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ITM Power to study large-scale production of renewable hydrogen in British Columbia; export to Japan and California

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The British Columbia Government Ministries of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources and Jobs, Trade and Technology has awarded ITM Power a grant to undertake a Power-to-Gas (P2G) feasibility study. The project is due to commence in Q2 2018 and has a duration of 12 months. and G&S Budd Consulting Ltd.

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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Leading international efforts for GHG emission reductions and adaptation. Earlier post.).

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

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To improve his chances, he worked as an intern for two of them. Minigrids use distributed off-grid energy solutions that operate independently from the national transmission grid. Orajaka says his off-grid system of the first of its kind developed and implemented in Nigeria. The IEEE member is GVE’s chief executive.

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IEEE Society Restores Electricity To a Nepali School

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Her team collaborated with Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE), an organization that couples tourism with humanitarian technology to provide solar energy in off-grid communities. Kiani traveled in 2018 to Cairns, Australia, for the IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics.

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IEEE Power & Energy Society President Dies at 69

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Williams was granted 27 U.S. An expert in power electronic converters, electrical machines, and novel grid components, he spent almost his entire career in academia, conducting research in power electronics. He was granted 15 patents. He managed several magnetic recording projects during his career. Fellow, 62; died 16 May.

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Australia Goes All-in on Green Hydrogen

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Building every electrolyzer promised for 2030 would provide only about one-sixth of the green hydrogen required to meet climate targets, according to figures from the International Energy Agency in Paris. Government grants and loans and high diesel prices help make hydrogen competitive. Yet many more are actually needed.

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This Fusion Reactor Is Held Together With Tape

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The largest by far is Iter , a collaborative international effort to build a massive tokamak in Cadarache, France. national labs and universities as well as international research institutes. Iter is a tremendously exciting and useful experiment, but it has a size problem,” says CFS’s Sorbom. “If But that’s not going to happen.

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