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South Dakota School of Mines & Technology vying to establish international center for solid-state batteries

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SDSMT hosted hundreds of industry representatives, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and fellow academics on 12-13 September in a conference on the topic. Some of the industry leaders attending the conference include Ford (attending remotely), Swiss company LafargeHolcim, Garmin International, Caterpillar Inc.,

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Renault-Nissan Alliance installing 90 new charge spots for COP21 summit in Paris

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The charging stations, several of which will be donated by Schneider Electric, will refuel 200 EVs supplied by the Alliance that are serving as VIP shuttles for negotiators, delegates and media attending the conference. The Alliance estimates the EVs will travel more than 400,000 km in service to COP21.

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Renault & Eneco collaborate on smart renewable energy charging solution for electric vehicles

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Under the terms of an agreement signed today at the COP21 Paris conference, Eneco subsidiary Jedlix will develop a version of its existing smart charging app, adapting it to Renault’s ZOE EV. To reduce CO 2 emissions, it is essential that this vehicle fleet will use green power.

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Digital Twins Give Hydrogen a Greener Path to Growth

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To encourage the adoption of digital twins for electrolysis, Alsharif and his colleagues at OFFIS presented a software architecture —a kind of architectural blueprint for building software systems—for developing hydrogen electrolysis monitoring digital twins at the ETG Congress 2023 conference in Germany.

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Ballard and Anglo American Platinum partner on a range of fuel cell applications in South Africa

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Ballard Power Systems and Anglo American Platinum Limited, the world’s leading primary producer of platinum group metals, are working in partnership on a number of early-stage stationary and motive power applications of fuel cells in the South African market. COP17 was a high-level summit on climate change.

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MIT study concludes V2G-enabled electric commercial trucks could offer lower total operating cost than conventional diesel fleet

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The CTL study was conducted using data collected by the international office supplier Staples, as well as ISO New England, the nonprofit firm that runs New England’s electric power grid. The paper will be published in a volume of the conference’s proceedings.

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Honda joins vehicle-to-grid technology demonstration project in partnership with University of Delaware and NRG Energy

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Such a system has the potential to reduce or eliminate the fluctuation of the grid, which can occur more frequently when renewable energy sources are introduced to the grid. Electric vehicle owners potentially benefit from supporting a more stable power grid, which can lead to reduced utility costs for the vehicle owner.

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