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Tesla launches Powerwall and home energy demos

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Tesla has launched a new demo for its home energy products, showing how the use of its Powerwall works used in tandem with the electrical grid and solar panels. The demo can be accessed directly from within the Tesla app, showing the interface that customers can use to monitor their home energy storage, Powerwall and more.

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Soletair demo plant produces renewable hydrocarbon fuel from CO2 captured from the air

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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) are beginning testing of the Soletair demo plant, which uses air-captured carbon dioxide to produce renewable fuels and chemicals. The produced dry hydrogen gas is stored into two 350 l composite cylinders. kW solar PV power plant at LUT.

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California ARB seeking to award $1M for demo of advanced hybrid technologies in school buses

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secondary power source can be a battery pack, or some other energy storage. system that does not collect energy directly from the primary power source. some other source that then supplies stored energy to provide school bus. The primary power source can be the engine, battery. drive system.

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EnerDel to Supply Batteries for Japanese Electric Bus Demo

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The “Green Crossover Town” comprises a systematic roll-out of integrated systems that provide the critical link between renewable energy, high-speed charging for electric cars and the local utility grid.

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BMW i ChargeForward Program to demo contribution of intelligent EV charging to grid efficiency

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BMW i ChargeForward is designed to explore how to better match the impact of electric vehicles with other dynamic energy supply and demand sources. The study has two parts, a managed charge pilot program involving BMW i3 owners and a battery second life energy storage system.

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Hamburg putting its first Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid buses into service

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Hamburger Hochbahn AG has acquired four Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL Hybrids under the German “NaBuZ demo” scheme to promote sustainable bus systems for the future. Energy storage. Energy storage power. Energy capacity. H 2 storage capacity. Three more buses are to follow next year.

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Harley-Davidson Livewire electric motorcycle makes European debut in Milan; more specs and details

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Drawing from the experiences of the Project LiveWire demo tour and following an intensive development program the Harley-Davidson LiveWire model offers the rider a new, high-performance motorcycling experience.