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World’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm beats expectations in the face of extreme storms

Baua Electric

It supplies power to more than 25,000 households and avoids 33,000 tons of carbon dioxide. The offshore wind farm sits 20 km off the coast of Portugal in the municipality of Viana do Castelo, north of Porto. It comprises three 8.4 WindFloat Atlantic was connected to the grid at the end of 2019 and commissioned in 2020.

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Hybrid DLC-Battery Energy Storage System for Streetcars

Green Car Congress

In Portugal, the hybrid energy storage system has been successfully used in passenger services since November 2008. A tram can use this stored energy to travel relatively long distances without having to be supplied with power from the contact line.

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12 Exciting Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2022

Cars That Think

At one point, TSMC’s sole 3-nm chip customer for 2022 was Apple , for the latter’s iPhone 14, but supply-chain issues have made it less certain that TSMC will be able to produce enough chips—which promise more design flexibility —to fulfill even that order. TSMC is eventually planning to abandon FinFETs.) Seoul Joins the Metaverse.

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Renault-Nissan Alliances Forms EV Partnership in Phoenix Metro Area; Beginning of a Phoenix-Tucson EV Charging Corridor

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MAG will provide a forum for Nissan and ECOtality to promote the deployment, operation and maintenance of the charging network. The Renault-Nissan Alliance has begun ZEV initiatives in Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama in Japan, as well as in Israel, Denmark, Portugal, Monaco, the UK, France, Switzerland and Ireland. Earlier post.).

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Nissan forms partnership in Seattle

Green Cars News

Under the terms of the agreement, the partnership will develop plans to promote a charging infrastructure for electric vehicles as well as the deployment, operation and maintenance of a charging network. Nissan has agreed to supply electric vehicles in and around the Seattle metropolitan area.

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Nissan Forms Partnership in Raleigh, NC for EV Charging Network

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As part of the agreement, Nissan and its partners will develop plans to promote a charging infrastructure for EVs, as well as the deployment, operation and maintenance of a charging network. Nissan also has agreed to make available a supply of EVs to Progress Energy. and Seattle.

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