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An applied electric current splits the water into hydrogen and oxygen, and under the right conditions, lithium or potassium then acts as a catalyst to absorb energy and collapse hydrogen's electron orbit.
The 2005 Energy Act gave the DOE «backup authority» to approve new power lines over state objections, by designating «national interest electric transmission corridors.»
The big advantage of the nanotube muscle is that it can also act as a capacitor, storing up electric energy it does not immediately need for later use, Baughman explains.
Fabulously acted, too, this is a wholly charming film with an electric energy that's infectious.
Alternatively, the plug - in hybrid system that's been an option for the Prius uses all electric power, drawing energy primarily from a plug - in charger that's used while the car is parked, with the gas engine only acting as an onboard generator when battery power gets too low.
A smaller rear electric motor (13 hp and 81 lb - ft) provides additional drive to the rear wheels but mostly acts as a generator to top off the battery and as an alternator to collect kinetic energy during braking and trailing throttle.
In this case (and if battery charge is low), the front electric motor — which is now being supplied with kinetic energy via the TSI — acts solely as a generator and a source of electricity for its counterpart at the rear axle.
The electric motor, which also acts as a generator when the car is recuperating energy when it's stopping or slowing down, has 65kW of its own to contribute, plus its 250Nm of torque, which is available instantly.
Hitachi Europe Ltd., Mitsubishi Motors and ENGIE are partnered in a project to explore the potential for electric vehicles to act as a means of energy storage for an office building.
The powertrain will be able to operate on electric power alone in most conditions as it draws energy from the engine that acts as a generator or the battery pack.
The company explained the iBooster and ESP - hev technology balance the use of the CT6 electric motors to act as generators to slow the vehicle and capture as much kinetic energy as possible during low - demand scenarios, while blending the traditional hydraulic brakes with the motors in high - demand scenarios.
Race - hybrid adds more aggression with torque vectoring introduced to the front wheels and, when required, the rear motor acting as a generator to supply energy to the front electric motor.
Battery regeneration: Whenever the driver releases the accelerator pedal or applies the brakes, and the battery is insufficiently charged, the two electric motors act as generators and feed energy recovered from the brakes into the lithium - ion battery.
It also acts as an electric generator providing the energy stored in the lithium - ion battery pack.
S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act, seeks to address various facets of energy policy, from efficiency standards to power supply and the electricEnergy Policy Modernization Act, seeks to address various facets of energy policy, from efficiency standards to power supply and the electricenergy policy, from efficiency standards to power supply and the electric grid.
«If you were too comprehensively regulate greenhouse gases under the existing Clean Air Act, that would impose a substantial cost and insufficient flexibility for the regulated community,» said Scott Segal, director of the Electric Reliability Coordinating Council, which lobbies on behalf of power companies like Southern Co. and Duke Energy Corp..
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 granted the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the authority to approve and issue siting permits for new transmission lines in areas designated by the Department of Energy as National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETC).
Subtitle F: Transmission Planning -(Sec. 151) Amends the Federal Power Act to establish a federal policy for transmission planning that calls for regional electric grid planning that facilitates the deployment of renewable and other zero - carbon and low - carbon energy sources for generating electricity to reduce GHG emissions while ensuring reliability, reducing congestion, ensuring cyber-security, minimizing environmental harm, and providing for cost - effective electricity services throughout the United States.
(Sec. 153) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide loan guarantees for the development, construction, acquisition, retrofitting, or engineering integration of a qualified advance electric transmission manufacturing plant or for the construction of a qualified high efficiency transmission property or a qualified advanced electric transmission property.
For purposes of this subsection, «State - approved production incentive program» means a requirement imposed pursuant to State law, or by a State regulatory authority acting within its authority under State law, that an electric utility purchase renewable energy (as defined in section 609 of this Act) at a specified rate.».
-- The Secretary of Energy is authorized to provide grants for up to 50 percent of costs incurred in connection with the development, construction, acquisition of components for, or engineering of a qualified advanced electric transmission property defined in paragraph (5) of section 1705 (a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16515 (a)-RRB-.
«(i) establish any appropriate protocols and standards for integrating plug - in electric drive vehicles into an electrical distribution system, including Smart Grid systems and devices as described in title XIII of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007;
(B) Smart Grid equipment and infrastructure, as described in title XIII of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, to facilitate the charging and integration of plug - in electric drive vehicles.
-- Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or the Federal Power Act, a State legislature or regulatory authority may set the rates for a sale of electric energy by a facility generating electric energy from renewable energy sources pursuant to a State - approved production incentive program under which the facility voluntarily sells electric energy.
-- The term «plug - in electric drive vehicle» shall have the definition of such term in section 131 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
Riverkeeper retained Synapse to assess the potential impacts to energy reliability and electric power sector air emissions associated with the construction and operation of a closed - cycle cooling system as the «best technology available» (BTA) for the Indian Point nuclear power plant, in order to inform the analysis being conducted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA).
Subsidies for electric cars and trucks, transmission lines, R&D for new battery technologies, air capture, and a National Energy Education Act can be supported for ecological, national security, or economic reasons.
(Sec. 209) Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary to provide grants to: (1) increase energy efficiency, siting, or upgrading transmission and distribution lines serving rural areas; or (2) provide or modernize electric generation facilities that serve rural areas.
Subtitle C: Coal and Related Programs -(Sec. 431) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Secretary to implement a financial assistance program to facilitate production and generation of coal - based power through the deployment of clean coal electric generating equipment and processes that improve energy efficiency or environmental performance consistent with relevant federal and state clean air requireEnergy Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Secretary to implement a financial assistance program to facilitate production and generation of coal - based power through the deployment of clean coal electric generating equipment and processes that improve energy efficiency or environmental performance consistent with relevant federal and state clean air requireenergy efficiency or environmental performance consistent with relevant federal and state clean air requirements.
As part of the Recovery Act, this Administration invested $ 4.5 billion in electricity delivery and energy reliability modernization, with total public - private investment amounting to over $ 10 billion To ensure that all Americans benefit from these smart grid investments, the Administration released a policy framework and a series of new initiatives in June 2011 that will empower consumers with tools to better manage their electricity and cut costs, improve the reliability of the electric grid, and help utilities recover from natural disasters faster.
You can send a short message along the lines of «include S. 3495, The Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 in the energy package so we can get off fossil fuels sooner» by email to Senator Reid at http://reid.senate.gov/­contact/­index.cfm
The House legislation, entitled the «Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2010,» was cosponsored by House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming Chairman Ed Markey (D - MA), Rep. Judy Biggert (R - IL), Rep. Anna Eshoo (D - CA), and Rep. Jerry McNerney (D - CA).
We were encouraged last week by the bipartisan 19 - 4 vote in the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee for S. 3495, The Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2010, an evolution of the Electric Vehicle Deployment Act legislation developed by http://www.electrificationcoalition.org.
The Grid Transformation and Security Act — which promises to lower utility bills, increase investments in energy efficiency and renewables, and restore oversight of electric utility rates in the Commonwealth — requires Virginia's largest utility (Dominion Energy) to consider combined heat and power, or CHP, in its future resource energy efficiency and renewables, and restore oversight of electric utility rates in the Commonwealth — requires Virginia's largest utility (Dominion Energy) to consider combined heat and power, or CHP, in its future resource Energy) to consider combined heat and power, or CHP, in its future resource plans.
Bolstered by the federal 1992 Energy Policy Act, which encouraged electric competition, Fessler's CPUC in 1993 began a three - year inquiry into restructuring the state's electric system.
Recent analysis by Synapse (click here) shows that if states act early and pursue strong levels of energy efficiency, they can not only meet the Clean Power Plan emission targets, but will also secure a lower - cost electric system.
13 13 Obama Administration & Congressional Support for Renewable Energy American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, includes $ 60 billion in clean energy investments: — $ 6 billion available for loan guarantees in renewable energy and electric transmission technologies — $ 11 billion for Smart Grid technology R&D — $ 4.5 billion to green federal government buildings — $ 6.3 billion for state / local renewable energy and energy efficiency efforts Pending Climate and Energy Legislation — American Clean Energy and Security Act — American Clean Energy LeadershEnergy American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, includes $ 60 billion in clean energy investments: — $ 6 billion available for loan guarantees in renewable energy and electric transmission technologies — $ 11 billion for Smart Grid technology R&D — $ 4.5 billion to green federal government buildings — $ 6.3 billion for state / local renewable energy and energy efficiency efforts Pending Climate and Energy Legislation — American Clean Energy and Security Act — American Clean Energy Leadershenergy investments: — $ 6 billion available for loan guarantees in renewable energy and electric transmission technologies — $ 11 billion for Smart Grid technology R&D — $ 4.5 billion to green federal government buildings — $ 6.3 billion for state / local renewable energy and energy efficiency efforts Pending Climate and Energy Legislation — American Clean Energy and Security Act — American Clean Energy Leadershenergy and electric transmission technologies — $ 11 billion for Smart Grid technology R&D — $ 4.5 billion to green federal government buildings — $ 6.3 billion for state / local renewable energy and energy efficiency efforts Pending Climate and Energy Legislation — American Clean Energy and Security Act — American Clean Energy Leadershenergy and energy efficiency efforts Pending Climate and Energy Legislation — American Clean Energy and Security Act — American Clean Energy Leadershenergy efficiency efforts Pending Climate and Energy Legislation — American Clean Energy and Security Act — American Clean Energy LeadershEnergy Legislation — American Clean Energy and Security Act — American Clean Energy LeadershEnergy and Security Act — American Clean Energy LeadershEnergy Leadership Act
the 650,000 square - foot facility will be financed in part from a $ 151.4 million grant the company received from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Recovery Act Award for Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative.
During deceleration and under braking, the electric motor acts as high - output generator to effect regenerative braking, optimizing energy management in the Lexus Hybrid Drive system by recovering kinetic energy (normally wasted as heat under braking and deceleration) as electrical energy for storage in the high performance battery.
One of the key features of the Green Energy and Economy Act, 2009 («GEA») are «Feed in Tariffs» for renewable generation such as wind, solar, biomass and hydro - electric power.
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan led by Arlene Maneja, acted for Manila Electric Company, the largest utility distributor in the Philippines, on complying with the new competitive selection process (CSP) regulations issued by the Energy Regulatory Commission.
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