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Calif. Energy Commission awards Satcon, A123 Systems, RES and SMUD $2M to develop energy storage system for grid-tied photovoltaics

Green Car Congress

This Satcon-led project is designed to address these grid integration challenges through the development of PV integrated electric energy storage systems capable of voltage and frequency support, PV firming, real power dispatch and ramp rate control.

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Nissan’s Big Gamble

Revenge of the Electric Car

Battery-powered cars may be the wave of the future, but costs are high; the recharging infrastructure isn’t there, and hefty government subsidies are needed to make electric vehicles competitive. . . ‘Go for mass market’ But rivals see initial volume in the hundreds or thousands. Ghosn wants hundreds of thousands.

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Junkyard Find: Nissan Leafpocalypse in California

The Truth About Cars

These cars had NiMH batteries and were sold/leased in California from 1997 through 2002 (only fleet buyers could get them for 1997-2001). Two years ago, I spotted this discarded first-gen Toyota RAV4 EV near John Steinbeck's birthplace.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

Charged EVs

What did you tell the folks in Sacramento? But if you have a battery in the trailer, the primary purpose of the battery could be to provide functionality—if it’s a refrigerated trailer, maybe the battery powers the fridge. Charged : We’ve been covering your company for several years.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

When that company was bought out by ENEL X , Miftakhov used the substantial profit to launch ZeroAvia in Hollister, California to develop and manufacture fuel cell-powered electric aircraft using green hydrogen (locally produced by electrolysis of water using solar or wind power). It’s very cool."

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A New Wildfire Watchdog

Cars That Think

Technology was on duty miles downwind, where, as the battle against these fires went on for days, even weeks, many residents of the Bay Area and Sacramento River Delta region turned to air-quality sensor networks, particularly AirNow , maintained by the U.S. government, and PurpleAir , created via crowd-sourcing of commercial sensors.