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Voltabox to supply battery systems to e-troFit for conversion of diesel buses to electric

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Now that the framework contract has been concluded, the two companies have formally established a long-term cooperation for a continuous supply of lithium-ion battery systems. Since 2013, the Group has equipped several hundred trolleybuses worldwide with lithium-ion battery systems.

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Coritech Services orders Ideal Power’s bi-directional battery converters for DoD vehicle-to-grid program

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developer of a power conversion technology called Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA), received a purchase order for ten of its PPSA-enabled 30 kW battery converters from Coritech Services, a provider of custom engineering solutions for a variety of applications including electric vehicle charging. Ideal Power Inc., Click to enlarge.

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Boeing partners with South African Airways to convert Solaris energy tobacco into jet fuel

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Initially, oil from the plants seeds will be converted into jet fuel. In October 2013, Boeing and SAA said they would work together to develop a sustainable aviation biofuel supply chain in Southern Africa. Earlier post.)

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BRUSA supplies complete drivetrain for E-FORCE 18-t electric truck

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BRUSA Elektronik AG is to supply the main drivetrain components such as motors, inverters and chargers for the E-FORCE, Switzerland’s first all-electric 18-tonne truck. The lead customers will each put one truck into their fleets for evaluation from August 2013. 2 x BRUSA NLG6 on-board fast chargers each supplying 22 kW.

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Topping-out ceremony for the Audi e-gas plant; synthetic methane production to begin in early 2013

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The Audi e-gas plant, which can convert six megawatts of input power, will utilize renewable electricity for electrolysis, producing oxygen and hydrogen, the latter which could one day power fuel-cell vehicles. As such, it can be distributed to CNG stations via the natural gas network and will power vehicles starting in 2013.

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VWG Oldenburg acquires 15 MAN CNG hybrid buses; MAN Lion’s City 12 G with EfficientHybrid technology

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The new buses have a crankshaft starter generator on board that converts braking recuperation energy into electrical energy. The intelligent energy management of the EfficientHybrid module uses the energy created through recuperation during braking and then stored in ultracaps to supply the on-board network.

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Virginia Clean Cities requests proposals from Southeastern fleets interested in converting to propane Autogas

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The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) and Virginia Clean Cities (VCC) at James Madison University (JMU) are requesting proposals from fleets in the southeastern US interested in converting eligible gasoline vehicles to run on propane autogas. The application deadline is Friday, 12 August 2011, at 5pm EDT.

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