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Bosch collaborating with Eguana on Home Battery System

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This project demonstrates reduction of peak loads in the home using a utility-controlled storage system to lower demand from the utility and reduce the burden on the grid. Peak load reduction provides a direct financial benefit for utilities by avoiding or deferring the cost of constructing new power plants.

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Project shows maritime fuel cell generator can increase energy efficiency by up to 30% at part load; reliability and cost issues

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Project partner Young Brothers operated the generator for 10 months powering refrigerated containers in Honolulu, Hawaii. These include port equipment, electrical resiliency against grid outages, auxiliary power for vessels, and vessel propulsion power. —“Maritime Fuel Cell Generator Project”.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I Vehicle-to-grid is, I believe, the salvation of the automotive industry in the United States,” declared Marc Spitzer, an agency commissioner who was also on the panel.

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