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An off-grid solar tracker powers this EV charging station

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Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, has installed an off-grid solar tracker EV charging station for its employees. Solar EV Charger operates even when the grid is down, and its transportable nature allows it to adapt as EV charging needs evolve. Get started here. –ad*

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Two EVs at Plymouth State University delivered 1 MWh over 6 months with Fermata Energy bidirectional charging platform

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The university is taking part in an utility rate program developed by its local utility New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC), electrification software provider Bellawatt, and Fermata Energy. The university controls whether to discharge by parking the EVs and plugging them into the Fermata Energy bidirectional charger.

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DOE awarding $7.4M to 7 projects for medium-and heavy-duty EV and hydrogen corridor infrastructure plans

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National Grid: Northeast Electric Highways Study. The project will explore how private sector fleets can establish an integrated network that leverages existing industrial and commercial real estate assets while providing greatest benefit to municipalities and communities.

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US DOE Awards $37 Million for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Development

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The Department of Energy is working with industry, universities, national laboratories, and other groups to develop technologies capable of harnessing these resources to generate environmentally sustainable, cost-competitive power. The project will assess the cost of manufacturing these systems at various scales. DOE Funding: $240,000.

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GM: Let's Hash Out Open Plug-In Car Standards

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We noted in December that the Society of Automotive Engineers, or SAE, was working to update standards for the interface between plug-in electric cars and the grid, and planned to agree on a set within months. And for this ecosystem to be robust, there must be commonality, especially when owners are plugging into the electrical grid.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

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Or whatever it costs. I went and spoke to their City Council and said “For $50,000 a house I’ll put in solar AND battery systems and take you off the grid. If you’re going to do it, take the homes off the grid. That’s pretty mean to the rest of the grid. If you don’t use their (SCE) power, you don’t need their poles!

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Analysts Say No First Up for Google Ventures: Silver Spring’s Smart Grid » Comments & Trackbacks I don’t want to wait for my car to charge. The thing that bothers me the most about Tesla is not the range or cost of driving an EV. Ultimately, some believe a cost, not price, of $0.25 cents a a mile, 1.3