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PG&E, Calif. Energy Commission launch 4MW sodium-sulfur grid storage pilot in San Jose

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission today unveiled a utility-scale sodium-sulfur battery energy storage system ( earlier post ) pilot project to better balance power needs of the electric grid. The system has a 4 megawatt capacity, and can store more than six hours of energy.

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California Energy Commission awards >$6M for EV charging, H2 fueling and V2G

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Heavy duty, vehicle-to-grid fleet: A $2.3-million million contract to the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will help fund demonstration of an all-electric, heavy duty, non-tactical vehicle-to-grid (V2G) fleet at Moffett Field near San Jose.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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San Jose, Calif. Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif. Sunrun, San Francisco, Calif. San Jose, Calif. Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS), San Jose, Calif. SunPower, San Jose, Calif. Sunrun, San Francisco, Calif.

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The US’s largest solar + battery storage project just came online

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The project supplies power to the City of San Jose, Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Brian Gorda, vice president of engineering at Terra-Gen, said, “Now fully operational, this facility is a transformational project in the industry and is providing resiliency to the grid.”

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Ryder begins taking delivery of 125 Chanje electric vans

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Ryder also plans to equip its maintenance facilities in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and San Jose, Calif. The Chanje all-electric large delivery style van is equipped to haul up to 6,000 pounds and up to 580 cubic feet of cargo.

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Sprig Electric pairs Tesla Powerpack with rooftop PV system

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The pairing, installed by Sprig Electric at their corporate headquarters in San Jose, will cut the building’s total energy costs by 80-95%. The 500 kWh/250 kW Tesla Powerpack battery system is installed in the Sprig Electric parking lot and is connected to the grid and the PV system.

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AT&T to power 11 California sites with Bloom Energy solid oxide fuel cells

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megawatts (MW) of onsite power that reduces CO 2 emissions by approximately 50% compared to the grid and virtually eliminates all SO x , NO x , and other harmful smog forming particulate emissions. AT&T is the first telecommunications service provider to utilize Bloom Energy Servers to help power their operations.

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