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DOE awards up to $40M for open-water, grid-connected wave energy testing facility

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the award of up to $40 million, subject to appropriations, to design, permit, and construct an open-water, grid-connected national wave energy testing facility. For context, approximately 90,000 homes can be powered by 1 TWh per year.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

Cars That Think

In September 2017 , Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. The winds had barely died down when electric-power specialists and others began calling for a radical overhaul of Puerto Rico’s electricity networks, one that would emphasize renewable energy, distributed generation, and, critically, microgrids.

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US smashes solar records in 2023 – but 2024 will bring road bumps [Update]

Baua Electric

It’s the first time in 80 years that a renewable electricity source has accounted for over half of annual capacity additions to the grid. Fourteen states and Puerto Rico installed more than 100 MW of new solar capacity in Q3. Hopefully those bottleneck issues will be improved by government sooner rather than later.

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Everything You Should Know About the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program

EV Connect

On September 27, the Biden-Harris Administration announced it has approved Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plans for all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico ahead of schedule under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program (NEVI for short). and Puerto Rico, had submitted their plans.