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

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

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Concentric Ring Gas Atomization Die Design for Optimized Particle Production, $150,000 Praxair, Indianapolis, Ind. Extension of Core Restrain Design Code NUBOW-3D to Lead Cooled Fast Reactor Systems, $75,000 Westinghouse Electric Company, Cranberry Township, Pa. San Jose, Calif. Sunrun, San Francisco, Calif.

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California Energy Commission awards >$6M for EV charging, H2 fueling and V2G

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An additional $5 million was approved to help fund environmental research to improve natural gas efficiency and $4 million to fund energy efficiency projects in schools. The investments include: Electric vehicle charging: Ten grants totaling more than $3.5 Heavy duty, vehicle-to-grid fleet: A $2.3-million

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The US’s largest solar + battery storage project just came online

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The project supplies power to the City of San Jose, Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Brian Gorda, vice president of engineering at Terra-Gen, said, “Now fully operational, this facility is a transformational project in the industry and is providing resiliency to the grid.”

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AT&T to power 11 California sites with Bloom Energy solid oxide fuel cells

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megawatts (MW) of onsite power that reduces CO 2 emissions by approximately 50% compared to the grid and virtually eliminates all SO x , NO x , and other harmful smog forming particulate emissions. Bloom Boxes contain stacked fuel cells and will convert air and natural gas into electricity. The Bloom Boxes will provide 7.5

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California Energy Commission Approves $800K in four regional grants to prepare for electric vehicles

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The California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) approved four regional planning grants to prepare for electric vehicles. These areas of the state are expected to experience heavy electric vehicle use within the next ten years.

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Plug In 2008

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T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in San Jose by most accounts was a big success. Here's one of the announcements that came out of the conference : EPRI, GM, 34 Utilities Collaborate to Advance Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles PALO ALTO, Calif. The entire PHEV environmental assessment is available on the EPRI website.

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