Arizona’s largest battery will help feed your Google habit
Electrek
MARCH 15, 2024
Arizona’s largest battery storage system is now online and, along with solar and wind, will help power a new Google data center – here’s why that matters.
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Electrek
DECEMBER 11, 2022
Google has replaced their homepage logo with an animated Doodle in honor of prolific solar energy scientist Mária Telkes, nicknamed “The Sun Queen.”. The post Google Doodle honors Mária Telkes, ‘The Sun Queen’ of solar energy appeared first on Electrek.
Electrek
JANUARY 10, 2023
In a revolutionary partnership, Ford , General Motors , Google , SunPower, and Sunrun are teaming up to highlight the additional benefits electric vehicles offer beyond producing zero emissions. The post Ford, GM, Google, and solar providers unite to showcase the full potential of electric vehicles appeared first on Electrek.
Baua Electric
APRIL 17, 2024
Map: Google Google’s new Maps features help EV drivers find exact information about EV chargers’ locations, plan charging stops for road trips, and more. This update will roll out globally in “the coming months,” starting with EVs with Google built in, such as those built by Volvo, Polestar, and GMC. Get started here. –ad*
Baua Electric
MARCH 15, 2024
Photo: Salt River Project Arizona’s largest battery storage system is now online and, along with solar and wind, will help power a new Google data center – here’s why that matters. The $600 million solar + battery storage project sits on 3,000 acres south of Buckeye. Statista reports that Google’s energy consumption reached 22.29
CleanTechnica EVs
JANUARY 10, 2023
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.
Creative Greenius
JULY 27, 2013
No this is a job for the company I’ve long been a stockholder of – Google. Because Google is smart enough to not only see the opportunity and have the wherewithal to seize it, they also know what to do with it. Mitch is looking for the funding to super insulate the house and add a solar PV system on the roof.
Green Car Congress
JULY 28, 2014
Google and the IEEE have launched the Littlebox Challenge—an open competition to design and build a small kW-scale inverter with the highest power density (of at least 50 W/in 3 , or 3.05 Google and IEEE are emphasizing size reduction in their challenge, without targeting a specific application area such as automotive.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Combining solar power and lithium ion batteries, the Zephyr aircraft holds world records for endurance as well as altitude, flying at 70,000 feet or higher. The Zephyr platform is a new class of unmanned air vehicle that operates as a high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) enabling affordable, persistent, local satellite-like services.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 11, 2023
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.
Green Car Reports
MAY 28, 2014
Today on Green Car Reports: Solar Roadways exceeds its crowdfunding target, a newbie drives the 2014 Nissan Leaf electric car, and Google shows an electric, autonomous test car. Google''s electric, autonomous test car takes human drivers completely out of the loop by foregoing a steering wheel. Learn why CVTs.'
Baua Electric
MARCH 25, 2024
Photo: Gravity Google-backed Gravity’s new curbside DC fast charger is no bigger than a Level 2 charger, but it’s 30 times faster. Google Ventures led a successful seed funding round for an undisclosed amount for Gravity in November 2023. EV infrastructure startup Gravity just released a 200kW curbside DC fast charger.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Eco-Smart uses a power meter to measure the energy from a home’s rooftop solar system to charge an EV in an efficient and sustainable way. Eco Mode blends grid energy with surplus green energy from home solar panels, maximizing charging speed while taking advantage of the available power from the home solar PV system.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
As a part of the study, Ansell assumed the adoption of one of the NREL zero emissions electric grids—one that has heavy concentrations of solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources. These might be a combination of solar arrays or wind turbines. Courtesy Google Maps and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Creative Greenius
MAY 15, 2009
Dency charges his plug-in electric car using the clean, renewable energy he produces from the solar panels on the roof of his Hermosa Beach house. Dency’s house is just one of 7 houses you can tour on tomorrow’s EPN Solar Homes Tour which you can check out on the EPN’s fabulous new web site.
Baua Electric
MARCH 20, 2024
Read more: Arizona’s largest battery will help feed your Google habit To limit power outages and make your home more resilient, consider going solar with a battery storage system. Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisers to help you every step of the way.
Baua Electric
APRIL 4, 2024
The car-buying website doesn’t say exactly where in Greater New York, but a quick Google search confirmed that this deal does indeed exist: However, when I click on Toyota’s “Greater New York” link, it’s not on the lease deals list. These figures are based on an MSRP of $47,734 and an allowance of 10,000 miles per year. Get started here. –
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 4, 2022
Users who have solar panel installations can also store excess energy in their EV during low usage periods and then harness this energy at another time, including peak periods, to reduce their reliance on the grid. Eco-Smart and Power Boost - The company’s first home energy management features available for EV drivers in the U.S.
Green Car Congress
JULY 18, 2013
With the establishment of this joint venture, SoftBank will add distributed baseload power from Bloom Energy and further encourages the domestic use of clean energy complementing its existing portfolio of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 18, 2020
In connection with the construction of the new ATC IV building, the solar power generated is used for the charging procedure in combination with a battery buffer storage device. Audi’s largest individual charging park with a power input of 2.1 megawatts is connected to the grid here.
Cars That Think
MARCH 23, 2024
Companies like Salesforce have launched their own software sustainability initiatives , while the Green Software Foundation now comprises 64 member organizations, including tech giants Google , Intel , and Microsoft. The Case for Sustainable Software So why should programmers care about making their software sustainable?
Green Car Congress
JULY 10, 2019
Austin, Texas First Solar Inc., Flexible perovskite-perovskite PV for mobile power applications, $745,500 Swift Solar, Redwood City, Calif. Solar Energy Industries Association, Washington, D.C. The Solar Foundation, Washington, D.C. Montgomery Center, Vt. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Tempe, Ariz. Raleigh, N.C.
Teslarati
MARCH 15, 2022
Volvo Recharge models with Google embedded can use the ChargePoint app to locate and access the Starbucks-located charging stations along the route. Starbucks has plans to expand its solar pilot program to 55 additional locations this year. The ChargePoint app is integrated into Volvo Recharge models’ in-dash system.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2018
Maven will leverage Austin’s Plug-in EVerywhere network of EV chargers, including Electric Drive, Austin’s downtown smart mobility showcase complete with a DC Fast Charger and solar kiosk. Interested drivers can download the Maven app for Apple in the App Store and for Android in the Google Play Store.
Baua Electric
JANUARY 23, 2024
The company has expanded its payment options to Shop Pay by Shopify, Paypal, GPay by Google, and Venmo. If you’re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels. Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisers to help you every step of the way.
Creative Greenius
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
The images will be displayed across the Internet and on Google Earth, as well as distributed to mainstream media outlets around the world. Secondly I’d like to invite you to participate in the huge public art piece, “Solar Eagle Taking Flight , that will be created in downtown Los Angeles on November 21. Spring St.,
Green Car Congress
JUNE 22, 2015
KKR’s investment follows initial rounds of funding led by funds affiliated with Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, Foundation Capital, Google Ventures, Soros Quantum Strategic Partners, INCJ, Fujitsu, Transphorm will use this funding to support its growth, product innovation and expansion.
Teslarati
SEPTEMBER 4, 2022
Its public policy and business development manager position was posted four days ago (from today) according to Google and according to Tesla, the role will lead its policy and business development activities across Thailand. Tesla has also filed to sell not only its EVs but also solar and battery products.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 24, 2011
a private investment fund managed by Soros Fund Management LLC, and existing investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Google Ventures, Foundation Capital and Lux Capital. GaN (gallium nitride) power electronics provider Transphorm Inc. This brings the total capital raised from all rounds to $63 million.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 1, 2012
Today’s strategic financing, coupled with the earlier investments, enables scaling of this disruptive technology and helps eliminate energy waste in multiple markets from servers to solar panels, from HVACs to hybrids. GaN (Gallium nitride) power conversion company Transphorm Inc. —Umesh Mishra, CEO of Transphorm.
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
But Google Earth shows that the intersection is relatively flat and wide with a bike lane – and that the accident happened in broad daylight, at around 3 p.m. Photo credit: Waymo To reduce your carbon footprint and live more sustainably, consider going solar.
Baua Electric
JUNE 18, 2023
meters large and will darken to lend solar coverage in seconds, Renault says. Its 4 settings – together with the power to darken best a part of it — will also be voice-controlled by way of Google Colleague. A brandnew panoramic glass roof is 1.5 meters lengthy by way of 1.2 Entrance seats are upholstered in 61 p.c
Electric Auto Association
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Members of Mid-America Electric Auto Association (MAEAA) , straddling KansasCity and stretching into Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, have been active in challenging two pieces of legislation in the Kansas State Legislature, including a 2019 ordinance to level a demand charge on the state’s solar-powered homes.
Cars That Think
MAY 7, 2022
During the day I’d work on the iPhone, then I’d come home and pore over specs for our house, choosing finishes and materials and solar panels and, eventually, tackling the HVAC system. Nest Gets Googled. In 2014, Google bought Nest for $3.2 In 2016 Google decided to sell Nest, so I left the company. That’s right, f ers.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 20, 2010
The specifics of the testing program, testing vehicles, and solar-powered charging stations made their public debut in Japan. Solar-powered charging station for the test vehicles. In the US program, the city of Torrance, California along with Stanford University and Google Inc., Honda Motor Co., Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.
Plug In Partners
JUNE 26, 2007
Google.org to to Accelerate Plug-In Hybrid and Vehicle-to-Grid Technology Google.org , the philanthropic arm of Google Inc. In addition, Google Inc. announced that it has switched on the solar panel installation at its Mountain View, Calif. G oogle proved it is serious about Plug Ins with its new Recharge IT initiative.
Green Car Congress
JULY 12, 2011
Google Tech Talk: Save the Uranium-233 to Save Solar System Exploration (January 2011). NASA: Expanding Frontiers with Radioisotope Power Systems. DOE: RTG—History and New Horizons. Kirk Sorensen, Chief Nuclear Technologist, Teledyne Brown Engineering.
Cars That Think
JULY 21, 2021
That's why Amazon , Google , and Microsoft maintain massive data centers all around the world. Companies like Square have announced investments in solar energy for Bitcoin mining, hoping to deflect some of the bad press associated with this activity. How much of our computing now happens in the cloud? dollars a year.
Plugs and Cars
AUGUST 18, 2007
Out in the desert as part of Burning Man , our encampment, Snow Koan Solar, is setting up a solar photovoltaic EV Charging Station (at 7:30 and Desert) for electric scooters, golf carts, sofas and barstools. We'll also be taking Burning Man art projects off petroleum generators by switching them to solar electricity.
Cars That Think
JANUARY 21, 2022
Among the backers are the investment arms of Airbus and Google and the Defense Innovation Unit , part of the U.S. SpinLaunch has done work already on engineering certain satellite components to withstand the ordeal—“deployable solar panels, for example.” SpinLaunch. www.youtube.com. The company has raised about $100 million.
Clean Fleet Report
APRIL 9, 2021
As an EV, the 2021 Polestar 2 is a silent traveler, and the time on the road gave me the chance to test what is the world’s first in-vehicle application of an infotainment system powered by Android with Google apps and services built-in. Google in the car. Inside, the 2021 Polestar 2 shows its Volvo origins. Charging and Efficiency.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 17, 2010
Clean Energy : solar/PV, wind, geothermal, hydro, tidal, biofuels. Space Transportation : beamed power propulsion, hypersonic point to point, solar power satellite. The current open prize in this area is the Google Lunar X PRIZE (GLXP). Water Resource Management : watershed, sewage, conservation, desalination.
Blink Charging
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
It can be produced by solar cells, batteries, or modified alternators. The leading app to find a charging station is, obviously, Google Maps, with new stations added daily. This system allows electricity providers to carry the current over long distances, but it can’t deliver as much power as direct current.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
and Google, Inc. In addition to the Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell electric vehicle, the Fit EV and the future plug-in hybrid vehicle, Honda is currently producing and marketing thin-film solar panels in Japan, and an installation is planned at Honda Performance Development in Southern California in early 2011.
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