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Kiepe Electric orders 80 trolleybus Li-ion battery systems from Voltabox

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The battery-electric system makes it possible to circumvent traffic jams or flexibly extend the previously firmly defined routes beyond the existing overhead wiring network. The switch to battery-powered operation is seamless, meaning – as opposed to diesel backup generators—without disrupting the journey.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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based TerraPower and London- and Italy-based Newcleo should be safer and simpler to operate than conventional reactors. A large merchant ship, capable of carrying thousands of containers, could be powered by two (or more) 30-megawatt reactors. We needed to get the conversation started.” Fourth-generation SMRs avoid all that.