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Study IDs two compressed air energy storage methods, sites for the Northwest

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The world’s two existing compressed air energy storage plants—one in Alabama, the other in Germany—use man-made salt caverns to store excess electricity. The PNNL-BPA study examined a different approach: using natural, porous rock reservoirs that are deep underground to store renewable energy.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Portland General Electric. Southern Company: Alabama Power. billion in loan guarantees to support innovative renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the United States. Southern Company: Alabama Power. National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO). National Grid. NextGen Climate America. New York State.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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includes Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee, will provide first. compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinder tracking system and Renewable. Greater Portland. The California Fleets and Workplace Alternative Fuels Project is a statewide. effort to develop templates and best practices for permitting AFV refueling. Center for.

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