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

Green Car Congress

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a member of a team that was recently awarded a $7-million contract from the US Army Corps of Engineers to demonstrate integration of electric vehicles, generators and solar arrays to supply emergency power for Fort Carson, Colo. installations—Joint Base Pearl. Demonstration for Energy.

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Solar-powered curbside EV charging concept taps streetlights

Baua Electric

A California-based company aims to add curbside EV charging and solar and wind power to streetlights. Beam Global’s BeamSpot incorporates solar panels and small wind turbines to generate some of its own energy, with built-in battery storage to maximize use of it. Battery capacity is 15 kwh.

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Solar-powered streetlights could bring curbside charging to city neighborhoods

Baua Electric

A California-based company aims to add curbside EV charging and solar and wind power to streetlights. Beam Global’s BeamSpot incorporates solar panels and small wind turbines to generate some of its own energy, with built-in battery storage to maximize use of it. Battery capacity is 15 kwh.

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Ohio’s largest solar farm will also be the US’s largest agrivoltaics project

Baua Electric

Photo: Erich Burnett/Oberlin College Ohio has green-lit what will be the state’s largest solar farm – and the US’s largest agrivoltaics project. The $1 billion Oak Run Solar Project , approved by the Ohio Power Siting Board last week, will sit on over 6,000 acres in Madison County, west of Columbus. Bill Gates owns some of that land.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The program includes the installation of 10 alternative fuel refueling sites (two B20, one Electric Recharging, and seven CNG). Puget Sound Clean Air Agency’s Puget Sound Clean Cities Petroleum Reduction Project. City of Chicago, Department of Environment’s Chicago Area Alternative Fuels Deployment Project.

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"Spirit of DC" PHEV All Around America Update. from EVJerry back in DC with the "Spirit" Hanging out at the Beach!

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Outlining 2009 "Fun Run in the Sun" with Xtreme BugE -- determining name, setting up committee with co-chairs, settling on date, budget projections, routing, solar contacts, etc E. Robb Protheroe, PluginSupply, is game to install the set of Li-ion NCM batteries and set the settings on the "Spirit."

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Mauro Rampini, 2004 Prius by Rampini Mauro, using EAA-PHEV method with components from Plugin Supply , May 10, 2008 (Arluno, Italy, EU), contact solare. Tom, Prius by 3Prong Power , converted April 2008 (Berkeley, CA) Raja Cherukuri, 2007 Prius by Luscious Garage , May 8, 2008 (Elk Grove, CA), contact raja. Contact pluginnewhampshire.

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