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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

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Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy. Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. Some of the wind farms instead sit in clusters more than 100 kilometers out at sea.

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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

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The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The detailed report— Need Nickel? —Baker Institute report Need Nickel?

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Rheinmetall PolyCharge JV wins first customer with multimillion-euro order for DC-link capacitors with NanoLam technology

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They are not only used in hybrid and electric vehicles, but also in various industrial applications, such as voltage converters in wind energy and PV systems. DC-link capacitors, also known as intermediate circuit capacitors, are used to stabilize the DC voltage and to limit fluctuations in a vehicle’s electrical system.

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Fortescue’s electric excavator outperforms its diesel counterpart – Charged EVs

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Fortescue worked with Liebherr to convert several diesel excavators to run on electric powertrains. At another site, the company is testing a hydrogen fuel cell-powered e-excavator. Fortescue also has a 240-tonne battery-electric haul truck prototype called Roadrunner in on-site testing. Fortescue installed a 6.6

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Cree and ABB partner on silicon carbide high-power semiconductors

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This means that energy can be converted with more than 99% efficiency, significantly decreasing energy loss and playing a major role in reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

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New green hydrogen refueling facility at Berlin-Schönefeld in multi-energy fueling station

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The demonstration project is designed to produce “green” hydrogen from a surplus of wind and solar power using an electrolyzer, and to use solid storage to create a hydrogen cogeneration plant and hydrogen filling-station infrastructure for buses and cars. By 2016, the H 2 BER partner companies will invest more than €10 million (US$13.7

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Tesla China launches solar-powered Superchargers in sunshine-ridden Tibet

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The climate is semi-arid and coupled with frosty winters and mild summers, and the location of the valley protects Lhasa from intense cold or hot weather and strong winds. It was originally a part of the plan to have Superchargers powered by solar and battery storage systems.

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