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Utilidata Inc., a Volt/VAR optimization solutions company, has entered into an agreement with American Electric Power to “inform and advance the next generation of grid-side applications,” the company announced Wednesday.
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By PBN Staff
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Imagine a future where almost all cars and houses are powered by a fuel cell, an electrical generator – not a battery – that has no pollutant emissions and does not use petroleum-based fuel. It’s been an idea for years, but difficult to make a mass-production reality due to certain constraints, including costs.
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By Michael Souza
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Oil climbed to the highest in three months in New York as speculation European leaders meeting this week will make progress on the region’s debt crisis supported prices against forecasts of rising supply in the U.S.
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By Grant Smith |
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The heat that may topple temperature records in New York City and the East Coast for a second day isn’t expected to last much longer.
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By Brian K. Sullivan
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Gasoline prices in Rhode Island remained stagnant at $3.52 per gallon for the second consecutive week, AAA Southern New England said Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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The spinning blades of wind farms off the coast of Rhode Island and Massachusetts came one step closer to reality July 2, when the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completed its preliminary environmental assessment of a loosely designated area for potential wind-farm development, located in federal waters about 18 miles southeast of Block Island.
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By Michael Souza |
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Heating oil fluctuated as forecasts for colder weather in the U.S. Northeast and a decline in distillate stockpiles were tempered by concern U.S. lawmakers won’t reach a budget deal by the end of the year.
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By Barbara Powell |
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Brown University has been awarded $750,000 from the U.S. Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency through its Open 2012 program.
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By PBN Staff
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Temperatures may climb into the mid- to-high 50s Fahrenheit across the U.S. Northeast next week, damping demand for heating fuels.
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By Brian K. Sullivan |
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Rhode Island’s gasoline prices rose 8 cents this week. The jump marks the second consecutive week of increases after 13 weeks of stagnant or decreasing prices, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |