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Baltimore Gas and Electric Company to Launch Plug-in Trial; GridPoints Smart Charging Software to Manage Grid Impacts

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Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), a subsidiary of Constellation Energy, has launched a multiyear plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) demonstration project using GridPoint’s smart charging software ( earlier post ). BGE will also evaluate the impact a PHEV fleet has on the company’s carbon footprint.

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Spark EV newly LEED-certified motor plant 6% powered by renewables

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The greening of the General Motors Baltimore Operations complex included the addition of 580 kilowatts of solar to the roof of its e-Motor building. Baltimore joins 70 achievers in GM, which is the global leader of the challenge. Together with a 1.23-megawatt Together with a 1.23-megawatt

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GM adds 3 acres of solar arrays in Michigan

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The company’s processing center in Swartz Creek and engine plant in Flint will feature 150 kW ground-mount solar arrays expected to generate a combined 400,000 kWh of renewable energy per year to the facilities’ grids. The new installations bring GM closer to reaching its goal to increase renewable energy use globally to 125 MW by 2020.

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ABS provides first approval in principle for floating Rankine cycle renewable energy plant

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Marine classification society ABS has issued its first Approval in Principle (AIP) for a new concept renewable energy design in which a moored spar uses ammonia in a closed-cycle process to produce electrical power for a commercial utility grid. OTEC power cycle. Click to enlarge.

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EIA: major utilities continue to increase spending on US electric distribution systems

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The electricity distribution system works to decrease voltage from high-power transmission lines and to deliver electricity to homes and businesses. Capital investment accounts for the largest share of distribution costs as utilities work to upgrade aging equipment.

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Morris Tanenbaum, Inventor of the Silicon Microchip, Dies at 94

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He received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1949 from Johns Hopkins University , in Baltimore, and earned a Ph.D. The research paved the way for more effective solar power generation. Based in Berlin, the DGS supports the introduction of solar technologies and renewable energy resources into the power grid.

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How To Reduce EV Charging Station Costs

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There are many benefits to installing EV charging stations on your property: for one, they’re great for reaching sustainability goals and helping speed the transition away from fossil fuels. Unfortunately, many assume the costs of installing and maintaining EV stations would make them unviable for their business.