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Xcel Terms First Phase of Sodium-Sulfur Battery Wind Energy Storage Test Project Successful

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Xcel Energy has released the preliminary results from its wind-to-battery (W2B) storage project in Minnesota, and termed the technology successful. We have proved that this technology can perform the functions of storage that we were looking for to help us manage the variability of wind energy on our operating system.

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More Electric Cars in Las Vegas with Stan Hanel's Story on the RAR'ster. with EVJerr Back to Webblogging, Sunday, 13 September 2009

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See also www.PHEV3A.com ) EVJerry was very familiar with roadtrip conditions along the way as he had previously driven the “Spirit of DC” while visiting all 48 continental State Capitols and 54 EAA Chapters in both the USA and Canada from April 2008 to April 2009.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The legislation would also provide new incentives for domestic oil and gas drilling, nuclear power plant construction, carbon capture and storage, and renewable energy sources like wind and solar. The first auction for allowances was held on September 25, 2008. Graham recently declared, “ Economy-wide cap-and-trade is dead. ”

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