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Renewable hydrogen fuel being studied for the Port of Seattle

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Two studies—led by a team from Seattle City Light, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and Sandia National Laboratories—are exploring the potential of shifting from fossil fuel to clean hydrogen as fuel to power medium-and heavy-duty vehicles. 770,000 DOE award, $185,000 City Light, $145,000 Port of Seattle = $1.1

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV.

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Washington State House Committee advances legislation mandating all-electric new LDV sales by MY 2030

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Electric vehicles are defined as “vehicles that use energy stored in rechargeable battery packs or in hydrogen that rely solely on electric motors for propulsion.”. Nicole Macri (D-Seattle) with assistance from Coltura, a Seattle-based nonprofit. Emergency vehicles are excluded from the requirements.

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EPRI-NRDC report finds widespread vehicle electrification and a cleaner grid could lead to substantial cuts in GHG by 2050

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Use of electric vehicles would achieve greater reductions in GHG emissions, corresponding to the rate that the electric grid becomes cleaner, through greater reliance on renewables and low- and non-emitting generation. With a 62% share of light- and medium-duty vehicles in 2050 electric vehicles would consume 13% of grid-supplied electricity.

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Study IDs two compressed air energy storage methods, sites for the Northwest

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When power is abundant, it’s drawn from the electric grid and used to power a large air compressor, which pushes pressurized air into an underground geologic storage structure. Later, when power demand is high, the stored air is released back up to the surface, where it is heated and rushes through turbines to generate electricity.

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Opinion: Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar: Miles Per Acre Per Year

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Hydropower in Seattle will push you around for the same price. During the midday hours, many grids will experience negative pricing as solar PV floods the market to the extent that the power cannot be stored. At that rate, the cost to operate an electric vehicle is 2 cents per mile.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Energy Storing Efficient HVAC, $595,558. Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000. Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000. Seattle, Washington). Cyrqenergy (Seattle, Washington).