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Cars That Think
AUGUST 24, 2023
Based on what he learned, he and three classmates built a solar-powered 6-kilowatt minigrid that supplied power to about 60 homes in a village. Minigrids use distributed off-grid energy solutions that operate independently from the national transmission grid. The project received support from Power Africa and USAID.
Creative Greenius
MARCH 6, 2009
Nor did the Commissioners have any ideas for incentives or fast tracking possibilities to encourage more green building in Torrance. They basically asked Mr. Koch to write something up for them. Fred graciously said he would. She isn’t aware of current state laws on solar shading either. Yes, he actually said that.
Revenge of the Electric Car
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
November 16, 2009: 06:01 PM ET. Updated to attribute projection on “smart-grid&# earnings to FERC Chairman.). lawmakers are supportive of the idea. Here’s the text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. UPDATE:Group Seeks US Tax Credits To Spur Electric Car Use. By Judith Burns.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 22, 2011
Since its first funding opportunity announcement in April 2009, the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy) has received scores of promising ideas for the next generation of energy technologies. However, ARPA-E can only fund a fraction of these promising ideas at the levels required.
Cars That Think
MAY 21, 2022
To some, the whole notion of wireless power transmission evokes images of Nikola Tesla with high-voltage coils spewing miniature bolts of lightning. Tesla had indeed pursued the idea of somehow using the ground and atmosphere as a conduit for long-distance power transmission, a plan that went nowhere.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 30, 2009
Ed Kjaer, the director of electric transportation for Southern California Edison, demonstrates how the Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle or MiEV plugs into their Garage of the Future at their Electric Vehicle Technical Center in Pomona on Thursday, January 22, 2009. Posted: 01/23/2009 02:49:34 PM PST. Photo by Eric Tom).
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I In effect, cars would be acting like tiny power stations. ’s power generation, he said.
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