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5MW battery storage system heralds new era of microgrid
A 5MW lithium-ion battery storage system in Oregon will store excess power from renewables, and create a microgrid to protect consumers from blackouts.
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Jun 10, 2013

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Google makes first renewable energy investment in Africa
Google jumps into South Africa, which has emerged as a hotspot of solar and renewable energy investment and project development.
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May 31, 2013

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How to create a net-zero energy home
New report from America’s National Institute of Standards and Technology offers a guide to creating houses that generate as much energy as they use.
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May 23, 2013

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Energy storage under the sea: New pumped hydro design floated
Pumped storage turbine design with a storage tank on the ocean floor offers efficiency comparable to conventional onshore systems.
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May 22, 2013

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Graph of the Day – the rise of electric car charging
The rate of growth in electric car charging stations in the US, and of EV sales, is quite phenomenal.
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May 19, 2013

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Utility-scale PV power plants now cost-effective in US
The cost of producing electricity from large-scale solar plants is less than the regulated avoided costs of the largest electric utilities in the state of Oregon.
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May 17, 2013

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The four-seater hybrid EV – with vertical take-off
An MIT team has begun feasibility studies into a four-seat, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) plug-in hybrid-electric flying car.
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May 12, 2013

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Distributed energy milestone: selling power from EVs to grid
University of Delaware EV2G project marks first instance of selling electricity from a commercial test fleet of EVs to the regional grid.
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May 2, 2013

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Mosaic’s largest solar project yet opened to online investors
Pioneering solar PV crowdfunding platform provider Mosaic has opened its largest solar project to date to investors in California.
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Apr 30, 2013

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Copenhagen aims to be world’s first carbon neutral capital
Copenhagen’s ambitious plan to be 100% carbon-neutral by the year 2025 – the first national capital to do so.
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Apr 19, 2013

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New ‘micro-batteries’ now most powerful on the planet
Tiny rechargeable batteries developed at University of Illinois could be used to power a phone and jump-start a dead car battery.
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Apr 18, 2013

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Graph of the Day: Germany’s new solar power record
This week Germany’s 1.3 million-odd solar power systems set a new record by reaching a peak power output of 22.68GW.
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Apr 18, 2013

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