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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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Improved energy storage technologies will allow for expanded integration of renewable energy resources like wind and photovoltaic systems and will improve frequency regulation and peak energy management. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Tehachapi Wind Energy Storage Project. 29,561,142. 125,006,103. 25,000,000.

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An Arsenal of Mysteries: The Terrifying Allure of a Remote Caribbean Island

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Still, I could feel it when we crossed into the Mona Passage proper, where the waters of the Atlantic and the Caribbean come together in a cauldron of treacherous crosscurrents. The prow began to jump across the waves, so that we had to brace hard against the railing to keep our tailbones from bruising.

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Smart Grid projects pick up huge funding boost

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Several of the projects will involve regional demonstrations of plug-in vehicles, including: - Columbus Southern Power Company – Will demonstrate smart grid infrastructure for 110,000 customers in the state and will include 13 different technologies from the substation to the customer including plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. - Los (..)

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You Haven’t Seen Blue Until You’ve Seen San Andres

Baua Electric

“We want you to come here not just to get your skin burned, but to bring home a better understanding of Caribbean history,” he said, as we sat on his home’s balcony and enjoyed the view of the water in the distance, framed by bougainvillea and palm trees. James spoke in clipped English — his accent itself a nod to the island’s history.

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The Classic Resort Beach is Being Rethought

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Resorts on the islands were known to smother their meadows with sprawling sheets of plastic laid across the ocean floor in order to offer visitors aquamarine waters with endless sandy bottoms. Coconuts are exquisite natural containers of water and food, with fibers that can be used for rope and woven goods.