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Pecan Street launches Texas’ first grid-connected vehicle-to-grid research and testing center

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Austin, Texas-based energy research organization Pecan Street Inc. launched Texas’ first grid-tied vehicle-to-grid (V2G) testing center at its lab in Austin, turning electric vehicles into a dispatchable load shaving tool for the municipally-owned electric utility, Austin Energy.

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SpaceX installs first parts of tower meant to catch Starship boosters

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Situated a stone’s throw from the Gulf of Mexico on the windy South Texas coast, the process of carefully mating two halves of what amounts to a several hundred ton skyscraper will be far harder than it might seem. And a few more cool shots of the Super Heavy Booster grid fin section taken today. NASASpaceflight.com).

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Tesla launches Tesla Electric for Texas

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Tesla just launched Tesla Electric for Texas. Energy Markets Policy Lead, Arushi Sharma Frank, and her team, worked tirelessly with the Texas utility and the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) to make this happen. “The pathway for VPP in Texas starts here. Tesla’s U.S. Credit: Alex Guichet/Tesla.

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Tesla’s 200 MWh Megapack installation in Angleton, TX is ready for the next big freeze

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Tesla recently uploaded a video introducing its latest energy storage project in Angleton, Texas. Tesla installed 81 Megapacks in Angleton totaling 200 MWh of energy. According to Tesla, the Megapack storage project will allow Angleton to participate in the energy storage market and support the Texas grid during outages.

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SpaceX outfits first orbital-class Starship booster with grid fins, Raptor engines

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In the space of two days, SpaceX has outfitted Starship’s first orbital-class Super Heavy booster with four car-sized grid fins, stacked the rocket to its full height, and begun the process of installing up to 29 Raptor engines. Look at those grid fins! A day and a half later, all four fins were installed.

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Texas plans for massive $408m EV charging infrastructure expansion

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In a new plan from the Texas Department of Transportation, the state is setting aside $408 million for electric vehicle charging infrastructure over the next five years. Since Tesla moved its headquarters to Texas late last year, the state has made strides in EV adoption.

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SpaceX moves Super Heavy booster to make room for Mechazilla arm installation

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For the second time, SpaceX has removed the first potentially flightworthy Super Heavy from Starbase’s orbital launch mount – this time to reportedly make room for the installation of a pair of huge ‘Mechazilla’ arms. Added another @NicAnsuini photo to show the scale of these parts! Another rollout.