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DOE issues $6M request for proposals for H2@Scale projects

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With support from FCTO, within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, selected project partners will be granted access to H2@ Scale facilities, capabilities, and expertise at DOE national laboratories. Proposals will be due by 15 September 2017. As above, the cost share must be funds-in. Example H2@Scale Topics.

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UPS-led SEUL consortium switches on smart-grid fleet charging solution in London; maxing out on EVs without expensive grid upgrades

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A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid. SEUL is a two-year project that commenced in April 2017. in 2016.

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Daimler partnering to transfer its latest generation of automotive fuel cell technology to stationary applications

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The increasing power requirements must be balanced with the provisioning of sustainable energy supplies that meet and exceed environmental standards. No other power technology can offer the high reliability, unlimited scalability, and renewable energy benefits without costly utility dependency like the fuel cell can.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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In September 2017 , Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. The aftermath was even more calamitous: More than 4,000 people are estimated to have died as a result of the shortage of medical care and basic resources during the extended power outages that followed the storm, according to research reported in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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Calif. Energy Commission to award more than $44M for hydrogen refueling and alternative fuel vehicle projects

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These awards were made through the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, created by Assembly Bill 118. Studies suggest that 68 stations are needed by 2017 to support the market. will receive $3 million to build a 100% renewable hydrogen fueling station in Chino (San Bernardino County).

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

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Asked when there might be one million electric vehicles on the road that could also feed their battery capacity back into the grid in a two-way exchange, the panelists generally said between 2017 and 2020. “It would help stabilize the energy flows, so you don’t come up against the limits of the grid.

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