Posts Tagged ‘General Electric’
Alas, Natural Gas?
Last week, the DOE announced $30 million in grants for groups advancing technology for vehicles that run on natural gas. Here’s the scoop on the story from earth2tech: http://tinyurl.com/cv84xhp.
And here’s the press release on the initiative from the DOE:
http://arpa-e.energy.gov/media/news/tabid/83/vw/1/itemid/58/Default.aspx
GE announces winners of ecomagination Challenge
Among the nearly 4,000 submissions to advance the smart grid through a collaborative framework, five winners were announced Tuesday.
Each of the following five companies will receive $100,000 from GE to pursue their plan. (For more details, check out the press release from GE: http://tinyurl.com/33b94r4 or visit www.ecomagination.com for a fuller picture of GE’s work to jumpstart the smart grid.)
And the winners are….
Capstone Metering: Intelligent Water Meters, Carrollton, Texas
ElectricRoute: Secure Communications Network for the Electric Grid, Salem and Hollis, New Hampshire
GridON: Controlling Power Quality in Electric Grids, Givatayim, Israel
IceCode: Wind Turbine Blade Anti-Icing and De-Icing, West Lebanon, NH
WinFlex: Inflatable Wind Turbines, Kiryat Yam, Israel
Grid-tastic
This just in: GM and Better Place have announced a partnership to advance the EV dream.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-20017233-501465.html
In other news, GM and ABB are working on ways to find new life on the grid for old Chevy Volt batteries.
http://gigaom.com/cleantech/gm-abb-seek-chevy-volt-battery-afterlife-in-grid/
And while we’re on EVs, did you hear? Coda Automotive, whose CEO, Kevin Czinger, spoke at the 2010 Washington Auto Show Green Car Summit on Capitol Hill, has announced the price on its 2011 sedan: $45k:
