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Winnebago is offering test drives of its all-electric RV prototype decked out with solar panels

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During this year’s Florida RV SuperShow in Tampa, legacy RV and motorhome manufacturer Winnebago unveiled its all-electric, operational RV prototype called the eRV2. more… The post Winnebago is offering test drives of its all-electric RV prototype decked out with solar panels appeared first on Electrek.

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EGEB: Largo Police Department is first in Tampa Bay to buy electric motorcycles

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The Largo, Florida, police department in the Tampa Bay area buys Zero all-electric motorcycles. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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NREL researchers point toward building energy efficiency instead of long-term storage

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An open-access paper on the work, “Optimal Strategies for a Cost-Effective and Reliable 100% Renewable Electrical Grid,” appears in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. The researchers considered solar and wind as the source of renewable energy, given that most plans for meeting the 100% target take those into account.

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US DOE Awarding Up To $62M for Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development

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The US Department of Energy has selected 13 projects for investment of up to $62 million over five years to research, develop, and demonstrate Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems capable of providing low-cost electrical power. These selections include: Abengoa Solar, Inc. Lakewood, CO – up to $10.6

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A Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Wants to Visit Your School

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Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle All Around America (PHEV3A) tour with "EVJerry" Asher driving started last year on Earth Day, in front of the Nation’s Capitol. The plug-in hybrid vehicle the “Spirit of DC" was designed to run on electricity alone for about 10 miles before reverting back to acting like an ordinary hybrid.

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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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The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. GENI: Green Electricity Network Integration ($36.4 All generators contain coils of wire.

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Florida has no wind turbines but it’s going to ban them anyway

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The Sunshine State is a US solar power leader. First, something that made me giggle – the bill defines a wind turbine as a tower, rotor, and blades “capable of producing more than 10 kilowatts of electrical power.” (So, That’s why Florida has no wind farms – either onshore or offshore. So what’s the point of this straw man ban, anyway?

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