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Electric Auto Association

When Straubel—also known for his 1984 Porsche 944 EV conversion—left Tesla, he founded Redwood Materials , a leading lithium battery recycling company in Carson City, Nevada. More recently, Gage became the CEO of EVGrid , working on Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech. After that, the word spread fast.” Staubel Roadter intro at EAASV meeting.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Car Congress

Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County, Nevada: $3,000,000. PV canopies will produce power and reduce temperatures underneath canopies.

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NASA’s New Shortcut to Fusion Power

Cars That Think

But these generators convert heat to electricity at roughly 7.5 And as the technology matures, it could also find uses here on Earth, such as for small power plants for individual buildings, which would reduce fossil-fuel dependency and increase grid resiliency. percent efficiency. One promising alternative is. At nearly 1.4

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

Green Car Congress

Methane Converter to Electricity and Fuel. Bio2Electric will develop a small-scale reactor that converts natural. convert natural gas into transportable liquids in one step. areas to convert otherwise wasted gas into usable chemicals that. decrease water use compared to conventional algae reactors. Ceramatec, Inc.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I Vehicle-to-grid is, I believe, the salvation of the automotive industry in the United States,” declared Marc Spitzer, an agency commissioner who was also on the panel.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Wind, hydro, DC transmission lines, and smart grid electronics are also Portland strengths. April 10, 2009 10:06 pm Link I make, convert and drive EV’s and have for 13 yrs. She is an avid runner and hiker, having grown up camping most summers in the Sierra Nevada. — Larry 4. — Jeff U 6.

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