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Arizona’s largest battery will help feed your Google habit

Baua Electric

Photo: Salt River Project Arizona’s largest battery storage system is now online and, along with solar and wind, will help power a new Google data center – here’s why that matters. The $600 million solar + battery storage project sits on 3,000 acres south of Buckeye. Statista reports that Google’s energy consumption reached 22.29

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J+ BOOSTER 2 portable EV charger review: More bang for your buck

Baua Electric

The company has expanded its payment options to Shop Pay by Shopify, Paypal, GPay by Google, and Venmo. The following NEMA adapters are available for purchase: 6-20, TT-30, 6-15, 6-50, 5-20, and 5-15. If you’re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels. It’s basically a 2-in-1.

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Schiff Amendment would provide resources to restart Plutonium-238 production for RTGs

Green Car Congress

In the early 1990s, the US shut down Pu-238 production, and since then, the DOE has been using stockpiled material and material purchased from Russia to build these devices. Google Tech Talk: Save the Uranium-233 to Save Solar System Exploration (January 2011). Pu-238 has a half-life of 87 years.) Source: Kirk Sorensen.

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Bloom Energy Debuts SOFC Fuel Cell System for Distributed Generation

Green Car Congress

featured California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, General Colin Powell, and early customers including Bank of America; The Coca-Cola Company; Cox Enterprises; eBay; FedEx Express; Google; Staples; and Walmart. Customers who purchase Bloom’s systems can expect a 3-5 year payback on their capital investment from the energy cost savings.

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What is Home energy management system, why it is needed

Baua Electric

Renewable Energy Integration HEMS can integrate with renewable energy sources such as solar panels or wind turbines, allowing users to maximize the use of clean energy. Because they usually sit for a long period of time, their charging can be shifted to periods when either solar generation is high or electricity prices are low.

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Honda Introducing BEV and PHEV to US and Japan in 2012; Demonstration Programs in US Begin This Year

Green Car Congress

By the end of 2010 and continuing through 2011, Honda will roll out a battery-electric vehicle demonstration program in the US with participants, including Stanford University, Google Inc. and the City of Torrance, Calif. The City of Torrance will also receive a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle for evaluation by the end of 2010.

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The Solangelist Learns To Install Solar & Loves It

Creative Greenius

Our group was an interesting and friendly mix of unemployed construction workers looking for new careers; electricians, iron workers and other licensed contractors looking to expand into solar installation; and three or four guys who were there to learn how to do a self install of solar for their home, shop or cabin.

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