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GE and Nissan Get Into Smart Charging

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General Electric and Nissan plan to research “smart charging&# technologies for electric vehicles to help consumers take advantage of cheaper electricity rates and keep the power grid stable. smart-grid lab for three years. Credit: GE).

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

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Retech Systems LLC (Buffalo, New York). GE Global Research (Niskayuna, New York). Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000. Buffalo, New York). DigiCollect LLC (New York, New York). Brooklyn, New York).

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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Cyclonatix, Inc is developing an industrial-sized motor/controller to operate with either DC or AC power sources, for applications in electric vehicles, solar-powered pumps, HVAC&R, gas compressors, and other commercial and industrial machines which require high efficiency, variable speed/torque, and low cost.

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Ford MyEnergi Lifestyle collaboration to demonstrate integration of home appliance technology, plug-in vehicle and renewable energy source; Georgia Tech model predicts 60% cut in home energy costs

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The cumulative results predict a 60% reduction in energy costs and more than 9,000 kg of CO 2 (55% reduction) saved from a single home. If every home in the US were to implement these energy-saving technologies, it would be the equivalent of taking all the homes in California, New York and Texas off the power grid (32 million homes).

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost. New York Times ) Ford top 7/19/07 The opportunities and possibilities are huge," Mike Tamor, Ford Motor Co.s New York Times ) 10/22/07 ".in BYD also developed the motors and software for the system.

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