News tagged with electric grid
Seeking a Smarter Grid: Integrating Wind Energy by Linking Buildings to the Grid
Nov 24, 2009 |
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In utility parlance, wind energy is known as a “variable load.” That’s because wind is naturally unpredictable and inconstant. What’s worse, it is more likely to blow at night, when demand for electricity ...
House passes funding for green vehicle research
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Targeting more federal money to support the auto industry, the House on Wednesday approved an expansion of government-led research into making cars and trucks more fuel-efficient.
Taking the juice for granted: Powering American cities in the new century
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Barring the occasional thunderstorm, most Americans take the electric current behind their power buttons for granted, and assume the juice will be there when they're ready to fire up an appliance or favorite ...
GM says Volt will be landmark fuel savings vehicle
Aug 11, 2009 |
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Troubled auto giant General Motors said Tuesday its new electric sedan, the Chevrolet Volt, will be marketed in 2011 as the first mass produced vehicle capable of achieving three-digit fuel savings.
General Electric Plans Net-Zero Energy Home by 2015
Jul 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using solar panels, wind turbines, appliance monitoring, and on-site energy storage, General Electric has a plan to enable homeowners to cut their annual energy consumption (from the electric ...
Improving Plug-In Electric Cars
Jun 04, 2009 |
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One of the issues that comes with plug-in autos, whether they are hybrid or straight-up electric, is the ability to charge the battery. It can be difficult to charge batteries on the go, and it can take hour ...
Scientists create metal that pumps liquid uphill
Jun 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In nature, trees pull vast amounts of water from their roots up to their leaves hundreds of feet above the ground through capillary action, but now scientists at the University of Rochester ...
Cyber spying a threat, and everyone is in on it
Apr 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Ghost hackers infiltrating the computers of Tibetan exiles and the U.S. electric grid have pulled the curtain back on 21st-century espionage as nefarious as anything from the Cold War - and far more difficult to stop.
City of Newark first in nation using cars to power grid
Jan 21, 2009 |
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This month, the City of Newark, Delaware became the first electric utility in the US to use a car to store and provide power for the local electric grid.
