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RATP beginning tests of Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen bus in Paris

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In 2019, during the UITP Global Public Transport Summit representatives of Solaris and RATP Group (Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens) signed a contract for lease and tests of the Urbino 12 hydrogen. The bus is also fitted with a Solaris High Power battery acting as an additional electric power storage facility.

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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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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.

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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. Stationary power grids in industrial power networks: The technology development and planning sector started a pilot project to develop, standardize and test a stationary battery container for power storage. This ensures a reliable power supply even in fluctuating grids.

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This Startup Builds USVs That Collect Data About Oceans

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Open Ocean Robotics has received several awards and recognitions, including being named a 2019 IEEE N3XT Star. The company also plans to invest in continued advancements in photovoltaic cells and in power storage—and smaller, more energy-efficient sensors. The company began in the Anguses’ garage on Vancouver Island, B.C.,

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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. No Fracking. The cost of panels continues to slide.

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