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Sandia Labs project team building fuel cell cold ironing system for deployment at Port of Honolulu in 2015

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A Sandia National Laboratories project team, including a number of industry partners, is designing and building a cold-ironing fuel cell system that will be deployed in the Port of Honolulu in 2015. Like many operators, the company uses diesel engine generators to provide power to refrigerated containers. Earlier post.).

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ZSW develops process for Li-ion batteries with extended cycle life; 10,000 charge cycles

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The cells have a power density of 1,100 W/kg. The Lithium-ion batteries are intended for use in electric vehicles and as solar power storage systems. In a next stage, the researchers at ZSW want to develop electrodes for large prismatic lithium cells together with partners from industry. In a 2012 paper (Tran et al.)

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US Hybrid awarded contract to deliver plug-in fuel cell shuttle bus to Hawaii County Mass Transit Agency

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Integrated at US Hybrid’s Honolulu facility, the 25-passenger shuttle bus utilizes a 30 kW fuel cell fueled by a 20 kg hydrogen storage and delivery system. The fuel cell and 28 kWh lithium-ion battery pack power the vehicle’s 200 kW powertrain, air conditioning, and auxiliary systems. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Sandia Labs partnering with Red and White Fleet to develop high-speed H2 fuel cell passenger ferry and world’s largest H2 refueling station

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Sandia National Laboratories and San Francisco’s Red and White Fleet are partnering in a project—SF-BREEZE (San Francisco Bay Renewable Energy Electric vessel with Zero Emissions)—to develop a high-speed, hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered passenger ferry and refueling station. If you are trying to achieve speed, boat weight is important.

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ATI FlyZero project finds green liquid hydrogen most viable zero-carbon emission fuel for aircraft

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Funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the project FlyZero began in early 2021 as an intensive research project investigating zero-carbon emission commercial flight. Other major conclusions are: Technology acceleration is key as industry and aviation can only afford one fleet refresh between now and 2050.

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15 Air Carriers Sign Non-Binding MOUs on Synthetic Jet Fuel Purchases with Two Providers: AltAir and RenTech

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In addition, Seattle-based Alaska Airlines and Honolulu-based Hawaiian Airlines signed the MOU with AltAir Fuels, and Orlando-based AirTran Airways signed the MOU with Rentech. Our intention as an airline industry is to continue to do our part by supporting the use of alternative fuels.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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The aftermath was even more calamitous: More than 4,000 people are estimated to have died as a result of the shortage of medical care and basic resources during the extended power outages that followed the storm, according to research reported in The New England Journal of Medicine. How can a microgrid help after a power outage?