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Rolls-Royce mtu Kinetic PowerPack approved for renewable diesel

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Rolls-Royce has approved its mtu Kinetic PowerPacks, based on the mtu Series 4000 and 1600 diesel engines, for use with renewable diesel (HVO/Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil) and the other synthetic diesel fuels of the EN15940 standard.

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

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A microgrid based on renewable energies with hydrogen-powered fuel cells for emergency and peak power as well as hydrogen combustion engines can meet the special energy requirements of port facilities.

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Polar vortex tests viability of renewable power

Green Car Reports

There's nothing like a good polar vortex to put the power system to the test—unless maybe it's a summer heat wave. Energy consulting firm Wood Mackenzie used the opportunity of this event as a chance to measure demand on the power grid.

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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. Researchers are extending the approach to incorporate communications among renewable energy sources and multiple utilities. —Raymond Borges Hink. The team’s validation framework can detect both.

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Renewable Energy & EV Charging – Perfect Synergy

Driivz

Renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, is a more environmentally friendly and cleaner alternative to traditional fossil fuels. The Benefits of Renewable Energy Renewable energy sources like solar and wind power have several significant advantages over traditional fossil fuels.

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Volkswagen introduces near-series design study of the MEB-based flexible quick charging station at Geneva

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Connected to the grid or even off-grid, the station can charge up to four electric cars simultaneously, based on the principle of a ‘power bank’, two with DC quick charging. The charging station can be used as interim storage for eco-power; however, when connected to the mains power grid, it becomes a permanent charging point.

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Avangrid just broke ground on its first solar farm in California

Baua Electric

GW of installed capacity of renewables in the US, is building the 57-megawatt (MW) Camino Solar Project in Kern County, California. The solar farm’s 105,000 solar panels will generate enough clean electricity to power around 14,000 households annually. Avangrid , which already has 8.7

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