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UC Riverside opening Sustainable Integrated Grid Initiative; integration of solar energy, battery storage and electric and hybrid vehicles

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Schematic of the “New Grid Testbed” components, including renewable energy generation, energy storage, smart distribution and electric transportation Click to enlarge. It is the largest renewable energy project of its kind in California. The remaining half megawatt is at CE-CERT about two miles from campus.

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Renault Trucks and Nestlé Switzerland partner on all-electric medium-duty refrigerated truck

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They will be called upon to supply between 30 and 50 sales outlets every day over a distance of between 60 and 100 km (37 to 62 miles). Operating range of the trucks is around 140 km (87 miles). These vehicles can reach a maximum speed of 90 km/h (56 mph) and have a system of recovering energy during braking.

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IBM and EKZ partner to make plug-in charging more convenient with new smartphone application

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The project has the potential to contribute to Switzerland’s energy policy goal of increasing the proportion of electricity produced from renewable energy by 5,400 gigawatt hours (GWh), or 10% of the country’s present-day electricity consumption, by 2030.

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Three Battery-Electric Opel Merivas to Participate in MeRegioMobil Research Project; Vehicle-to-Grid Integration

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Equipped with a 16 kWh Li-ion battery pack, the Meriva has a range of 64 km (40 miles) on the NEDC and a top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph). A charging station connects the Meriva as a storage unit to this local energy grid. —Lars Walch of EnBW Energy Baden-Wurttemberg AG, and project leader of MeRegioMobil.

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IEEE Discusses 6 Simple Solutions to Climate Change at COP27

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The solutions Rahman outlined were the use of proven methods that reduce electricity usage, making coal plants more efficient, using hydrogen and other storage solutions, promoting more renewables, installing new types of nuclear reactors, and encouraging cross-border power transfers. We don’t have enough solar energy and wind energy.”

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

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Public Utility Commissions (PUCs)] and many state and federal agencies,” states a report by the non-profit group Americans for a Clean Energy Grid. By 2050, as many as 1 million circuit miles of new transmission lines may be needed, with some 140,000 miles required just for the replacement of existing aging transmission lines.

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Microsoft Predicts Weather for Individual Farms

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The weather forecast out of the closest town, which is 50 miles away, predicts that temperatures will stay above freezing for the next few days, and so you decide to go ahead and fertilize. You need to fertilize your newly-planted crops, but you also know that at freezing temperatures, the fertilizer will kill your crops.

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