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California ARB holding two workshops on developing measure to reduce emissions from TRUs

Green Car Congress

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is developing a measure to reduce emissions from Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs) by transitioning to zero-emission technologies. Carrier Transicold’s Vector 8100) that are plugged into the electric power grid while in use. NO x : 6,100 tons per year.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

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How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

Cars That Think

That need for balance is true of electric power grids, too. Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. Packetized energy management (PEM) allows the power grid to flexibly handle a varying supply of renewable energy.

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$50M Battery500 consortium targeting battery pack with specific energy of 500 Wh/kg

Green Car Congress

University of California, San Diego. Recognizing diversity in experience and opinions often results in better solutions, the consortium will also welcome ideas from others. PNNL’s lead role in the consortium builds on its decades of leadership in materials science, chemistry, transportation and power grid modernization.

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Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?

EV Adoption

One of the common arguments you hear from people in America who are not fans of the idea of electric vehicles is that they are mostly charged from electricity produced from coal power plants. Said another way, residents of California purchased 390.9 times the number of EVs than households in West Virginia.

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Torrance Enviro Commish - From Curious to CringeWorthy

Creative Greenius

Nor did the Commissioners have any ideas for incentives or fast tracking possibilities to encourage more green building in Torrance. They basically asked Mr. Koch to write something up for them. Fred graciously said he would. That’s what the Manhattan Beach Environmental Task Force did last month when I attended their last meeting.

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Cash for Volts?

Revenge of the Electric Car

lawmakers are supportive of the idea. Fast chargers, operating at 480 volts, available at public facilities, would allow drivers to charge vehicles on the go, removing the anxiety about the limited range of today’s battery-powered cars, coalition members added. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) who took part in the event.

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