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Daimler & enercity storing new replacement EV batteries in working 15 MWh grid storage system; “living storage”

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With a storage capacity totalling 15 MWh, the installation is one of the largest in Europe. Through the “living storage” of the replacement batteries, they are creating a business case that, in this form, can only be achieved together by an automotive manufacturer and a power supply company.

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California ARB holding two workshops on developing measure to reduce emissions from TRUs

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Distribution centers and grocery stores are known to run out of cold storage space in their buildings, so they store overflow goods in TRU-equipped trucks and trailers outside the grocery stores and distribution centers. Carrier Transicold’s Vector 8100) that are plugged into the electric power grid while in use.

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Bosch, BMW and Vattenfall launch Second Life Batteries alliance for reuse of EV batteries

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The current plans call for the construction of a storage unit with an output of two megawatts (MW) and an installed capacity of two megawatt hours (MWh) in Hamburg. The energy will be fed into the energy balancing market to balance out short-term fluctuations in the power grid.

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BMW i ChargeForward Program to demo contribution of intelligent EV charging to grid efficiency

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Working with a select group of BMW i3 drivers, BMW i ChargeForward will demonstrate how intelligent management of electric vehicle charging can contribute to improved electric power grid efficiency while reducing total cost of electric vehicle ownership. EV battery “second life” system using MINI E vehicle batteries.

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Shipping industry eyeing hydrogen fuel cells as possible pathway to emissions reduction; work by Germanischer Lloyd and DNV

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The paper examines the Phase 1 results of the DNV-led project FellowSHIP (Fuel Cells for Low Emissions Ships, earlier post ), the first large-scale fuel cell installation operating on board a merchant ship. The ship’s electric propulsion system therefore consume fuel cell power equivalently to power provided by the main generators.

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

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The battery storage system electrified by BMW i is sized so it can be placed in the basement or the garage of a detached house, where the stored energy can either be used for electrically-operated devices in the home or for charging the battery of an electric car.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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PHEVLERs make our electric grid more efficient. [ 15 ] Electric power grids are designed with capacity to serve the highest power peaks demanded (e.g. 32 ] For each PHEVLER there should also be a 6 to 8kW solar or wind electric generator installed near the home or workplace of the driver. 15 ] Got EVs?

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