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1,500 Tesla Powerwall owners have already joined the new virtual power plant in California

July 15, 2022
PG&E announced that more than 1,500 Tesla Powerwall owners have already decided to joined the new virtual power plant it launched in partnership with Tesla in California. A virtual power plant (VPP) consists of distributed energy storage systems, like Tesla Powerwalls, used in concert to provide grid services and avoid the use of polluting and expensive peaker power plants. Last…
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GamingNews

Company of Heroes 3 debuts for Steam on November 17

July 15, 2022
Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Learn more. Company of Heroes 3 will debut on Steam on November 17. The title is the latest real-time…
AI & RoboticsNews

Meet the nominees for the 2022 VentureBeat Women in AI Awards!

July 15, 2022
Since 2019, VentureBeat has been honoring the women leaders, mentors, researchers and entrepreneurs who are transforming the AI industry — making it magnitudes more equitable, ethical and groundbreaking for all. The VentureBeat Women in AI Awards was founded to emphasize how vital the voices, work and experiences of these women are to AI as a field and a technology, and to shine a light on some…
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MobileNews

Razer takes on Elgato's Stream Deck with its Stream Controller

July 15, 2022
Many creators use a control pad like Elgato’s Stream Deck to help them manage livestreams and create art. Razer is looking to make moves in the space with its own control pad, the Stream Controller. The company is working with Loupedeck on the device, which seems to be…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Two-thirds of new renewables were cheaper than coal in 2021 – IRENA

July 15, 2022
In 2021, 163 gigawatts (GW) – nearly two-thirds – of new renewable power added was cheaper than the cheapest coal-fired power plants in G20 countries, according to a new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The G20, or Group of Twenty, is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union. IRENA’s report, Renewable Power Generation…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

The real reason Joe Manchin is sabotaging the US clean energy plan [update]

July 15, 2022
Coal investor and US Senator Joe Manchin III (D-WV) opposes his own political party’s clean energy program. And since not a single Republican will support the infrastructure bill that contains the program, Manchin has disproportionate power to sink the US plan to decarbonize in order to slow global warming and meet the Paris Agreement target of net-zero by 2050. Why does he oppose it? July…
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