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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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An off-grid solar tracker powers this EV charging station

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“This solar electric vehicle charger is a part of the college’s efforts to make our [transportation systems] more sustainable”, said Marcus Welker, assistant director of sustainability at Dartmouth College [via Vermont Biz ]. Solaflect Energy , based in Norwich, Vermont, designs and manufactures the Solar EV Charger.

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

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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. Connect Transit will receive funding to replace diesel buses used in fixed route service with zero-emission, 40-foot, battery electric buses.

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These Skiers Are Still Chasing Powder in Their 80s and 90s

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The group headed down Devil’s Elbow, a winding intermediate run. Several other resorts host clubs for older skiers: the Over the Hill Gang at Copper Mountain in Colorado, the Silver Griffins at Bromley in Vermont. “I Our social connections are tied to all sorts of physical health conditions,” he explained, from memory to heart disease.

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Exploding Chips, Meta's AR Hardware, and More

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Cass: This also sounds like it gets closer to the dream of the pure software-defined radio , which is you take basically an idea where you take your CPU, you connect one pin to an antenna, and then almost from DC to daylight, you’re able to handle everything in software-defined functions. They couldn’t be connected any more closely.

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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.

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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. connected to a cellular or WiFi network), available to the public during daytime hours, and utilize the EVmatch network for sharing, monitoring, and payments processing.