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3 Duke Energy subsidiaries plead guilty to 9 criminal violations of Clean Water Act; $102M settlement

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As part of their plea agreements, Duke Energy Business Services LLC, Duke Energy Carolinas LLC and Duke Energy Progress Inc. Approximately 108 million tons of coal ash are currently held in coal ash basins owned and operated by the defendants in North Carolina. million tons of coal ash); Kentucky (approximately 1.5

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Pike forecasts growth for wireless charging for plug-in vehicles, but tied to overall growth of plug-in market

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In a new research brief , Pike Research forecasts that wireless charging equipment for light duty plug-in vehicle sales will grow by a CAGR of 91% from 2013 to 2020, as wireless systems move from a retrofit technology to an integrated part of new EVs, reaching annual sales of 283,000 units in 2020. million by 2020.

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SAE World Congress panel highlights progress on H2 infrastructure and fuel cell vehicle commercialization

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Linde currently is operating hydrogen stations also for fuel cell forklifts, notably for the BMW South Carolina plant, where they are dispensing hydrogen—around the clock—at the rate of 700kg/day. In terms of cost, Freese noted, most of the expensive parts are not entirely unique to fuel cells. Earlier post.).

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How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

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In a simulation, the aggregated load from 1,000 electric water heaters [solid orange line] almost exactly matches renewable energy supply [dashed gold line] after packetized control is switched on [vertical dotted line]. The brown line shows the uncoordinated load from 1,000 electric water heaters for reference. kilowatt-hours.

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Dürr now supports bodies up to 8m long with Ecopaint RoDip rotational dip process

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It will form part of a complete paint shop being built by Dürr on behalf of Mercedes Benz Vans. The rotational process means that smaller bath volumes are possible; these need less chemicals and fresh water and at the same time reduce the energy consumption and volume of wastewater. RoDip comes in two versions, RoDip M and RoDip E.

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