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GM Ventures invests in solar power developer Sunlogics; signs for installation of solar charging canopies, power purchase agreement

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2011

million in Sunlogics PLC , a Michigan-based, vertically-integrated global solar energy systems provider specializing in solar project development and installation. Global solar energy use is predicted to more than double by 2016, so we believe that investing in renewable energy is a smart and strategic business decision.

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GM adds 3 acres of solar arrays in Michigan

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2014

General Motors is increasing its renewable energy use with 3 acres of new solar arrays at two Michigan facilities. The company’s processing center in Swartz Creek and engine plant in Flint will feature 150 kW ground-mount solar arrays expected to generate a combined 400,000 kWh of renewable energy per year to the facilities’ grids.

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Baltimore Gas and Electric Company to Launch Plug-in Trial; GridPoints Smart Charging Software to Manage Grid Impacts

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2010

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), a subsidiary of Constellation Energy, has launched a multiyear plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) demonstration project using GridPoint’s smart charging software ( earlier post ). BGE will also evaluate the impact a PHEV fleet has on the company’s carbon footprint.

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ABS provides first approval in principle for floating Rankine cycle renewable energy plant

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2011

Unlike wind, tidal or solar power the advanced design for this Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system can deliver constant output 24 hours a day. Developed by OTEC International (OTI) LLC of Baltimore, Maryland, the approach converts liquid ammonia into gas in a heat exchanger using warm ocean surface water. OTEC power cycle.

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Spark EV newly LEED-certified motor plant 6% powered by renewables

Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2015

The electric motor and drive unit for the Chevrolet Spark EV are being manufactured in Maryland under a rooftop solar array in a newly LEED-certified building. The greening of the General Motors Baltimore Operations complex included the addition of 580 kilowatts of solar to the roof of its e-Motor building. Together with a 1.23-megawatt

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. The largest PV installation in Georgia. An additional manual charging station would be installed at Operations Base. Of that, $26.5

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EGEB: Maryland offshore wind plans make a great leap forward

Electrek

AUGUST 5, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Baltimore-based US Wind announces a new offshore wind farm and other major developments. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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Estes just offset nearly 100% of its energy needs with rooftop solar

Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

The largest privately owned freight carrier in North America has finished installing rooftop solar panels at its 4th and 5th trucking terminals, and announced plans to add solar installations at two more of its locations, furthering its commitment to solar transformation.

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EIA: major utilities continue to increase spending on US electric distribution systems

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2018

Electric distribution spending is affected by the number of customers served, the amount of electricity sold, the number of miles of electric distribution wire installed (line miles), and the maximum amount of load on the lines at one time (peak load).

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Berkeley Lab researchers develop Bchain protocol to make blockchain more robust

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

As more and more people install rooftop solar panels on their homes and businesses, we will need to have a provable mechanism to track how much energy people are generating and consuming so that nobody can lie about their use. Both are now faculty members at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

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Sunrun launches the US’s first vehicle-to-home power plant using customer-owned Ford F-150 Lightnings

Baua Electric

JULY 29, 2024

Photo: Sunrun Solar + storage provider Sunrun has launched the US’s first vehicle-to-home power plant using customer-owned bidirectional Ford F-150 Lightning electric trucks. The US Department of Energy awarded funding to Maryland’s largest utility, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), to create the EV virtual power plant.

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EV Charging: WeaveGrid–Preparing Utilities for the Coming EV Boom

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 26, 2021

The old way to track charging was to install sophisticated software in Level 2 (240-volt) chargers that asks drivers for permission to monitor their charging behavior, while providing some kind of rebate or deal for doing so. WeaveGrid’s first flagship customer is Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), as seen in the images above and below.

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Morris Tanenbaum, Inventor of the Silicon Microchip, Dies at 94

Cars That Think

MAY 12, 2023

He received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1949 from Johns Hopkins University , in Baltimore, and earned a Ph.D. Adolf Goetzberger Photovoltaics pioneer Life Fellow, 94; died 24 February Goetzberger was an early proponent of solar energy technologies. The research paved the way for more effective solar power generation.

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A 2.2 GW Maryland offshore wind farm just took a big leap forward

Baua Electric

JULY 29, 2024

As part of the project, US Wind advanced plans to build Sparrows Point Steel, an offshore wind turbine foundation facility in Baltimore Harbor, which, when fully operational, would employ more than 500 people, including hundreds of unionized steelworkers. Currently, more than 5 GW of projects are under installation, and 300+ MW are online.

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GM Ventures invests in solar power developer Sunlogics; signs for installation of solar charging canopies, power purchase agreement

GM adds 3 acres of solar arrays in Michigan

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company to Launch Plug-in Trial; GridPoints Smart Charging Software to Manage Grid Impacts

ABS provides first approval in principle for floating Rankine cycle renewable energy plant

Spark EV newly LEED-certified motor plant 6% powered by renewables

US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

EGEB: Maryland offshore wind plans make a great leap forward

Estes just offset nearly 100% of its energy needs with rooftop solar

EIA: major utilities continue to increase spending on US electric distribution systems

Berkeley Lab researchers develop Bchain protocol to make blockchain more robust

Sunrun launches the US’s first vehicle-to-home power plant using customer-owned Ford F-150 Lightnings

EV Charging: WeaveGrid–Preparing Utilities for the Coming EV Boom

Morris Tanenbaum, Inventor of the Silicon Microchip, Dies at 94

A 2.2 GW Maryland offshore wind farm just took a big leap forward

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