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Santa Clara VTA partners with Proterra and Scale Microgrid Solutions to charge 34 electric buses with solar-powered microgrid

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The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) will install an innovative clean energy microgrid and EV fleet charging system with Proterra and Scale Microgrid Solutions to help power the agency’s transition to a 100% zero-emission bus fleet, following a grant that was awarded for the project by the California Energy Commission this week.

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DOI approves 1GW solar power project; largest yet on US public lands

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The US Department of the Interior has approved the 1,000 MW Blythe Solar Power Project, the largest solar energy project yet to be built on US public lands. The Blythe Solar Power Project uses parabolic trough technology in which rows of parabolic mirrors focus solar energy on collector tubes.

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Cal Energy awards GTI $1M grant to demo production-intent version of CWI 6.7L medium-duty natural gas engine with HD-OBD

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The California Energy Commission awarded the Gas Technology Institute (GTI) a $1-million grant to demonstrate a production-intent advanced version of the Cummins Westport Inc. The OBD system stores information about the fault and relays this information to a technician when connected to the engine control unit. CWI) ISB6.7

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FuelCell Energy receives contract for two 2.8MW direct fuel cell power plants from utility

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One direct fuel cell system will be located in Bridgeport, Connecticut as part of a distributed renewable power generation project that also includes a solar array. The site will also host an array of solar panels. megawatts and approximately 1,000 solar panels occupying about 8 1/2 acres to generate approximately 5 megawatts.

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Harvard hybrid “bionic leaf” converts solar energy to liquid fuel isopropanol

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Scientists from a team spanning Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Medical School and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a scalable, integrated bioelectrochemical system that uses bacteria to convert solar energy into a liquid fuel. Earlier post.).

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California Energy Commission approves $46.6M for hydrogen refueling and $2.8M for EV charging projects

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The California Energy Commission gave final approval for nearly $50 million in grant awards for hydrogen refueling and electric charging construction projects recommended for funding in notices of proposed awards published in April and May. was awarded $2,125,000 to install a 100% renewable hydrogen refueling station in Ontario.

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MIT researchers propose subsea version of pumped hydro for renewable energy storage

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The key to this Ocean Renewable Energy Storage (ORES) system is the placement of 30-meter-diameter hollow concrete spheres on the seafloor under the wind turbines. The work was supported by a grant from the MIT Energy Initiative. This energy source could be made available within minutes, and then taken offline just as quickly.

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