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PNNL IntelliVent system reduces risk of explosions in outdoor battery cabinets

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In September 2020, fire crews in Liverpool, England, were called to a 20 MW battery storage plant after an explosion had occurred to find a large grid battery system container on fire. The April 2019 incident in Arizona at an energy storage facility left four firefighters injured, two seriously. MW battery with the IntelliVent system.

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US Army and Air Force planning to develop 1GW of renewable energy on installations by 2025

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Energy security drives the initiatives, Hammack said, adding that increased usage of renewable energy on military installations would enable them to operate even if local power grids go down. New sources of clean energy will vary among installations, he said, and will include solar, wind, biomass and geothermal developments.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. Arlington). stores energy from the sun to be released onto the grid at a. later time.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. Arlington Transit – ART, Virginia: $1,500,000. PV canopies will produce power and reduce temperatures underneath canopies.

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