article thumbnail

PowerCell Sweden and Hitachi ABB Power Grids deepen collaboration within stationary power solutions

Green Car Congress

PowerCell Sweden AB and Hitachi ABB Power Grids have signed an agreement regarding an in-depth collaboration around fuel cell based stationary power solutions. The background is the increased demand for hydrogen-electric stationary power solutions that can complement renewable and volatile energy sources.

article thumbnail

Rolls-Royce to supply 60 MWh battery storage to Semper Power to stabilize the Dutch power grid

Green Car Congress

Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract to supply and install a large-scale mtu EnergyPack QG battery storage system on a turnkey basis to the Dutch energy company Semper Power in Vlissingen. The order also includes general contractor services, as well as the construction of the building and other infrastructure.

Grid 221
article thumbnail

DOE provides $65M for “connected communities” of buildings powered to transform electric system

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $65 million through its Connected Communities funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to expand DOE’s network of grid-interactive efficient building communities nationwide. ( interactive Efficient Building: An energy?efficient DE-FOA-0002206 ).

Connect 243
article thumbnail

Tesla’s solar neighborhood in Austin could help TX learn if renewables are viable

Teslarati

The project aims to build the first Tesla Solar neighborhood, making a sustainable residential community. These directives build upon the reforms passed this session to increase power generation capacity & ensure the reliability of the Texas power grid. and Darca on the project. In a letter, Gov.

article thumbnail

Toyota providing mobile retail fuel cell vehicle to support reconstruction in Fukushima Prefecture

Green Car Congress

Toyota is working together with various partners, mainly in collaboration with Fukushima Prefecture—including Namie Town, where the Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field (FH2R) is located—and is examining how hydrogen-based technologies can be implemented to help build cities of the future using hydrogen generated in Fukushima.

Toyota 435
article thumbnail

NREL researchers evaluating blockchain for transactive energy applications

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are evaluating the use of blockchain for transactive energy using hardware in the laboratory’s Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF). Distributing grid operational decision-making is revolutionary.

Energy 545
article thumbnail

Rolls-Royce makes Duisburg container terminal climate-neutral with mtu hydrogen technology

Green Car Congress

A microgrid based on renewable energies with hydrogen-powered fuel cells for emergency and peak power as well as hydrogen combustion engines can meet the special energy requirements of port facilities. The waste heat is used for process heat or for heating buildings in and around the port.

Hydrogen 459