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Berkeley Lab report finds installed cost of solar PV systems in the US dropped sharply in 2010

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According to the report, the decline in PV installed costs seen by customer-owners of such systems in 2010 follows a significant drop in the wholesale cost for PV modules in 2009. As report co-author Galen Barbose explains, “ Based on our data, average installed costs held steady at $7.50/W Click to enlarge.

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Eliminate fuel vehicles in the UK to enlarge the move

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that the installation of electric car chargers for new buildings in England will be mandatory from 2022. At present, 250,000 charging station s have been installed in homes and workplaces across the UK. This means that by the end of 2030, the UK will have more than 1.55

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MINI E charge station initial site inspection

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Stefano Paris at the November 19th, 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show unveiling of the MINI E. If you’ve been following the BMW MINI E program unveiled officially on November 19th, 2008 at the Los Angeles Auto Show you’ll know the process for being selected as a potential MINI E driver is a multistep one.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $1.8M additional funding to further UCSD microgrid project; energy storage, EV charging and V2G services are components

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Decrease the ancillary services cost per additional MW of solar power on the grid by 50%, if the proposed forecasting model was used operationally. This will reduce the indirect cost of solar power to California ratepayers. MW of Solar PV installed, additional 2 MW planned. MW of fuel cells in operation.

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

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In addition to the technical challenges of developing V2V or V2I systems, there are also significant deployment challenges related to cost, driver behavior and the legacy vehicle parc. There is an extensive body of work on connected vehicle research, and some background is required before coming back to Ford. Background.

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Report for IPCC finds renewables could supply up to 77% of global energy by 2050 under most optimistic scenario; need for enabling public policies and investments

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Range in recent levelized cost of energy for selected commercially available RE technologies in comparison to recent non-renewable energy costs. 77% is up from just under 13% of the total primary energy supply of around 490 Exajoules in 2008. Technology subcategories and discount rates were aggregated for this figure.

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Aduras MESA Electric Powertrain Combines Controls, Switched Reluctance Traction Motor and MicroTurbine

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This milestone follows a partnership agreement formed between Adura with the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) in May 2008. This scalable, user installable energy storage system can be configured to provide 25, 50 or 100 miles of electric range in heavy transit buses. MESA hardware. Click to enlarge.

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