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Sandia Labs and NREL leading new DOE hydrogen infrastructure project; H2FIRST

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Integration of renewable hydrogen and the power grid through development, optimization and validation of technologies that enable distributed generation of renewable hydrogen in a broader energy ecosystem. Toyota will begin selling its Fuel Cell Vehicle in 2015.

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Ford partners with Haier, Trina Solar and Delta Electronics to launch MyEnergi Lifestyle in China

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In the US, MyEnergi Lifestyle pilot projects in California and Colorado each resulted in energy cost savings of about 60% and CO 2 emissions reductions of more than 55%. —Mike Tinskey, global director of Vehicle Electrification and Infrastructure, Ford Motor Company. Trina Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation System.

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Ford MyEnergi Lifestyle adds home energy storage

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Ford Motor Company is expanding its MyEnergi Lifestyle program ( earlier post ), announced at last year’s CES, to include home energy storage. The two families (the Berrys in Southern California and the Sattlers in Colorado) in the program have already begun to see savings.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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GENI: Green Electricity Network Integration ($36.4 Solar ADEPT: Solar Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology ($14.7 streamline the process by which green plants convert carbon. photosynthesis, the process used by green plants to capture. contains no rare earths, in a prototype electric motor. The team will.

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ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

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Imagen and its project team will develop a SiC-based compact motor drive system to efficiently control high power (greater than 500 kW), high performance permanent magnet electric motors operating at extremely high speed (greater than 20,000 rpm). SiC-Based Direct AC-AC Power Converter for Motor Drives.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

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Kulongoski, Oregon as the electric-car manufacturer may be eyeing the “green” city of Portland. Now popular in Europe, Think Global meets all European and US federal motor vehicle safety requirements. market for sustainable “green” energy purchases. Think has established a U.S. before 2010. ENON.OB ) ).