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IEE forecasts electric-drive LDVs could constitute between 2 to 12% of US vehicle stock by 2035

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Forecast by LDV scenario (millions). Under its most conservative of scenarios, more than 5 million light-duty electric-drive vehicles will be on the road in the US by 2035, according to a new forecast by IEE , an institue of the Edison Foundation. The low electric transportation scenario is based on the AEO 2012 Reference Case.

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How to Prevent a Power Outage From Becoming a Crisis

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Extreme cold can have similarly dire consequences , as we saw during February’s massive power outage in Texas. Public health experts refer to those who are most at risk during power outages as “electricity vulnerable” or “electricity dependent.” Demand forecasting tools rely on historic trends about electricity use.

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US installs 6.2 GW of solar PV in 2014, up 30% over 2013

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GTM Research forecasts the US PV market to grow 31% in 2015. The utility segment is expected to account for 59% of the forecasted 8.1 As a point of reference, according to the EIA, total net summer electricity capacity in the US (all sources) in 2012 for all sectors except residential was 1,063,033 MW. GW), natural gas (6.3

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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. Audi wants to use green power to produce and also operate its electric-drive e-tron models in the future.

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CMU researchers find controlled charging of PHEVs can cut cost of integration into electricity system by 54-73%; higher benefits with wind power

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To compensate for the increased amounts of these inherently–variable sources of electricity, the power grid requires additional flexibility to manage fluctuations in generation. They used hourly data for wind and load and assumed perfect information (no forecast error) to focus on capacity expansion and unit commitment decisions.

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BMW’s “CO2 Champion” Performance Concept is a Plug-in Diesel Hybrid; 50 km/31 mile All-Electric Range; Thermo-electric Generator for Waste Heat Recovery

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Then, evaluating such data, the on-board computer is able to forecast driving conditions on the stretch of road immediately ahead, such calculations serving to prepare the car for upcoming requirements and make efficient use of the energy available through optimum operation of all systems.