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Toyota to build prototype city of the future, powered by hydrogen fuel cells

Green Car Congress

Envisioned as a “living laboratory,” the Woven City will serve as a home to full-time residents and researchers who will be able to test and to develop technologies such as autonomy, robotics, personal mobility, smart homes and artificial intelligence in a real-world environment.

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Skanska is about to transform a Brooklyn marine terminal into a major offshore wind hub

Baua Electric

It will be the operational and maintenance hub for Empire Wind 1, and act as the point of interconnection to integrate power from Empire Wind 1 to New York’s electricity grid at the Gowanus Substation in Brooklyn. Plus, it’s free to use and you won’t get sales calls until you select an installer and you share your phone number with them.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

It’s rare when consumer karma actually works out for any buyer of any product made today, but then again, your friendly neighborhood Greenius is not your usual consumer. Learning to install solar with GRID Alternatives in 2009. They then sold us a brand new 2021 Bolt EV Premier for $28,500. Let me tell you about it.

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NAATBatt Coalition recommends deployment of up to 300 GWh of distributed energy storage systems by 2022

Green Car Congress

DES systems consist of small, stationary batteries installed in neighborhoods, buildings, homes and electricity substations, which can be networked together using smart grid communications technology. permit DES system operators to be compensated for the full range of grid benefits.

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CA’s solar tax supporters are trying to run a “wealthy vs disadvantaged” narrative: It doesn’t have to be

Teslarati

In the document, the commission argued that the existing net energy metering tariff “negatively impacts non-participating customers; is not cost-effective; and disproportionately harms low-income ratepayers” since homeowners without solar are being shouldered with the price of maintaining the grid.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

It’s crucial that any operator have at least one person charged with the responsibility of coordinating all aspects of adding electric trucks to a fleet. It’s crucial that any operator have at least one person charged with the responsibility of coordinating all aspects of adding electric trucks to a fleet.

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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

Cars That Think

As we try to objectively study nature, we are often reminded of how natural forces affect us personally. When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass.

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