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RMI launches “Virtual Power Plant Partnership” with support from General Motors & Ford

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Initial funding of the VP3 effort was made possible by General Motors and Google Nest. VP3 includes founding members Ford, General Motors, Google Nest, OhmConnect, Olivine, SPAN, SunPower, Sunrun, SwitchDin, and Virtual Peaker. In a VPP, decentralized distributed energy resources (DERs) are aggregated into a portfolio.

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Fusion energy company TAE Technologies launches power management subsidiary TAE Power Solutions

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TAE Power Solutions intends to deliver a novel technology to improve fundamentally the reliability, efficiency, longevity, and affordability of electric-powered products, from vehicles to renewable energy storage. TAE Technologies , the world’s largest private fusion energy company, has spun-out a new subsidiary, TAE Power Solutions.

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Meet the cute, capable and affordable Renault 5 E-Tech. Will this reborn icon make Europe relevant in the electric car era?

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All models can supply up to 11kW to external devices via its charging port, with the small Renault EV designed to become part of the electrical grid. inch Google-powered infotainment system. The post Meet the cute, capable and affordable Renault 5 E-Tech. 2025 Renault 5 interior. appeared first on EV Central.

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Autonomous driving visionary Dr. Lawrence Burns joining Neural Propulsion Systems as Executive Advisor; L4/L5 autonomous driving

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He has also advised numerous companies—including Google Self-Driving Cars/Waymo for over a decade. Founded in 2017, NPS is delivering the first all-in-one deeply integrated multi-modal sensor system for Level 4/5 autonomy for large volume deployment at an affordable cost.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance opens Silicon Valley research office

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The Renault-Nissan Alliance will open a research office later this month in Mountain View, California, directly across from the Google campus. Nissan will use the Silicon Valley office to focus on vehicle IT research, including graphical user-interface displays, in-car Internet connectivity and smart-grid research.

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X PRIZE Foundation Aims to Launch $100M in Prizes Over Next 10 Years, Targeting 4 Key Areas

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smart grid), storage (grid level, end user, community), monitoring and measurement. XPF’s goal is to inspire a new generation of viable, safe, affordable and super fuel-efficient vehicles that people want to buy. The current open prize in this area is the Google Lunar X PRIZE (GLXP).

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“Inspiring Female Founder” – Jordan Brompton spotlighted in The Successful Founder

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Zero fossil fuels, zero reliance on the grid, zero emissions travel. Rather than undertaking years of market research and spending millions of dollars on focus groups, we went on Google. I’m so proud of what we’ve achieved and want to help more people live with less reliance on the grid. How did you achieve awareness?

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