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Smart Electrical Panel Startup SPANs NREL’s Accelerator Programs

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Imagine a severe storm knocks out a neighborhood powerline; while most homes go dark, one homeowner seamlessly manages their backup energy, prioritizing critical appliances. This is not the future—it is happening now with SPAN’s smart electrical panel. SPAN is the only startup company to go through two of the National … [continued]

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Modular Construction Enables Efficient & Affordable Housing

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NREL Teams Up With iUnit To Advance Lower-Cost Modular Housing Recently, Shanti Pless stood on a windswept hillside and listed some of the issues that come with leaky envelopes. While that phrase may conjure surreal images of damp greeting cards, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researcher was actually explaining … [continued]

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Bidgely Surpasses 1.5 TWh of Energy Savings, Offsetting 1M Tons of CO2 Emissions

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Bidgely today announced that its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven solutions have accumulated over 1.5 terawatt-hours (TWh) in energy savings, equivalent to offsetting over 1 million metric tons of CO2 emissions. Bidgely’s 1.5 TWh in energy savings was achieved through the collective efforts of a growing customer base across all fuel types — … [continued]

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Hydrogen’s Harsh Reality: Plug Power, Ballard, and FuelCell Near the End?

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Plug Power’s stock has dipped into dangerous territory, trading below the critical $1 threshold required by Nasdaq, signaling yet another existential crisis for the firm. This isn’t the first time Plug has flirted with financial oblivion, of course; the company executed a 1-for-10 reverse stock split back in 2011 to … [continued]

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