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Plugging Highway Vehicles into the Electric Grid

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If enough plug-in electric vehicles communicate with the grid, they could provide cheap storage for excess electricity
SAN DIEGO — The white Toyota Scion xB parked in a corner of the vast convention center here doesn’t look too unusual, until you notice the fat cable plugged into its bright orange front [...]

Can Wind Power Be Stored?

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Wind farms typically generate most of their energy at night, so how do you bottle that power to meet demand that is highest during the day?
Wind farms typically generate most of their energy at night, when most electricity demand is lowest. So a lot of that “green” energy is wasted.
So the big question [...]