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PG&E, Calif. Energy Commission launch 4MW sodium-sulfur grid storage pilot in San Jose

Green Car Congress

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission today unveiled a utility-scale sodium-sulfur battery energy storage system ( earlier post ) pilot project to better balance power needs of the electric grid. The system has a 4 megawatt capacity, and can store more than six hours of energy.

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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

Creative Greenius

With the coming solar feed-in tariff legislation moving through Sacramento that will pay us for the extra solar energy we produce and feed back into the grid. Good for the grid, good for you, good for the electric company (who won’t meet their AB 32 state mandates for renewable energy generation without our help).

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Conference confirms plug-in fever

Plugs and Cars

Plug-in 2008 in San Jose, California witnessed a noon-time address by new heavy-weight convert, Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel. One week earlier, former Vice President Al Gore issued his well-received challenge to make the American grid 100% renewable in ten years.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

When Straubel—also known for his 1984 Porsche 944 EV conversion—left Tesla, he founded Redwood Materials , a leading lithium battery recycling company in Carson City, Nevada. More recently, Gage became the CEO of EVGrid , working on Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech. That was quite a conversion.” After that, the word spread fast.”

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

About Angelina: Angelina is very passionate about accelerating EV adoption, improving customer understanding and awareness about EVs, developing charging infrastructure and attractive EV rates, as well as developing strategies for EV grid integration. What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs?

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

Green Car Congress

San Jose, Calif. Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif. Sunrun, San Francisco, Calif. San Jose, Calif. Novel chemical looping process for conversion of natural gas to pure hydrogen, $150,000 CanmetENERGY, Ottawa, Canada Glowink Inc., Vitriflex Inc.,

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

About Angelina: Angelina is very passionate about accelerating EV adoption, improving customer understanding and awareness about EVs, developing charging infrastructure and attractive EV rates, as well as developing strategies for EV grid integration. What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs?