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BP selects Tesla batteries for pilot storage project at US wind farm

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BP Wind Energy, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Rolling Thunder I Power Partners LLC, has signed a purchase agreement to install a high-storage battery at its Titan 1 Wind Farm in South Dakota. Situated on 7,500 acres in Hand County, Titan 1 Wind Farm is wholly owned and operated by BP Wind Energy.

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

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In Kansas, the average customer paid $4 per month on their utility bill for transmission costs 10 years ago, but that has climbed to $20 per month today, and is likely to go higher as billions are spent on new transmission lines to support renewable energy. Permitting issues also bedevil wind power projects.

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3 Electric Vehicle Trends in the Growing Market

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Just about every available statistic seems to show both growths in the number of EV registrations and their share of the car market. 2020, despite the COVID pandemic, saw a 43% increase in global electric car stock, and the sector was more resistant to the overall dip in car sales that came with the pandemic.

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ARPA-E awards $43M to 19 energy storage projects to advance electric vehicle and grid technologies

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GE Global Research will develop thin-film sensors that enable. sources like solar and wind for small commercial and. the University of Kansas, and Vanderbilt. domestically available aluminum and magnesium and. Extremely precise measurements. sampled by the device will reduce the time and expense. residential consumers.

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Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

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The EDISON (Electric Vehicles in a Distributed and Integrated Market using Sustainable Energy and Open Networks) research consortium will seek to match power generation from wind turbines on the island of Bornholm, Denmark, with the power consumption of charging plug-in electric cars. The project is partly funded by the government of Denmark.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Environmentalists and industries resurrected the idea in recent years as a centerpiece of measures to address global warming and growing oil imports. states (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) and one Canadian province (Manitoba). Representatives Henry A. Waxman of California and Edward J. Another three U.S.

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