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Duke Energy partnering with Ford in V2G pilot

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As part of the pilot program, Duke Energy will enroll up to 100 customers who lease electric vehicles including the Ford F-150 Lightning. Stored energy drawn from the electric vehicles’ batteries will help balance the power grid during periods of highest energy demand. Duke Energy Carolinas serves about 2.1

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Construction begins on DOE-sponsored carbon-capture project at Kentucky Power Plant

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million carbon-capture pilot, funded in part by the US Department of Energy (DOE), at Kentucky Utilities’ E.W. The project is part of DOE’s Carbon Capture Program, which is developing technologies for both pre- and post-combustion carbon capture. Construction began on an innovative $19.5-million million for the 5-year project.

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‘The Plane Is Fine’: An Airline Course Looks to Overcome Fear in the Skies

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The power surged and then seemed to falter, and the plane became worryingly quiet. Images of catastrophic scenarios — birds, engine failure, parts falling off, total systemic breakdown — pinballed through the passengers’ imaginations as the plane seemed to struggle to find its equilibrium. Is this part of the course?”

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The 43 winning proposals were submitted by transit agencies from across the country as part of a nationwide competition for the $100 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds. PV canopies will produce power and reduce temperatures underneath canopies. The largest PV installation in Georgia.

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

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The 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid has a gasoline-powered 3.6-liter Stopping was straight, with the 4-wheel power-assisted disc anti-lock brakes, which were easy to modulate. Once the battery is depleted, the Pacifica Hybrid is then powered by the gasoline hybrid system. Charlotte to Orlando? How It Works.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

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The 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is available with either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, both utilize a gasoline-powered 3.6-liter Once the battery is depleted, the Pacifica is then powered by the gasoline hybrid system. Charlotte to Orlando? How It Works. The bottom line is the Pacifica Hybrid, with the 16.5

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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High Efficiency Power-to-Gas in a Modular Hybrid Electrobioreactor, $1,000,000. Kairos Power (Alameda, California). Energy Storing Efficient HVAC, $595,558. Hydrogen Based Power Grid Support Using ElectrolyzeRs with Value Stacking (HYPER-V), $250,000. Electrochaea GmbH (Munich, Germany). Los Alamos National Laboratory.