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The US’s largest solar + battery storage project just came online

Baua Electric

million First Solar PV panels and 120,720 LG Chem, Samsung, and BYD long-duration energy storage batteries connected by 400 miles of wire. The project supplies power to the City of San Jose, Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. It features a massive 1.9

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

Green Car Congress

High-fidelity ignition models to boost engine thermal efficiency, $720,000 Convergent Science Inc., San Jose, Calif. Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif. Sunrun, San Francisco, Calif. San Jose, Calif. SunPower, San Jose, Calif.

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Sprig Electric pairs Tesla Powerpack with rooftop PV system

Green Car Congress

The pairing, installed by Sprig Electric at their corporate headquarters in San Jose, will cut the building’s total energy costs by 80-95%. The 500 kWh/250 kW Tesla Powerpack battery system is installed in the Sprig Electric parking lot and is connected to the grid and the PV system. MWh of energy and saved 4.94

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

Founding EVA chapter connects with entrepreneurial stars. Palmer worked at General Electric’s Nuclear Energy Division back then, while Stan Skokan, our treasurer, was the engineer at Hewlett-Packard (HP) who measured BIll Hewlett’s shirt pocket to make sure their calculator would fit.” “So Tesla licensed the technology.”

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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Sprout at Plug-in 2010

Green Car Congress

Eaton will also provide service to these stations through its national network of satellite manufacturing facilities and engineering service organization. Schneider Electric’s EV charging solutions will include Square D smart charging stations and smart grid technology. Among those exhibiting were: Aerovironment. Leviton Mfg.

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Learn How the President-Elect Candidates Plan to Improve IEEE

Cars That Think

The four candidates share their plans for increasing student membership; expanding science, technology, engineering, and math education programs; and attracting more members from industry. Coughlin is founder and president of Coughlin Associates in San Jose, Calif., He was an assistant professor of engineering at the.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

He understands the trend away from internal combustion engines (ICE) to electric-powered vehicles and realizes the tasks involved to decommission ICE infrastructure. I am definitely invested in EV adoption and can connect with engineers and media because of my background in EV ownership and my master’s in mechanical engineering.