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Coltura: Supreme Court precedent means states can require all new vehicles sold be electric

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Such reasons include advantages to the electrical grid such as load balancing and energy storage, increased jobs and economic development, reduced stormwater pollution and consumer savings.

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Tesla Megapack batteries are starting to live up to their promise

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Being grid-scale batteries, Megapacks could perform tasks that are typically assigned to peaker plants. Megapacks are able to support the grid just as well, if not better, than peaker plants, and they are also a whole lot cleaner. . A number of high-profile grid-scale battery projects utilize Tesla Megapacks.

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Sandia Labs project team building fuel cell cold ironing system for deployment at Port of Honolulu in 2015

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Ports have been a major source of water and air pollution in the US, but remained relatively unregulated until recent years. The Hawaii project is jointly sponsored by the US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and by the US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD).

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Project shows maritime fuel cell generator can increase energy efficiency by up to 30% at part load; reliability and cost issues

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Project partner Young Brothers operated the generator for 10 months powering refrigerated containers in Honolulu, Hawaii. These include port equipment, electrical resiliency against grid outages, auxiliary power for vessels, and vessel propulsion power.

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Sandia study finds fuel cell barges may be attractive lower-cost cold-ironing solution for some types of vessels at some ports

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Ironically, however, the applicability for these vessels would be when they are visiting ports outside of California (such as Portland (OR), and Tacoma and Seattle (WA)) since the major California ports are currently installing grid-supplied shore power capability at all container terminals. Honolulu, Hawaii; and Seattle, Wash.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. The car can refuel during periods of low demand on the grid, and if equipped with a bi-directional charger, can actually replenish the grid with excess energy gleaned from a renewable resource. Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. slow charge.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I Vehicle-to-grid is, I believe, the salvation of the automotive industry in the United States,” declared Marc Spitzer, an agency commissioner who was also on the panel.

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