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Duke Energy partnering with Ford in V2G pilot

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Stored energy drawn from the electric vehicles’ batteries will help balance the power grid during periods of highest energy demand. million households and businesses in central and western North Carolina, including Charlotte, Durham and the Triad. Duke Energy Carolinas serves about 2.1

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New Tesla Superchargers blocked by union efforts in Sweden: report

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These plans appear to have been put on hold for now since Seko’s members have stopped connecting Tesla’s Superchargers to local power grids. For example, in Sundsvall, where Tesla’s possible last Supercharger was activated, Sundsvall Elnät AB owns the power infrastructure.

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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). Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000. Hydrogen Based Power Grid Support Using ElectrolyzeRs with Value Stacking (HYPER-V), $250,000.