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AEP Signs on as Corporate Sponsor of Pickens’ Energy Plan

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American Electric Power has signed on as a corporate sponsor of The Pickens Plan, proposed by oil and gas industry veteran T. Boone Pickens. AEP’s headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio.

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Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car | www.tennessean.com | The Tennessean

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Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car By G. But as Nissan and other automakers gear up to produce electric cars, there are hurdles ahead for utilities such as the Tennessee Valley Authority , which is being called on to play a key role in developing fueling stations for the vehicles.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Kairos Power (Alameda, California). Northrup Grumman Corporation (Elkton, Maryland). Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, Washington). Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000. Eaton Corporation (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin). Sparkz (Knoxville, Tennessee).

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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Corporation, Columbia. Corporation). Corporation). Laboratory, Grid. Protection Alliance, Tennessee Valley. Robust Adaptive Topology Control (RATC) Historically, the electric grid was designed to be passive, causing electric power to flow along the path of least. power grid. Corporation.

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Renault-Nissan and Singapore Government to develop zero-emission mobility

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In the United States, the Alliance is exploring ways to promote zero-emission mobility and the development of an EV infrastructure in the State of Tennessee, the State of Oregon, Sonoma County and San Diego in California, and Tucson, Phoenix Arizona, Seattle in Washington and Raleigh in North Carolina. Energy Market Authority.

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

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. “In 25 years from now, millions of buildings … will be constructed to serve as both ‘power plants’ and habitats,&# says writer and economist Jeremy Rifkin, who has advised governments and corporations on tackling climate change and energy security.

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