Remove Environment Remove Grid Remove Ohio Remove Power Grid
article thumbnail

US Army and Air Force planning to develop 1GW of renewable energy on installations by 2025

Green Car Congress

The plan marks the latest milestone in a multi-year endeavor to find ways to make the military more energy efficient, said Katherine Hammack, the assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment, and Terry Yonkers, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics.

article thumbnail

NSF awards $20 million to two new testbeds to support cloud computing applications and experiments

Green Car Congress

The new awards complement industry’s efforts and will enable academic researchers to experiment and advance cloud computing architectures that can support a new generation of innovative applications, including real-time and safety-critical applications such as those used in medical devices, power grids, and transportation systems.

article thumbnail

Ford Selects Johnson Controls-Saft for PHEV Battery Supplier in 2012; Adds 7 Utilities to PHEV Test Program

Green Car Congress

Ford is providing Escape PHEVs for real world road testing to its new research and utility partners around the country, including: New York Power Authority. American Electric Power of Columbus, Ohio. Alabama Power of Birmingham, Ala.; National Grid of Waltham, Mass. Consolidated Edison of New York. Earlier post.).

PHEV 150
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

Hot Shot Coanda-Stabilized Free Stream Gas Atomization (Hot CoSA) of Powders of Refractory Multi-Principle Element Alloys (RMPEA) for Extreme Environments, $250,000. De Nora Tech, LLC (Concord, Ohio). Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000. Praj Industries Ltd.

article thumbnail

ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

Green Car Congress

Specifically, the project will demonstrate a 50-kW capacitive wireless charging system with 150 kW/m 2 power transfer density and 95% efficiency, while meeting fringing-field safety standards and increasing grid reliability by minimizing power pulsations. The Ohio State University. Stanford University. UC Berkeley.

Clean 284
article thumbnail

GE Aviation signs 10-year supply agreement for biomass FT jet fuel for engine testing; baseline of 500,000 gallons per year

Green Car Congress

The 10-year agreement calls for GE’s baseline commitment of 500,000 gallons annually of the low-emissions jet fuel to be used at the company’s main jet engine testing facility in Peebles, Ohio. The electric power for the manufacturing processes will come largely from renewable solar and wind energy.

Engine 199
article thumbnail

Greenius & Obama Celebrate Our First 100 Days!

Creative Greenius

April 14, 2009 GRID Alternative solar install for Habitat for Humanity. And when I say “we&# I mean GRID Alternatives the non-profit whose mission is to empower communities in need by providing renewable energy and energy efficiency services, equipment and training. That’s Steve from GRID on the far left.

Obama 150