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High Voltage Power Grid Vital for Future EV Charging Demand

Green Fleet Magazine

A recent analysis of fast-charging needs provides a blueprint to ready the grid along major highways while mapping long-term charging demand will avoid duplicate infrastructure investments.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

These vehicles are the green machines that will provide a critical part of the renewable and sustainable society that we need for the future. [ PHEVLERs of the future should be made with flex-fuel engines that can use any blend of biofuel to serve all of their liquid fuel needs. PHEVLERs make our electric grid more efficient. [

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GE VC Firms Announce $200M Open Innovation Challenge to Accelerate Power Grid Technology Through Open Collaboration

Green Car Congress

GE announced a $200-million open innovation challenge that seeks breakthrough ideas to create a smarter, cleaner, more efficient electric grid, and accelerate the adoption of more efficient grid technologies. Proposals are sought in three, broad categories: Renewables, Grid and Eco Homes/Eco Buildings.

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This Engineer’s Job Is to Keep Arkansas Nuclear One Safe

Cars That Think

Our nuclear plant is like a river that meets the ocean, supplying power to the larger electric power grid that provides electricity across North America,” Ansari says. She was inspired by her parents, who worked in biology, and by her reading of physics journals and engineering and science magazines. Nuclear energy is the future.”

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How to Have a Greener Christmas?

Driivz

Sustainability, or “going green,” is the responsible use of environmental resources so that future generations will have enough to meet their needs. Or make your own recyclable gift wrap by using newspapers, brown paper with twine, or magazine pages. As a test, crumple up a small piece of the paper. Switch to LED Christmas lights.

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Opinon: Lithium Market Set To Explode; All Eyes Are On Nevada

Green Car Congress

Where future supplies are concerned, investors will be looking closely at Dajin, which is 100% self-owned and operated. Even more than hybrid cars, grid storage and the “powerwall” will drive lithium demand through the roof. And the Tesla gigafactory is just the tip of this overall iceberg.

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SiliconRepublic.com: IBM to build smart grid for electric cars - R&D

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

EMC in Ireland Chief executive, Joe Tucci, on EMC in Ireland and the future high-growth areas in IT. Within the project, researchers from IBM Denmark and from IBM’s Zurich Research Laboratory will develop smart technologies that synchronise the charging of the electric vehicles with the availability of wind in the grid.

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