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Faradion receives first order for sodium-ion batteries for Australian market

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Further, they can be safely transported and maintained at zero volts. Having seen significant interest in regions such as the US, Europe and India due to its performance, safety and price point, James Quinn, CEO of Faradion says Australasia was the next logical region for Faradion given the market conditions.

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Reliance buys Na-ion battery developer Faradion

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Patented zero-volt safe transport and storage. Reliance will use Faradion’s technology at its proposed fully integrated energy storage giga-factory as part of the Dhirubhai Ambani Green Energy Giga Complex project at Jamnagar in western India. Sodium is the sixth-most abundant element on the planet.

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IndiGrid to build 180 MW battery storage system in Gujarat – ET Auto

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IndiGrid’s involvement in the BESS project is poised to contribute to India’s renewable energy objectives and reflects the company’s readiness to support the expected growth in the country’s BESS sector.

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Audi developing high power charging parks in combination with a lounge

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It needs a standard 400-volt high-voltage hook-up which gives an output of 11 kW per cube. The Audi Board Member for Technical Development, Oliver Hoffmann said that “A flexible high-performing HPC charging park like this does not require much from the local electricity grid and uses a sustainable battery concept.”.

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China’s New Breeder Reactors May Produce More Than Just Watts

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is building two fast-neutron nuclear breeder reactors, the first of which is slated to connect to the grid in 2023, the second in 2026. Not so in China, India, and Russia. India has had a breeder-reactor prototype under construction for about two decades, von Hippel says. It is anything but. The China National Nuclear Corp.

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Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

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Based on 12,330 miles driven per year, the pure battery electric Nissan Leaf has lower five-year and 10-year life cycle costs than the internal combustion Hyundai Elantra and the plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt, even without the federal government incentive. Grid overload is another concern. million ZEVs on the road by 2025.

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How to Hasten India’s Transition Away From Coal

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India is 126th in the world in. However, India ranks third in the world in total greenhouse gas emissions—the result of having the second-largest population and being third largest in energy consumption. While electricity from older coal plants in India costs 2.7 generated , renewable energy in India still falls short.

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