the way to applying the technology in numerous terrestrial fields. A laser beam would be sent to Earth-based hydrogen generating device. 2011.5877136.

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The US Needs 20 Times More EV Charging Stations by 2030… Or Else

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According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , electric vehicle sales, including plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) and battery electric vehicles (BEV), increased from just over 17,000 in 2011 to 632,883 in 2021. How many EV chargers are currently installed in the United States? In fact, BEVs accounted for 3.2%

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A123 Systems to supply Li-ion energy storage system to Dongfang Electric Corporation for evaluation for wind power solutions

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Li-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems will supply a 500kW Li-ion energy storage solution to Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC), the third largest manufacturer of wind turbines in the People’s Republic of China and the country’s largest exporter of power equipment.

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California ARB holding two workshops on developing measure to reduce emissions from TRUs

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Carrier Transicold’s Vector 8100) that are plugged into the electric power grid while in use. ARB adopted the TRU Airborne Toxic Control Measure in 2004, with amendments in 2010 and 2011, to reduce PM emissions from TRU units. NO x : 6,100 tons per year. GHG: 770,000 tons per year (CO 2 e).