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DOE provides $65M for “connected communities” of buildings powered to transform electric system

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $65 million through its Connected Communities funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to expand DOE’s network of grid-interactive efficient building communities nationwide. ( interactive Efficient Building: An energy?efficient efficient building that uses smart technologies and on?site

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PPPL researchers find way to build high-temperature superconducting magnets for fusion devices

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Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have found a way to build high-temperature superconducting magnets made of material that conducts electricity with little or no resistance at temperatures warmer than before. Resources. —Thomas Brown, a PPPL engineer and co-author.

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This startup is about to install bladeless rooftop wind turbines on box buildings

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Aeromine, launched in 2022, makes compact 50 kW or larger “wind harvesting platforms” that it mounts on the edge of a building’s roof. The rooftop wind units, which have no external moving parts or blades, capture wind flowing up and over the building and convert it into onsite electricity. Specs are here.) Get started here. –ad*

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Next 10-UC Berkeley study suggests additional tax revenue or income-based rate structure to make electricity more affordable for Californians

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California’s current strategy of recovering a myriad of fixed costs in electricity usage rates must change as the state uses more renewable electricity to power buildings and vehicles, according to the findings from a new report from the Energy Institute at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and non-profit think tank Next 10.

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Government of Canada investing nearly $15M in new EV chargers across the GTA

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This funding was provided to 32 organizations, including municipalities, multi-resident buildings (MURBs), private firms and utilities. The Government of Canada announced federal investments totalling nearly $15 million (US$11.2

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Chevron and MOECO to collaborate on Advanced Closed Loop geothermal technology

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Building on Chevron and MOECO’s long-standing relationship, the new collaboration will study geothermal resource potential across Japan and will evaluate the effectiveness of Advanced Closed Loop (ACL) technology for a future joint pilot project in Japan. —Hirotaka Hamamoto, CEO of MOECO.

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Lightyear suspends production of Lightyear 0 to focus on Lightyear 2

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Lightyear, the developer of solar electric vehicles, will redirect its focus and resources completely towards the development and production of Lightyear 2, its intended mass-market model. We are now redirecting all our energy towards building Lightyear 2 in order to make it available to clients on schedule.