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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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The plant will start operating in 2019. In order to achieve the goals for energy efficiency, energy flexibility and grid stability, the opportunities arising from the digitization of energy networks must be consistently exploited. However, today’s production grids are powered by alternating current—which has to be converted.

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UNSW, H2Store to develop hydrogen storage for renewables; residential and commercial P2G

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The funding will help them deliver phase one of a four-stage project that includes the creation of prototypes of their hydrogen energy storage solution for residential and commercial use; demonstration units; and testing and optimization that will enable full commercialization of the product. —Professor Aguey-Zinsou.

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Exide and Leclanché launch Li-ion battery JV in India

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Exide Industries Ltd, India’s largest manufacturer of lead acid storage batteries and power storage solutions provider, and Switzerland-based Li-ion battery manufacturer Leclanché SA announced a joint venture to build lithium-ion batteries and provide energy storage systems for India’s electric vehicle market and grid-based applications.

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This Startup Builds USVs That Collect Data About Oceans

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“Otherwise, our command-and-control portal can program a vehicle for autonomous activity, such as uploading a route [for] doing a grid survey.” Open Ocean Robotics has received several awards and recognitions, including being named a 2019 IEEE N3XT Star. The N3XT program showcases engineering-driven founders and entrepreneurial topics.

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UK power crisis – entirely the fault of regulators and ministers

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In 2019, the Government once all keen on low priced UK gas did a U turn after succumbing to environmentalists’ pressure groups. We also need more power storage in the form of batteries and other technologies to store power when the sun shines and the wind blows. We also need more Grid to Car and Car to Grid interconnect.

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