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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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Thousands of Washington insiders and climate activists have had a hand in these legislative breakthroughs. Among the most articulate and almost certainly the wonkiest is Jesse Jenkins , a professor of engineering at Princeton University, where he heads the ZERO Lab—the Zero-carbon Energy systems Research and Optimization Laboratory, that is.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. Once electricity is generated and passes into the grid, it is typically used almost immediately. After earning a Ph.D.

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ExxonMobil and Princeton select five energy research projects; including batteries and solar

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ExxonMobil and Princeton University announced the selection of five research projects associated with their partnership focused on energy technologies. These efforts are in addition to the more than 80 universities that ExxonMobil partners with on research programs to explore new energy solutions.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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The utility.will get a Ford plug-in hybrid vehicle by the end of this year and as many as 20 by some time in 2009 to test their durability, range and impact on the power grid, said Susan M. But we want to give them cause to continue to press forward." ( MIT Technology Review ). By partnering with these two industries.

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