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Will this ‘ocean battery’ buried in the seabed be an offshore wind game changer?

Electrek

Offshore wind power needs energy storage and power regulation, and Ocean Grazer has invented an offshore energy storage system that will sit at the bottom of the sea and manage the flow of electricity through the power grid. The Dutch startup showcased their new product, Ocean Battery, at CES in Las Vegas last week.

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Nevada put big battery energy storage where a coal plant used to be

Baua Electric

Nevada utility NV Energy’s largest battery energy storage system sits on a former coal-fired power plant site and will save customers a lot of money. It’s a two-hour energy storage system that stores and dispatches excess wind and solar power. Energy Vault will maintain the system.

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Horizon Unveiling Small Hydrogen Refueling and Storage System for the Home

Green Car Congress

Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies will introduce a “personal hydrogen station”—HydroFill—at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. HydroFill plugs into an AC outlet (using an adapter), or to a 60W solar panel or small wind turbine. In 2006, Horizon introduced solar hydrogen powered toy cars.

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US DOE Awards More than $47M in Recovery Act Funding to Advance Smart Grid Development; New Smart Grid Report and Smart Grid Clearinghouse

Green Car Congress

American Superconductor is developing and demonstrating advanced technology for a fault current limiter, which will restrict power surges through equipment in fault conditions such as a short circuit, maintaining power quality and grid stability. Zenergy Power Inc. University of Nevada – Las Vegas.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Kia EV6 GT

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report spent several hours on a beautiful December Las Vegas day driving the 2023 Kia EV6 GT. For even more fun, the car can be placed into a drift mode by turning off the traction control and electronic stability control features, which will then send all the power to the rear wheels. Grip and needed stopping power.

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More Electric Cars in Las Vegas with Stan Hanel's Story on the RAR'ster. with EVJerr Back to Webblogging, Sunday, 13 September 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

In the background, are various EVs from the Las Vegas Electric Vehicle Association, along with the "Spirit" hanging out in the shade and away from the sunny background. chillin' in the Las Vegas warmth of 110-degrees day, 27 July 2009. Element Hotel General Manager, D Dave Smith, plugs in the RAR'ster.

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

Green Car Congress

would supply the growing market of wind turbine generators and. copper and insulation layer by layer, instead of winding wires. from power plants. from carbon dioxide emitted by power plants. Electron Energy Corporation will develop a technology to. manufacture permanent magnets that are both stronger and. Materials, Inc.

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