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GM, Ford, Google partner to promote ‘virtual’ power plants

GM, Ford, Google partner to promote ‘virtual’ power plants

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Companies including GM, Ford, Google and solar energy producers said on Tuesday they would work together to establish standards for scaling up the use of virtual power plants (VPPs), systems for easing loads on electricity grids when supply is short. Energy transition nonprofit RMI will host the initiative, the Virtual Power Plant Partnership (VP3), which will also aim to shape policy for promoting the use of the systems, the companies said. Virtual power plants… Source link

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GM, Ford, Google partner to promote ‘virtual’ power plants

GM, Ford, Google partner to promote ‘virtual’ power plants

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Companies including GM, Ford, Google and solar energy producers said on Tuesday they would work together to establish standards for scaling up the use of virtual power plants (VPPs), systems for easing loads on electricity grids when supply is short. Energy transition nonprofit RMI will host the initiative, the Virtual Power Plant Partnership (VP3), which will also aim to shape policy for promoting the use of the systems, the companies said. Virtual… Source link

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Yandex Named Most Likely Search Engine to Promote Conspiracy Theories – Study

Russian search engine Yandex is more likely to promote conspiracy theory-related content in its search results than any other major search engine, according to a new study published Wednesday. More than half of Yandex’s first-page search results for controversial terms such as “flat earth” and “George Soros” were for pages that promoted conspiracy theories, researchers at the University of Zurich found. That was a significantly higher share than among the results… Source link

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Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Barak Obama promote COVID vaccines

Axios Biden confronts eroded credibility on climate action and Paris agreement The biggest hurdle for President Biden in winning new emissions reduction commitments at this week’s White House summit is America’s on-again, off-again history of climate change efforts. Why it matters: The global community is off course to meet the temperature targets contained in the Paris Climate Agreement. The White House wants the summit Thursday and Friday to begin to change that.Stay on top of the latest… Source link

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BRIEF-Google Says Will Invest $150 Mln To Promote Vaccine Education And Equitable Access

Jan 25 (Reuters) – * ALPHABET INC’S GOOGLE SAYS WILL INVEST $150 MILLION TO PROMOTE VACCINE EDUCATION AND EQUITABLE ACCESS * GOOGLE SAYS TO INVEST $100 MLN IN AD GRANTS FOR CDC FOUNDATION, WHO AND NON-PROFITS * GOOGLE SAYS TO INVEST $50 MILLION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES TO REACH UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH VACCINE-RELATED CONTENT AND INFORMATION * GOOGLE SAYS GOOGLE.ORG HAS COMMITTED $5 MLN IN GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESSING RACIAL AND GEOGRAPHIC DISPARITIES IN COVID-19… Source link

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