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Aquion Energy closed $35M D round; aqueous hybrid ion batteries for stationary storage

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Specifically developed for the requirements of both small and large-scale stationary energy storage applications, Aquion’s products and solutions offer a combination of high performance, low cost, operational safety, and sustainability. The batteries have shown high cycle life of more than 5,000 cycles at high rates, (100% DoD).

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Pennsylvania’s Public-Private Partnership Board approves CNG project for public transit, private fleet fueling

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In September 2012, Corbett signed into law the Public and Private Partnerships for Transportation Act, which authorized P3 projects in Pennsylvania. In 2013, Pennsylvania became the second-largest natural gas producing state in the nation. A project team could be selected in summer 2015.

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Pioneer of Google’s Data Centers Dies at 58

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He devised a way to use low-cost components and energy-saving techniques to distribute Google’s programs across thousands of servers, instead of the traditional method of relying on a few powerful, expensive machines. He retired in 2008. As Google’s business expanded, its need for infrastructure increased.

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