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Highview Power and Encore Renewable Energy to co-develop the first long-duration, liquid-air energy storage system in US

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This facility will be a minimum of 50MW, provide in excess of eight hours of storage (400MWh) and will be located in northern Vermont.

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DOE Announces More than $5M to Support Wind Energy Development

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The US Department of Energy is awarding more than $5 million to support US wind energy development. million to boost the speed and scale of midsize wind turbine technology development and deployment. million to boost the speed and scale of midsize wind turbine technology development and deployment.

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Burlington Electric Department Launches New Program with EVmatch to Expand EV Charging at Multi-family Properties

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Burlington Electric Department (BED) recently announced a new rebate program to expand EV charging at multi-family properties in Burlington, Vermont. Shared EVmatch EV charging station at apartment complex in Burlington, Vermont. Tucker Helmus, Redstone Property Management in Burlington, Vermont. BED Energy Goals and Portfolio.

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NEESC releases 2015 hydrogen & fuel cell development plans for eight Northeastern states; power generation and transportation

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Further, the deployment of hydrogen and fuel cell technology will also help meet carbon dioxide emissions reduction and zero emission vehicles (ZEV) requirements, and utilize renewable energy from indigenous sources such as biomass, wind, and photovoltaic (PV) power. million ZEVs between 2018 and 2025, 1.24 Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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The origins of NDEW and DEED

Plug in America

And media from Vermont to Alabama to Hawaii and beyond continue to carry our message of change. . “With this letter I am writing to express my enthusiastic support for the application of Plug In America to participate in the January 20 th Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington D.C.,” ” Pavley wrote.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Juneau, the Capital City of Alaska, has a clean, renewable source of energy, local hydropower. This project is unique in that the buses will be charged during the day to take advantage of the renewable energy made available by the abundant solar and wind energy available on the island. Vermont Agency of Transportation.

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How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

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Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. Instead of drastically scaling up power-grid infrastructure, our work at the University of Vermont has focused on how to coordinate demand in real time to match the increasingly variable supply.