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Monarch Tractor and Farm Electrification Consortium awarded $3M CEC grant for V2X backup power

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In addition to emergency scenarios, the consortium will develop and demonstrate technology to enable farmers to employ tractors to respond to conditions on the power grid by charging and discharging batteries to supply irrigation pumps and other on-farm loads in response to dynamic prices and demand response events.

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Wallbox and Bidirectional Energy win $2.2-million CEC grant for V2X demo project – Charged EVs

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million in grant funding from the California Energy Commission for Phase 1 of their Bidirectional Residential V2X Demonstration Project. kW bidirectional charger that enables EV owners to use their EV batteries to power their homes (V2H) or send energy back to the grid (V2G). Quasar 2 is an 11.5

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EGEB: 3 ways clean energy is making US grids more resilient right now

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Here are 3 ways clean energy is boosting grid resilience right now in the face of extreme weather. million in grants to support offshore wind workforce training. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Massachusetts announces $1.6

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Audi e-tron charging service on-grid in 10 markets, more coming

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The Audi e-tron Charging Service is going on-grid in ten markets. per month, although a one-year waiver of the basic fee is granted for first-time Audi e-tron buyers. Standardized, country-specific prices means that drivers can travel freely and easily without having to constantly compare prices. This costs €17.95

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NJ state Senate approves bill requiring New Jersey DEP to develop and implement electric school bus program

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The sticker price of a new electric school bus can be nearly triple that of a new diesel bus, making it difficult for school districts to afford making an immediate transition. According to the bill, $45 million is to be made available for grants provided under the program.

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Australian Smart Grid demand management project shows EV drivers could halve charging costs

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In Australia, as part of the Victorian Government’s Electric Vehicle Trial ( earlier post ), DiUS Computing delivered a demand management demonstration project using Victoria’s Smart Grid. The home charging solution deployed for the project integrated the vehicle, the grid and the driver seamlessly and effectively.

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Ideal Power, developer of new indirect power conversion technology, prices IPO

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the developer of a new approach to electric power conversion ( earlier post ), has priced its initial public offering (IPO) of 3,000,000 shares of common stock at an offering price of $5.00 Ideal Power Inc., per share, to result in gross proceeds of $15 million.