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California Energy Commission awards nearly $400,000 to UC Davis for wind forecasting for grid operator

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The California Energy Commission has awarded $398,662 to the University of California, Davis to develop a forecasting tool that can be used by the state’s grid operator to respond to sudden changes in wind power production.

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Electrify America acquiring 30 Envision solar-powered EV charging stations for rural California

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The units are built to withstand extreme weather—holding up against winds up to 120 mph and floods up to 9.5 Additionally, the chargers can serve as a resource for first responders who may need to quickly relocate the transportable units to provide power in the event of an emergency.

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Senate version of “Fiscal Cliff” legislation includes 12 energy tax extenders; boost for algae

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kWh pack (down from 4 kWh), are capable of achieving a speed of 45 mph (72 km/h)or greater, and must be acquired after 31 December 2011 and before 1 January 2014. Extension and modification of credits with respect to facilities producing energy from certain renewable resources. Qualifying 2- or 3-wheel vehicles need a 2.5

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Self-driving mining truck stable at 90 km/h; clothoid-based model predictive control

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A prototype self-driving truck under development by Scania and Swedish research universities has tested successfully at speeds of up to 90 km/h (56 mph). Using model predictive control (MPC), the truck can drive by itself on narrow and winding roads. The truck’s calculation model thus has to be more complex and resource intensive.

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CE Delft Study Finds Lower Highway Speed Limits Could Result in Significant Reductions in CO2 from Road Transport; Encouraging Modal Shifts and Land Use Changes

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Carbon dioxide emissions from road transport in the Netherlands could be reduced by 30% if motorway speed limits in the Netherlands were set at 80 km/h (50 mph). Fuel consumption of a car increases at higher speeds, the main reason being that with increasing speed the wind resistance increases exponentially. Click to enlarge.

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Study: Combination of active and passive engine-off coasting delivers optimal fuel savings with 48V hybrid systems

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However, the HELLA team noted, during passive engine-off coasting, the vehicle speed may slow down more than anticipated due to wind drag, rolling and mechanical frictions. Generally, 15kW is the minimum peak power level required to achieve the active engine-off coasting function up to 60 km/h (37 mph) depending on vehicle size and class.

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US DRIVE releases comprehensive cradle-to-grave analysis of light-duty vehicle GHGs, cost of driving and cost of avoided GHGs

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time to accelerate from 0–60 mph, maximum speed, etc.), BEVs running on wind electricity and FCEVs running on hydrogen from wind electricity have C2G GHG emissions of about 50 g CO 2 e/mi or less. Resources. and to simulate fuel economy over various driving cycles. These fuel economies served as an input for the analysis.

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