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Rolls-Royce successfully tests mtu 250 kW fuel cell demo system for blackout case and peak power

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Rolls-Royce’s tests of its first mtu fuel cell demonstrator have shown that the system can provide uninterruptible power in the event of a blackout. During the blackout simulation, the system immediately and consistently provided the requested power.

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

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The hydrogen-powered mtu fuel cell solutions supply electrical power as soon as the public power grid reaches its limits, for example for the on-board power supply of ships berthed in the port or in the event of other load peaks.

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Monarch Tractor and Farm Electrification Consortium awarded $3M CEC grant for V2X backup power

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In addition to emergency scenarios, the consortium will develop and demonstrate technology to enable farmers to employ tractors to respond to conditions on the power grid by charging and discharging batteries to supply irrigation pumps and other on-farm loads in response to dynamic prices and demand response events.

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ORNL researchers use blockchain to increase electric grid resiliency; Grid Guard

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Our system helps determine in near real time whether a fault was triggered by a cyberattack or induced by natural events. This allows rapid recognition of when and how settings were changed, whether those changes were authorized, and what caused them. —Raymond Borges Hink. doi: 10.2172/1887685.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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Congress has provided hundreds of billions of dollars to speed the deployment of clean-energy technologies. As legislation worked its way through Congress, Jenkins’s team provided elected officials, staffers, and stakeholders with a running tally of the possible trade-offs and payoffs in emissions, jobs, and economic growth.

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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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Widely ignored, although gaining attention, is China’s strategic positioning as a crucial gatekeeper to several key “green” technologies, including battery energy storage to support electric vehicles (EVs)—specifically, battery electric vehicles (BEVs)—along with stationary storage for power grids.

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Rolls-Royce mtu Kinetic PowerPack approved for renewable diesel

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This in turn drives the flywheel in the kinetic energy storage unit which weighs tons and is laid out as an electric machine with double rotor system which makes energy available in the event of a power outage. Part of the energy stored in the flywheel is used to drive the generator that begins producing electrical power.

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