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Massive solar array to power airside electric ground service vehicles at JFK Airport’s New Terminal One

Charged EVs

The system can operate independently from or while connected to the main power grid. Each bus can travel approximately 230 miles on a charge, and it takes four hours to fully recharge the bus. MW of fuel cells and 1.5 MWh of battery energy storage to balance electrical demand and improve power quality.

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Flights Resume at Heathrow After Substation Fire Shut Down Airport

Baua Electric

Residents of the Hayes neighborhood near the airport described hearing two loud bangs and seeing a massive ball of flame shoot into the sky on Thursday night. Britains National Grid said on Friday afternoon that it had reconfigured its network to partly restore power at Heathrow on an interim basis.

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In Argentina, a Boom in Antarctic Cruises Is Straining the ‘End of the World’

Baua Electric

It was summer in the city that proudly calls itself the end of the world, and the tourists were flocking like the penguins they had traveled thousands of miles to see. The neighborhood offers striking views of the harbor and the luxury cruise ships. Her first home there was a flimsy structure made of nylon and wood.

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China’s BYD Going Big Mode in South Africa

The Truth About Cars

This comes via Reuters , which was informed by BYD of its desire to become the dominant purveyor of "NEVs" (neighborhood electric vehicles) within the region. With the national electrical grid only seeing increased demand over the years, blackouts have become fairly common in certain parts of South Africa.

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The Net-Zero Neighborhood: Advanced Energy Storage and Highly Efficient Photovoltaics Take Transportation Off the Gasoline Grid and Residential Off the Electric Grid

Green Car Congress

The NZN concept relies on high energy density storage systems incorporated into the local grid, as well as efficient photovoltaic generation. NZN can integrate with the centralized grid. Actually delivering commercially viable 500-mile batteries will require exascale computing—i.e., The Net-Zero Neighborhood. Gil Weigand.

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GM and OnStar sign on as official Pecan Street partners; studying EV services and smart grid interaction

Green Car Congress

s smart grid research project in Austin’s Mueller community, the Pecan Street Demonstration. When Austin closed the Mueller municipal airport in 1999, community leaders committed to redeveloping the site into a ground-breaking mix-used, sustainable urban neighborhood. Three miles from downtown. Attributes include: 700 acres.

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DOE AVTA Completes 1M Miles of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Testing

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE), through its Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity ( AVTA ) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), has completed 1 million miles of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) testing. The eTec/Nissan project will document more than 70 million miles of electric drive vehicle operations and more than 1.8

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