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EPRI assesses status of 8 key power generation technologies for US; estimates of capital cost and levelized cost of electricity

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Comparative levelized cost of electricity in 2025 ($/MWh) at different CO 2 prices. Source: EPRI. Representative costs are reported in constant December 2010 US dollars. LCOE calculations are based on assumptions regarding future unit operations, operating costs, fuel prices, financing terms, and inflation. Source: EPRI.

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EPRI Analysis estimates costs of fully developing US smart grid could reach $476B; benefits up to $2T

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Total Smart Grid costs. Source: EPRI. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has released a broad assessment of the costs and benefits to modernize the US electricity system and deploy the smart grid. EPRI’s Prism analysis estimates a potential CO 2 emissions reduction in 2030 of 9.3% Source: EPRI.

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DOE awarding nearly $8M for national laboratory H2@Scale projects

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced nearly $8 million for nine cooperative projects that will complement existing H2@Scale efforts and support DOE’s Hydrogen Shot goal to drive down the cost of clean hydrogen by 80% within the decade. NREL, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Gas Technology Institute, EPRI, and Paulsson, Inc.

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Smokey the AI

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Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI) , power utilities, and aerial inspection service providers that offer helicopter and drone surveillance for hire. We worked with EPRI and power utilities to create guidelines and a taxonomy for labeling the image data. Buzz Solutions. What does a good insulator look like? Buzz Solutions.

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Departments of Energy and Interior award nearly $17M for advanced hydropower technologies

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By allowing utility operators to pump water up to a dam or impoundment during periods of low electricity demand and release water during times of peak electricity demand, pumped storage hydropower improves the reliability of electric grids and helps increase the use of variable renewable energy resources such as wind and solar power.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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This project will develop and optimize a novel, engineered microorganism that produces a biodiesel-equivalent fuel from renewable hydrogen and carbon dioxide, at costs of less than $2.50 Wildcat Technologies, EPRI). Los Alamos National Laboratory, EPRI). per gallon. Water will be the primary byproduct.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

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Its like having a second fuel tank that you always use first -- only you fill up at home, from a regular outlet, at an equivalent cost of under $1/gallon. In some areas where wind and hydropower is wasted at night, the rate can be as low as 2-3 cents per kWh. You dont have to plug it in. Thats 20-25 cents a gallon.

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