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EPRI, 8 automakers and 15 utilities to create an open grid integration platform for plug-in electric vehicles

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The Electric Power Research Institute, 8 automakers and 15 utilities are working to develop and to demonstrate an open platform that would integrate plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) with smart grid technologies enabling utilities to support PEV charging regardless of location. Automakers and V2G. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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China Will Attempt First Carbon-Neutral Winter Olympics

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About 160 kilometers northwest of Beijing, the city of Zhangjiakou with its rugged terrain boasts some of the richest wind and solar resources in China. Renewables account for nearly half of the city’s electricity output with less than a third of its full solar and wind potential of 70 gigawatts installed so far.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Johnson Matthey, Billingham, UK Enabling Autonomous Wind Plants through Consensus Control, $250,000 RES Group, Broomfield, Colo. Fusion Joining of Thermoplastic Composites Using Energy Efficient Processes, $150,000 GE Global Research, U.S., SunPower, San Jose, Calif. Sunrun, San Francisco, Calif. San Diego, Calif.

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Smart Charging: How AI and IoT are Transforming EV Charging

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The current state of EV charging infrastructure varies globally, with some areas densely populated with charging stations, while others are just beginning to build out their networks. For instance, AI can schedule charging when there is a surplus of solar or wind energy available, leading to a more sustainable energy consumption pattern.

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Simulations identify potential approach to reducing amount of rare earths required in permanent magnets

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The team presented the results of its high-end computer simulations, carried out as part of a Special Research Program funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF , in an invited presentation at the annual meeting of the The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society ( TMS 2011 ) in San Diego, California. The team at St. Karl Gschneidner.

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BP to acquire majority control of Brazilian ethanol and sugar producer for $680M

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According to the recently published BP Energy Outlook 2030, alternative energy is expected to be the fastest growing energy sector over the next 20 years, with global biofuels production projected to more than triple. Each mill will also have the capacity to supply approximately 340GWh of electricity per year to the grid.

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The Greenius Goes Into Overdrive

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Last month, I completed my GRID Alternatives volunteer training in San Diego and this Monday and Tuesday I’ll be in El Cajon, California as one of the volunteers installing a solar PV system on a new Habitat for Humanity home. Using AB 811 To Finance Solar PV Installation : Finding the Green to Green the Grid, House By House.

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