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

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With today’s announcement, DOE will broaden its capability to evaluate and demonstrate the growing flexibility of one such solution—smart, grid-interactive, efficient buildings—to best serve the needs of building occupants and the grid while reducing energy consumption overall. —Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette.

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Study IDs two compressed air energy storage methods, sites for the Northwest

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The world’s two existing compressed air energy storage plants—one in Alabama, the other in Germany—use man-made salt caverns to store excess electricity. Interest in the technology has increased greatly in the past decade as utilities and others seek better ways to integrate renewable energy onto the power grid.

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Ford Selects Johnson Controls-Saft for PHEV Battery Supplier in 2012; Adds 7 Utilities to PHEV Test Program

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Also, seven regional electric utility partners are joining Ford and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to conduct real-world tests on an expanding fleet of Ford Escape PHEVs. Ford is providing Escape PHEVs for real world road testing to its new research and utility partners around the country, including: New York Power Authority.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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University of Alabama. type Hexaferrite The University of Alabama led team will demonstrate. performance to the best commercial magnets and be significantly less expensive. properties on a prototype bulk magnet exceeding state-of-the-art commercial magnets. developed and deployed at commercial scale. power grid.

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