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

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The high reliability, low emission rates, low noise levels and dramatically reduced footprint make fuel cells a suitable choice for micro-grids within data centers. Rapidly escalating power demands are putting pressure on traditional power delivery solutions.

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How to Prevent a Power Outage From Becoming a Crisis

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Public health experts refer to those who are most at risk during power outages as “electricity vulnerable” or “electricity dependent.” Normally during a heat wave, people have the option of escaping their homes and seeking cooler temperatures in public spaces like libraries, coffee shops, and stores. COVID-19 changed all that.

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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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Volkswagen intends sales of 150K e-cars by 2020; 100K ID, ID SUV; >1M in 2025; more on MEB

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As one point of comparison, customers bought 54,451 Nissan LEAFs EVs in fiscal year 2017—a 15% increase from 47,423 a year earlier. The power electronics are effectively a link that controls the flow of high-voltage energy between the motor and the battery. model itself.

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