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CSIRO is an Australian research organization. CSIRO is working in collaboration with Victorian energy distributor SP AusNet. They both are aiming to evaluate the impact and benefits of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on the electricity network. They are also trying to figure out how this low emission transport option could be incorporated into our [...]
Posted in: Batteries, Hybrid Cars, Transportation

The word geothermal literally means heat from within the earth. At its simplest, geothermal energy is power extracted from heat within the earth’s crust. Very deep within the earth is a layer of molten rock known as magma, from which heat is continually produced through the natural decay of uranium, potassium and other radioactive materials. [...]

The electric car has come a long way in recent years, and it’s going to go further. Believe it or not, electric car prototypes have been around since the 1830s!  Companies are producing bigger and better batteries, power providers are brainstorming ways to implement charging stations to charge them (electric cars draw as much electricity [...]

President Obama recently unveiled the Florida Power and Light’s DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center. Moreover, the President has also announced the creation of an updated electrical grid.

The solar facility, which will be Florida’s second-largest, will be able to power the 2,300-household town of Arcadia.

However, as noticed by Obama and other FP&L officials, the main hindrance to the increased use of solar power is an ancient electrical grid.

This led to the announcement of $3.4 billion of funds, amazing everyone, which would be used to create a “smart grid” that would help consumers track their electrical use and provide transmission capacity for renewably generated electricity.

The Smart grid money will be distributed to 49 states and the District of Columbia in order to fund smart meter installations and projects that improve the grid’s reliability and stability. According to The Electric Power Research Institute, the smart grid technologies will reduce electricity use by 4 percent by 2030, saving over $20 billion.

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According to the Department of Defense News report, the Defense Department’s total energy costs for fiscal 2006 and 2007 was above $13 billion. In the year 2008, due to soaring rise in oil prices, their department’s energy bill was $20 billion. It is not a surprise when various defense departments are trying to use [...]
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