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4 companies jointly propose $8B green energy initiative for LA area; Wyoming wind, Utah storage, transmission

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Four companies—Pathfinder Renewable Wind Energy, Magnum Energy, Dresser-Rand and Duke-American Transmission—have proposed a first-in-the-US, $8-billion green energy initiative that would bring large amounts of clean electricity to the Los Angeles area by 2023. million megawatt-hours per year vs. 3.9 million megawatt-hours.

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Study: US Department of Defense could generate 7GW of solar power on 4 bases in California desert

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The year-long study , conducted by the consultancy ICF International, looked at seven military bases in California and two in Nevada. The study also looks at two Air Force bases located in the Nevada desert, Creech and Nellis.

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Mercedes-Benz to showcase pre-production version of coming GLC F-Cell fuel cell PHEV at IAA

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The fuel cell experts have used about 200 tonnes of hydrogen in their developments tests since 2015. The GLC F‑CELL received its aerodynamic finishing touches in the wind tunnels in the Mercedes-Benz Technology Center in Sindelfingen: Even the most extreme weather events can be moved indoors here.

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Tesla reports Q2 non-GAAP net of $16M, GAAP net loss of $62M

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Automotive revenue for Q2 included $23 million of powertrain sales to Daimler and Toyota, reflecting the start of production deliveries to Daimler for the Mercedes-Benz B Class Electric Drive and the wind down of sales to Toyota for the RAV4 EV. on a GAAP basis. Gigafactory.

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Coulomb Racks Up Series of Charging Infrastructure Wins

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The City of Amsterdam plans to deploy 200 charging stations before 2012, and expects the charging stations to fuel 10,000 electric cars in 2015. KHLim’s CO 2 neutral area produces its own green energy through wind, heat and solar. 365-Energy will provide the charging stations and manage the ChargePoint Network for subscribers.

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Opinion: Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar: Miles Per Acre Per Year

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New cars in 2015 get 25 mpg.) An acre of desert in Arizona, Nevada and many other places on earth sees on the order of 3,000 hours of direct sun per year. They had better think seriously about financing solar and wind arrays. It is generous to say that an acre of Iowa can provide 12,500 miles per year at a cost of 10 cents each.

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis GV60 EV

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Genesis began as a stand-alone company in 2015 and is just now hitting its stride with a line-up of sedans and SUVs that get rave reviews. The GV60 has limited wind and road noise partly due to the low 0.29 The GV60 is sold in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Utah and Washington states.