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Plug Into the Smart Grid Check this out: a 27-foot electric boat. As Gizmodo reports, the Nimbus only boasts 20 nautical miles on a 4-hour charge, but it's a start.
The 27-Foot Nimbus E-Power Is The World's First Commercially Available Electric Boat - Nimbus e-powe
Source: gizmodo.com
Our quest for green energy has taken to the high seas with the Nimbus E-Power. Despite being fueled by electricity, it manages a respectable top speed of 27 knots and a range of 20 nautical miles on a 4-hour charge.
Plug Into the Smart Grid CNNMoney ran an article today on "6 Hot Electric Car Manufacturers." Hot or not, it's a nice reference for those thinking of owning a PHEV or are keeping track of PHEV development. The gang at ItsYourSmartGrid.com are in full lust for the Aptera 2e. It looks like what the car of the future should look like. If money were no object, which of the featured autos would be your choice?
Source: money.cnn.com
Each of these carmakers is gearing up to be the next big thing in electric automobiles. Here is how they're charting success.
Plug Into the Smart Grid This press release provides a good high-level overview of how smart grid stimulus can help improve energy reliability in our cities.
Source: www.nstar.com
The U.S. Department of Energy today awarded NSTAR Electric $10 million in federal stimulus funding to advance the roll-out of the company’s electric grid “self-healing” project.
Plug Into the Smart Grid "Why Dynamic Pricing is More Important than Ever" -- Great article by Anthony Star, Director of Policy and Evaluation, with CNT Energy. He takes a frank look at the issues surrounding dynamic pricing and how it can affect both the consumer and the utility.
Source: www.itsyoursmartgrid.com
Yesterday’s announcement of billions of dollars of federal funding for smart grid demonstration projects is exciting news for everyone, and of particular interest to those of us who have been involved in thinking about how modernizing the electric grid can bring new benefits to consumers. ...
Plug Into the Smart Grid Yesterday, President Obama and the Department of Energy announced the recipients of $3.4 billion in Smart Grid stimulus funds. Check out this article -- it sums up where the money is going, and provides links to more detail about each of the funded projects.
Source: www.itsyoursmartgrid.com
Earlier this morning, President Obama announced $3.4 billion investment to jump start the nation’s Smart Grid. One-hundred private companies, utilities, manufacturers, cities and other entities are receiving this initial round of Smart Grid Investment Grants.
Plug Into the Smart Grid DOE will announce this morning that it will fund 100 smart grid investment grants in 49 states in this first round of funding. Dollars will begin flowing within 60 days.
Source: www.itsyoursmartgrid.com
This morning, the US Government has plans to announce 100 smart grid "investment" grants in 49 states in this first round of funding. Dollars will begin flowing within 60 days for projects implemented over the next 12-36 months.
Plug Into the Smart Grid "One of the most bandied-about promises by those involved in creating the smart grid is that it will allow consumers to network their appliances with a smart meter, letting them view real-time information about their energy usage and even program their appliances to operate at off-peak hours." But could it really be that easy? This article lays out some of the many challenges.
Source: www.itsyoursmartgrid.com
How smart appliances and smart meters communicate is a key hurdle that will have to be overcome to fulfill some of the smart grid’s promises.
Plug Into the Smart Grid Winterizing tip: Did you know that that an estimated 25% of the air heated by your home's furnace could be lost to leaks in the air duct system? The solution: seal leaky ducts with duct-mastic. HowStuffWorks has some more tips for keeping your home's hvac-system operating more energy efficiently.
Source: home.howstuffworks.com
Periodic cleaning and regular maintenance is the best way to improve efficiency in your home energy consumption. Learn about home energy efficiency.
Plug Into the Smart Grid Can smart meters and DR appliances change consumer behavior? Here's what one participant in a smart pilot project has to say.
Source: www.itsyoursmartgrid.com
When Mark Brian’s electrical utility announced it was establishing a pilot program of 2,000 homes to test smart grid technology, he jumped at the opportunity.
Plug Into the Smart Grid Thinking of investing some of your hard-earned green in green stocks? Check out this list of publicly traded renewable energy companies:
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Several renewable energy companies listed on stock exchanges in the period since 2000. The early 21st century was a very productive time for the renewable energy industry following decisions by many governments to set long term renewable energy targets. ...
Plug Into the Smart Grid Plug Into the Smart Grid Read it now on the ItsYourSmartGrid.com blog: "How Smart Appliances Could Help You Keep Money in Your Pocket". http://bit.ly/1ENuxf%20
Source: bit.ly
If you’ve bought a thermostat for your home in the past few years, it’s likely programmable. Using this function is a great way to reduce your energy use. By programming the thermostat up or down a few ...
Plug Into the Smart Grid Where the Plug-ins Are: Check out this map on the CalCars.org web site. It shows the location of Hybrid car owners who have converted their cars to run completely on electricity. And if you have a converted hybrid, you can add your conversion to the list.
Source: www.calcars.org
The California Cars Initiative is a group of San Francisco Bay Area entrepreneurs, technologists, environmentalists and other citizens working to spur the adoption of efficient, non-polluting automotive technologies.
Plug Into the Smart Grid Have you read the NIST Smart Grid Standards doc? Not that it's light reading, but it is fascinating and a little exciting to see progress being made to make the smart grid a reality. The NIST sets some early benchmarks for development of the smart grid. Expected by Jan. 2010 are draft specs for demand response signals and cyber security.
Source: www.nist.gov
Plug Into the Smart Grid Weren't able to attend GridWeek? You can catch U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu's opening address in this video from Clean Skies News.
Source: cleanskies.com
Teaser: Energy Secretary Steven Chu delivers the keynote address on smart grid technology and renewable transmission at GridWeek 2009 in Washington, DC Is News: News Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy, outlines the challenges to fully
Plug Into the Smart Grid What do you think? What's the best approach for educating people about smart grid benefits?
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