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BMW i home energy storage system integrates 2nd-life i3 vehicle batteries

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The remarkable advantage for BMW customers in using BMW i3 batteries as a plug and play storage application is the ability to tap into an alternative resource for residential and commercial backup power, thus using renewable energy much more efficiently, and enabling additional revenues from the energy market. ChargeForward.

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AMSC Power Electronics Support Nearly 10% of Global Wind-Generated Electricity

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million US households and represents nearly 10% of the world’s 158,000 MW of wind power installed as of the end of 2009. Recent industry reports forecast further acceleration of wind turbine installations in 2010 and over the next decade in China and other Asian countries. AMSC founder and Chief Executive Officer Greg Yurek.

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Mitsubishi Heavy to Enter Lithium-ion Secondary (Rechargeable) Battery Business

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The company will make its decision in 2011 taking the market situation, future prospects, and verification results into account. The company also plans to provide its lithium-ion secondary batteries to affiliated companies and to supply them to other companies for installation in their products as a powertrain.

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DOE awards more than $145M for advanced solar technologies under SunShot Initiative

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $145 million to 69 projects in 24 states to help shape the next generation of solar energy technologies. —Energy Secretary Steven Chu. Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems: Advanced Concepts: Eight projects to receive $25.9 million.

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