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Hydro-Québec launches EVLO subsidiary specializing in energy storage systems

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We firmly believe that the know-how Québec has acquired with regard to batteries will help develop solar and wind power. Our products will also have useful applications in existing power grids, such as in managing consumption peaks. to participate in the Tonnerre project in France.

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Hitachi Energy invests a further $4.5B to expand the electricity grid

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In just the last month, Hitachi Energy says it signed key HVDC framework agreements with RTE in France, RWE in Germany, and Marinus Link in Australia, as well as a service contract with Pattern Energy in the US for the SunZia Transmission Project. 3 interconnection between Italy and France. The company also announced the Sa.Co.I.3

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3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables

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Further, according to Rystad Energy, Big Oil is expected to pump in $166B into new oil and gas ventures over the next five years, thus dwarfing the currently specified outlay of just $18B (less than 10% of capex) for solar and wind energy projects. Good case in point: Italian multinational oil and gas giant Eni S.p.A.

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Honda unveils Urban EV Concept, production version in 2019; electrified technology for every new model launched in Europe

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Honda also unveiled the Power Manager Concept. The system is designed to incorporate electric vehicles into a smart power grid. It enables the collection and distribution of electricity between the grid, homes and businesses and electric vehicles, to intelligently balance demand and efficient storage of energy.

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Mitsubishi Motors, NewMotion, Nuvve in vehicle-to-grid pilot in Netherlands with Outlander PHEV

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As solar, wind and other renewable sources, which are intermittent, replace fossil fuels as a source of energy and enter mainstream power grids, stabilizing the power supply also poses a challenge.

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Australia Goes All-in on Green Hydrogen

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The carbon-free rigs will pack 50 kilos of hydrogen zapped from water using electricity from the refinery’s dedicated solar power plant. Ark’s first move was to access more renewable power in Australia by buying into a 923-MW wind farm that’s expected to spin up in 2024. Why a hydrogen truck? In 2021, Ark Energy took a stake in.

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Liquid Metal Battery Corp secures patent rights from MIT

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Liquid Metal Battery Corporation (LMBC), a Cambridge, Massachusetts company founded in 2010 to develop new forms of electric storage batteries that work in large, grid-scale applications, has secured the rights to key patent technology from MIT. —Philippe Boisseau, President Total Gas & Power.

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