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Study finds GWP of electrolyzed hydrogen to meet ORD’s fuel needs would be 2.5x that of fossil fuels with 2020 grid mix

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Phil Ansell, an aerospace engineer at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, modeled the life cycle carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of liquid hydrogen production required to meet the fuel needs of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) with today’s electric grid mix.

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Google, Ford, GM, & Solar Companies Partner To Promote Scaling Of Virtual Power Plants

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A group of heavy hitters, including Ford, General Motors, Google Nest, OhmConnect, Olivine, SPAN, SunPower, Sunrun, SwitchDin, and Virtual Peaker, has formed a coalition that aims to scale up the market for virtual power plants in a bid to increase the resiliency of the grid and help decarbonize the electric sector.

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RMI launches “Virtual Power Plant Partnership” with support from General Motors & Ford

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Initial funding of the VP3 effort was made possible by General Motors and Google Nest. VP3 includes founding members Ford, General Motors, Google Nest, OhmConnect, Olivine, SPAN, SunPower, Sunrun, SwitchDin, and Virtual Peaker. In a VPP, decentralized distributed energy resources (DERs) are aggregated into a portfolio.

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Fusion energy company TAE Technologies launches power management subsidiary TAE Power Solutions

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The combined workforce of more than 250 professionals, headquartered in California, brings deep domain expertise and long-standing OEM relationships, positioning TAE Power Solutions to become a market leader in emerging power management technologies. Background. The path to Power Solutions began with TAE solving a power problem for fusion.

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OnStar and Google demonstrate concept service for managing charging Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy

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OnStar and Google are working together to demonstrate a new OnStar service for managing the charging of Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy, using the 17 Chevrolet Volts in Google’s “Gfleet” based at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Renewables in the US grid. Click to enlarge. was conventional hydropower.

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TAE Technologies exceeds fusion reactor performance goals by 250% as company closes $250M round; $1.2B to date

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TAE says that its non-radioactive approach represents the fastest, most practical, and economically competitive solution to bring abundant carbon-free energy to the grid. Google continues to be an exceptional computational AI and machine learning partner for TAE.

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Wallbox introduces Quasar 2 next-generation bidirectional home charger at CES 2022

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Wallbox, a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions worldwide, introduced Quasar 2, the latest generation of its bidirectional home chargers designed specifically for the North American market. The average American experienced more than eight hours of power interruption in 2020. Providing up to 11.5

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