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Ener1 To Supply Li-ion Packs to Hyundai Heavy for Electric Buses; Complete Turnkey Solutions Agreement with Toro

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Grid Energy Storage. Gassenheimer said that Grid Energy Storage will be an increasing focus for Ener1. When assessing the attractiveness of a new program, Ener1 evaluates not only the headline pricing, but performs a comprehensive business assessment, including the implied engineering costs. Small Cell & Consumer.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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He later served as Transportation Electrification Manager at Portland General Electric, so he’s worked both sides of the electric fence. Most commercial trucks are engineered for 1.2 Most commercial trucks are engineered for 1.2 This project is currently at the stage of conducting grid readiness assessments.]

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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High-fidelity ignition models to boost engine thermal efficiency, $720,000 Convergent Science Inc., Accelerated Data Analytics for Power-system Time-series (ADAPT), $600,000 Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, Ore. Development of low-cost magnetocaloric materials, $150,000 General Engineering and Research, L.L.C.,

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies. National Grid. Portland General Electric. Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO).

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And now…the Plug In Tanker

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Cold Ironing is the term for plugging a ship’s electrical system into the on-shore grid to supply power so that the ship’s giant diesel engine can be turned off while it’s docked. of Portland, Ore., was plugged into what is billed as the world’s first shore-side electrical grid.

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US DOE Awards $37 Million for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Development

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Lynnwood, Washington) will develop engineering methods and best practices for developing more cost-effective and flexible anchoring technology. Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc. Northwest Energy Innovations (Portland, Oregon) will verify ocean wavelength performance for a new multimode floating point absorber wave energy device.

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Lightsource bp launches Bighorn Solar project in Colorado; first steel mill to run almost entirely on solar

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The Bighorn Solar project is currently generating electricity into the grid and is expected to come fully online in November 2021. Already, the plant recycles scrap metal to produce new steel products, including what it says is some of the most sustainably made rail in the world.

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