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SwRI to demonstrate use of electric vehicles as part of emergency power microgrid under US Army SPIDERS program

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independent from the bulk power grid (i.e., The Fort Carson team, led by Kansas City, Mo.-based Focused on three distinct military. installations—Joint Base Pearl. Harbor/Hickam, Hawaii; Fort. Carson, Colorado; and Camp. Smith, Hawaii—SPIDERS is to enable those facilities to operate. cybersecurity is uncompromised.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

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Kansas City EAA chapter members challenge government regulation as part of their efforts to support clean energy. These homeowners generate their electricity and many of them put energy back into the grid, and they’ve still had to pay these ridiculous charges,” said MAEAA President Al Pugsley.

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NREL teaming with Oorja to validate direct methanol fuel cell technology in material handling applications

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Earp Distribution (Kansas City, Kan.), Eliminating electric grid based battery charging also reduces greenhouse gas emissions. and Commerce, Calif.), and Testa Produce (Chicago). Fuel cell-powered material handling equipment eliminates the need for battery swapping and electrical demand associated with traditional battery lifts.

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Columbus, Ohio wins $40M DOT Smart City Challenge; $10M more from Vulcan, $90M from private partners

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The Challenge called on cities to do more than merely introduce new technologies onto city streets, requiring them to boldly envision new solutions that would change the face of transportation in our cities by closing the gap between rich and poor; capturing the needs of both young and old; and bridging the digital divide through smart design so that (..)

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies. Kansas City Power & Light. National Grid. Hawaiian Electric. Hawai`i Electric Light. Maui Electric. Indianapolis Power & Light Company. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.

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Milbank Manufacturing selects AeroVironments EV charging solutions for national distribution program to expand charging infrastructure

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of Kansas City, Mo., AV’s smart charging station is compatible with the Smart Grid and capable of interacting with utilities to help manage the potential impact of EVs on the electric grid. Milbank Manufacturing Co. has selected AeroVironment, Inc. (AV)

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

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A lot of people don’t understand how that can be, but if you think about the topology of a charger, there’s the power electronics that are connected to the grid—that’s where the cabinet is—then there’s a cable going from there to where the vehicle is, and then there’s vehicle coupling. We’re somewhere in the 90 to 92% range.