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Dr. Richard Group testing Solaris hydrogen bus

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After successful test runs in Vienna in June, the bus was handed over to the Dr. Richard Group, the largest private bus operator in Austria, which presented the vehicle in St. The Dr. Richard Group has been dealing with emission-free mobility for a few years now. Ludwig Richard, owner and president of the Dr. Richard Group.

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Volvo Car Group testing lightweight structural energy storage material applied in trunk lid and plenum cover

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Volvo Car Group—the only automaker participating in a 3.5-year The trunk lid is a functioning electrically powered storage component and has the potential to replace the standard batteries seen in today’s cars. This is not only cost-effective but would also have improvements to the impact on the environment.

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BMW i home energy storage system integrates 2nd-life i3 vehicle batteries

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Following in-vehicle usage, the BMW i3 battery retains most of its original capacity, thus continuing to offer years of emissions free power storage and expanding the sustainability concept beyond the individual vehicle life. In 2014, BMW integrated high-voltage batteries into a stationary storage system in Hamburg.

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Ioxus introduces new iCAP ultracapacitor series with a 3,000F cell

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Ioxus is targeting a number of markets for the iCAP: transportation drives or systems (comprising several specific sub-groups, notes Chad Hall, Founder and VP Sales); grid power storage; large regenerative energy capture (e.g., They feature a cycle life of more than 1,000,000 cycles, rated to half rated voltage, 25 °C.

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Ford, Detroit Edison and Extreme Power Working to Build One of Michigans Largest Solar Power Systems at Michigan Assembly Plant; 2 MWh Battery Storage System

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Ford also will demonstrate the possibility for using electrified vehicle batteries as stationary power storage devices after their useful life as vehicle power sources is over.

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A More Detailed Look at a Prismatic Li-ion Cell and Pack Manufacturing Process

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In January, EnerDel hosted a group of journalists at its Indiana facilities and provided a plant tour showcasing its cell manufacturing and pack assembly processes. Thermal management is crucial for lithium-ion cells and engineers try to focus as much attention on the cell’s environment as the occupant’s environment.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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The projects selected are grouped into 10 areas: Energy Storage (6 projects). Renewable Power (4 projects). Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications.

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