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CPUC proposes revising Net Energy Metering rules to push customers to install storage with rooftop solar

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million customers to install roughly 10,000 megawatts of customer-sited renewable generation, almost all of which is rooftop solar. The CPUC made initial revisions to the NEM program in 2016, resulting in what is called NEM 2.0. NEM has enabled 1.3 The proposal will be on the CPUC’s 27 January 2022 Voting Meeting agenda.

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Freiburg orders 15 Solaris electric buses

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Batteries with a total nominal capacity of 180 kWh will be installed in the articulated vehicles, whereas in the shorter buses energy will be stored in batteries with a total nominal capacity of over 150 kWh. The first Solaris buses made it to Freiburg in 2016.

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Gen 2 low-cost flywheel-based Torotrak KERS for buses en route to production in mid-2016

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The KERS captures the kinetic energy that is normally wasted when the bus is braking and stores it in a steel and carbon fibre flywheel weighing 8.5kg and spinning at up to 30,000 rpm. The process of capturing, storing and releasing energy back to the wheels is fully automated, giving a high quality driving experience.

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Air Liquide inaugurates HyBalance pilot site in Denmark for production of carbon-free hydrogen

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The facility uses electrolysis technology to balance the electricity grid and to store surplus electricity in the form of hydrogen that will be used in industry and transportation. In Denmark, Air Liquide inaugurated HyBalance, a pilot site for the production of carbon-free hydrogen. The electrolyzer, with a capacity of 1.2

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Honda and Google to collaborate on in-vehicle connected services

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As a result of this collaboration, Honda began adopting Android Auto starting with the Accord in 2016. Honda and Google have been collaborating since 2015 with the broader automotive industry to introduce the Android platform to automobiles. With the new collaboration with Google, Honda will further advance the UX for its customers.

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Daimler & enercity storing new replacement EV batteries in working 15 MWh grid storage system; “living storage”

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With a storage capacity totalling 15 MWh, the installation is one of the largest in Europe. Mercedes-Benz energy storage facilities for private households can be ordered now and will shortly be installed for customers in cooperation with selected sales partners such as energy service provider EnBW or SMA Solar Technology AG.

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Siemens invests in Electrify America, the largest public charger in the US

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In 2015, Volkswagen was accused of deliberately installing exhaust cheating software that only turned on in laboratory conditions, and its products produced 40 times the emissions under real driving conditions than laboratory conditions. Charging stations will be installed at 484 sites in 17 metropolitan areas and along highways in 39 states.

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