Remove 2016 Remove Renewable Remove Vermont Remove Wind
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

Juneau, the Capital City of Alaska, has a clean, renewable source of energy, local hydropower. 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. Vermont Agency of Transportation.

Purchase 191
article thumbnail

12 Exciting Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2022

Cars That Think

The exact date depends on when the Large Hadron Collider is set to renew proton-proton collisions after three years of upgrades and maintenance. Green hydrogen is hydrogen produced in sustainable ways, using solar or wind-powered electrolyzers to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. New Dark-Matter Detector. FASER will.

Engine 143
article thumbnail

How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

Cars That Think

Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. Packetized energy management (PEM) allows the power grid to flexibly handle a varying supply of renewable energy. unprecedented and deadly winter freeze. We think there’s a better way.

article thumbnail

The origins of NDEW and DEED

Plug in America

But, with the audacity of hope—and the confidence born of years driving these cars—we’re asking Obama to accelerate his plan and make it happen three years sooner, then to boost that number to ten million plug-ins by 2016.”. And media from Vermont to Alabama to Hawaii and beyond continue to carry our message of change. million total.

Obama 98