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Cummins invests $24M in flow battery leader VoltStorage

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With the development of the iron-salt technology, the company is setting new standards in the field of long-duration energy storage, offering wind and solar farms a highly cost-effective and resource-saving option for ensuring base load capability. The half cells are separated by an ion exchange membrane. Source: VoltStorage.

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California Energy Commission awards $750K to Electricore to study standardization of plug-in vehicle batteries

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. $750,000 to research value-based design options for the standardization of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) batteries. The project survey will include identifying barriers to standardizing, researching methods to implement battery system standards, and recommending potential paths to the commercial adoption of battery standards.

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

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Cleveland, Ohio, has approved new zoning and transportation policies that are angling to transform it into the next “fifteen-minute city,” The City Planning Commission voted to move forward with changes to building codes in several pilot neighborhoods it wants to make more pedestrian friendly.

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Li-ion maker Boston-Power launches module system for EV and ESS applications; no-weld integration

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earlier post ) recently launched its Ensemble Module System; a “kit” of standard components that provides OEMs and pack assemblers with a simple, cost-effective way to assemble large format battery pack solutions for electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage system (ESS) applications. Li-ion battery maker Boston-Power Inc.

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Recap: Exhibiting at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo and Honoring Our Customers

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EV Connect’s Booth #1927 at the ACT Expo. EV Connect, Inc. Among 200 clean vehicle and fleet exhibitors, EV Connect shared our robust clean vehicle fleet solution platform with close to 8,000 clean tech conference attendees. Demos of EV Connect’s Fleet Solution to Attendees. Powering What’s Next Award.

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National Academies report finds US interstate highways need major overhaul; calls for 20-year blueprint for action

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The highways serve as both urban commuter and inter-urban travel corridors, integrate the country’s freight system by connecting to major ports and rail hubs, and are critical to the logistics of national defense. The study was sponsored by the US Department of Transportation.

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Air Quality: Easy to Measure, Tough to Fix

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All outdoor activity in my neighborhood ceased for weeks, yet staying indoors didn't guarantee relief. I had the monitor installed, working, and connected to the Airthings app less than 10 minutes after it arrived at my doorstep, in June. Harry Campbell. The summer of 2020 brought wildfire to. Portland, Ore., It's true that.

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