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The fastest-growing technology is grid-connected solar electric power, which saw a 53% increase in installed capacity during 2009.
BBC: Renewables can fuel society, say world climate advisers
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The HondaLink EV application will allow the user to remotely view the state of charge, initiate charging, and activate the air conditioning and heater to pre-condition the vehicle while connected to the grid to maximize battery range on start-up.
ENGADGET: Honda announces its HondaLink infotainment system, teams up with Aha Radio for the festivities
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And I heard an interesting comment the other week from someone connected with grid issues - that the engineers like to have a bit of wind power in the mix because wind turbines are the easiest thing by far to switch on and off.
BBC: Nuclear fissions green movement
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After dark, houses not connected to the electricity grid rely mainly on open-flame kerosene lamps for light.
CNN: 'Solar sisters' spreading light in Africa
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In the case of the Siberian gas pipeline project, Moscow was well aware of the inordinate West European dependency on Soviet natural gas supplies -- ultimately projected to exceed 60% of total European gas consumption -- which would have resulted from the successful completion of both strands of the twin 3, 600-mile pipelines connected to the West European gas grid.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: CUBA AND THE JURAGUA NUCLEAR POWER COMPLEX
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Only 1% of the amateur power is connected to the grid now, but Portland General Electric (nyse: POR - news - people ) in Oregon has hooked up 21 large customers with 43 megawatts of generating power that can be turned on electronically and supplied to the grid.
FORBES: Juicing the System
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The project on a six-acre site, currently the largest in Wales, was up and running and connected to the national grid within seven months.
BBC: Anglesey council votes in Wales' 'largest' solar park