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The Net-Zero Neighborhood: Advanced Energy Storage and Highly Efficient Photovoltaics Take Transportation Off the Gasoline Grid and Residential Off the Electric Grid

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The NZN concept relies on high energy density storage systems incorporated into the local grid, as well as efficient photovoltaic generation. NZN can integrate with the centralized grid. batteries); the creation of grid-enabled consumer-side energy generation appliances; and a robust set of standards and protocols.

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ARPA-E Battery/Storage Exposition 14 Jan

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This event will feature pitches from a select group of ARPA-E teams developing energy storage technologies. ARPA-E has run and is running a number of programs directly related to energy storage. These include: AMPED (Advanced Management and Protection of Energy Storage Devices). Open funding solicitations.

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Ford and Sunrun partnering to advance home energy management using F-150 Lightning

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Teaming up with Sunrun leverages their expertise to bring solar power to even more customers, giving them the chance to turn their truck into an incredible energy storage source —and future truck features can help accelerate the development of a less carbon-intensive grid.

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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. 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. The analysis updates EPRI’s 2004 EPRI assessment, which estimated the cost of implementing a smart grid at $165 billion. Source: EPRI.

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Renewable energy generation operations begin at 75MW Electrify America Solar Glow 1

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These sessions delivered roughly 173 GWh of electricity, enabling an estimated 493 million miles of electric driving and avoided consumption of roughly 21 million gallons of gasoline. Solar Glow 1 adds new additional 100% renewable energy generation with estimated annual production that exceeds our 2022 network usage.

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Governor George Pataki Calls for 40% Penetration of Electric Drive Vehicles in US by End of Decade

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We need an interactive grid to make this work. We have to change the regulatory requirements to recognize the investments in the smart grid that have to be made. Right now we are operating with a grid that was not adequate at middle of the last century. Gasoline is too cheap. The challenge is demand creation.

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Audi unveils e-gas project: synthetic methane from the methanation of green hydrogen; series production of CNG models in 2013 powered by e-gas

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The e-gas project consists of two main components: Audi is contributing to the construction of offshore North Sea wind turbines which will generate clean power,that is then fed into the public power grid. If necessary, this energy can flow from the gas network back to the power grid at any time.

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