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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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Gil Weigand of Oak Ridge National Laboratory outlined his vision of a critical solution to the energy, climate and ensuing national security threats facing the US: the Net-Zero Neighborhood (NZN). The Net-Zero Neighborhood. Net-Zero Neighborhoods. An Energy Plan Only A Scientist Could Love or Net-Zero Neighborhoods or ?

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Study finds link between sleep apnea and increases in PM2.5, NO2

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Although there is increasing interest in the influence of the environment on sleep, there is limited research evaluating the relationship between sleep and air pollution. —Billings et al. Prior studies have shown that air pollution impacts lung and heart health, but only a few studies have looked at how air pollution might affect sleep.

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Battelle introduces Grid Command Distribution services and software for rapid modeling of smart grid distribution circuits

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Screen shot of a Grid Command Distribution “heatmap” analysis for a neighborhood. Double-click on the file, open it up, plot, do all kind of statistical-based analysis on the file or sets of files. GridLAB-D is a flexible simulation environment that can be integrated with a variety of third-party data management and analysis tools.

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Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

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Stone’s study looked at 11 major metropolitan regions (MSAs, Metropolitan Statistical Areas) in EPA Region V (the Midwest) over a 50-year period and assessed four different scenarios: Business-as-Usual Development Scenario (BAU). Stone et al. Brian Stone Jr., Mednick, Tracey Holloway, and Scott N.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Cervero believes that VMT (vehicle miles traveled—the number of miles you drive in your car each year), needs to decrease to have a more sustainable environment and he believes Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is a way to achieve this goal in a way that people can embrace. Still, Prof. million are injured. Bandivadekar, A., Heywood, J.,

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. has constructed prototype PHEV trucks for electric utility companies which can deliver energy to power an entire neighborhood during maintenance or repair when there is a power outage [ 4 ]. Appendix D: Representative Statistics for Vehicle Driving. slow charge. Appendix F: Biofuel Issues.

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