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Better Place, Sheraton Waikiki and Hawaiian Electric Partner on EV Charge Network in Hawaii

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Better Place has started its initial deployment of EV infrastructure in Hawaii, with the launch of a project to incorporate its electric-vehicle infrastructure in Honolulu, in partnership with Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts’ Sheraton Waikiki Resort and Hawaiian Electric Company. The remaining five will be owned by Hawaiian Electric.

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US DOE Awards More than $47M in Recovery Act Funding to Advance Smart Grid Development; New Smart Grid Report and Smart Grid Clearinghouse

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Real-time pricing would enable customers to recharge vehicles during off-peak hours at reduced cost. Projects are implemented by teams of organizations, including utilities, private companies, universities, governmental groups, etc. Consolidated Edison Company of New York. Zenergy Power Inc. New York City, NY) - $5,631,110.

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smart fortwo electric drive Debuts in the US

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smart USA is targeting companies, municipalities, organizations and individuals interested in making a passionate statement on conservation and environmental awareness. The dealership, to be named smart center Honolulu, will open later this month and be managed by the Hawaii Automotive Retailing Group. The smart fortwo electric drive.

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Alcoa and Phinergy enter joint development agreement for high energy-density aluminum-air batteries

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Aluminium–air cells are high-energy density primary (non-rechargeable) batteries originally developed in the 1960s. The company says that it has also developed an advanced battery management system to increase the energetic utilization of the battery. kWh/kg of Al—second only to the Li-air battery (13.0 Earlier post.).

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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The island gets on average nearly 3,000 hours of sunshine per year, putting it on a par with Honolulu and Brisbane, Australia. From 2014 to 2022, the Puerto Rican power company, PREPA, increased its share of renewable energy from 1.7 Several factors combine to make Puerto Rico an ideal place for solar power and microgrids.