Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2010

Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are teaming up to establish one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems and electric vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. Ford will work with Detroit Edison to install a 500 kW solar photovoltaic panel system at Michigan Assembly.

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Michigan Detroit Solar Power 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

This project will develop and implement an Energy Internet microgrid, located in a large mixed-use infill development site in Austin, Texas. The 16 utility-scale energy storage projects (ranked by DOE funding) are: Utility-Scale Energy Storage Projects. Notrees Wind Storage. Pecan Street Project (TX). 24,063,978.

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Energy Storage Grid Energy Wind 270

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

A key thing, he said, will be to recharge the batteries at an acceptable time for the electricity grid — to “make sure people aren’t charging at the very peak, peak time,” like late afternoon when the electricity grid is already weighted down by demands like air conditioning. The closest to that source is solar.

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Grid Green Electric Cars Cars 47