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DOE awards up to $40M for open-water, grid-connected wave energy testing facility

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the award of up to $40 million, subject to appropriations, to design, permit, and construct an open-water, grid-connected national wave energy testing facility.

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Ocean Power Technologies Signs Stakeholder Agreement for Oregon Wave Energy Project

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has signed a Settlement Agreement (SA) with 11 federal and state agencies and three non-governmental stakeholders for its utility-scale wave power project at Reedsport, Oregon. Manufacturing of the first 150 kW PB150 PowerBuoy is already underway at Oregon Iron Works under its contract with OPT. Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.

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DOE awards up to $47M each to 3 offshore wind projects

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The Energy Department selected three offshore wind demonstrations to receive up to $47 million each over the next four years to deploy innovative, grid-connected systems in federal and state waters by 2017. The projects are located off the coasts of New Jersey, Oregon, and Virginia.

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PNNL study finds that PHEVs and BEVs could serve as feasible resource to offset grid imbalances caused by integration of large amounts of intermittent wind generation

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trafficThis scenario is highly desirable to automotive manufacturers, who harbor great concerns about battery warranty if vehicle-to-grid discharging is allowed. V2GFull varies not only the charging of the vehicle battery, but also can vary the discharging of the battery back into the power grid.

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Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?

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And oh BTW, according to the Energy Information Administration , California’s grid overall consumed 0% coal power. And the reality is that the grid in many parts of the country will get greener at a faster rate than the EV sales share. Said another way, residents of California purchased 390.9 of US EV sales in 2020.

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ClearEdge Power and PNNL in $2.8M project to test fuel-cell combined heat and power

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ClearEdge will install its ClearEdge5 system at 10 different businesses in California and Oregon, while PNNL will monitor the systems and measure the energy savings. While the ClearEdge5 is not currently grid independent, future systems are being designed to operate during a grid outage, giving companies a continuous power advantage.

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ORNL assessment finds >65 GW of untapped hydropower in US rivers and streams

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The greatest hydropower potential was found in western US states, including Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Some of the environmental, technical and socioeconomic factors variables included: Endangered species; Federally protected lands; Water use and water quality concerns; Fishing and boating access.

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