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Volvo Buses in project researching use of second-life electric bus batteries to store solar energy

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Volvo Buses is participating in a research project in which used electric bus batteries are used as solar energy storage units. Batteries from electric bus route 55 in Gothenburg, Sweden are being used for solar energy storage in a second-life application. The battery warehouse consists of 14 used lithium-ion electric bus batteries.

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Opinion: Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar: Miles Per Acre Per Year

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During the late innings of the ICE-age (as in the Internal Combustion Engine age) it has become clear that feeding gasoline and diesel to the next billion new cars is not going to be easy, or cheap. One could say that Mr. Buffett has not only seen the light but invested heavily therein. Agua Caliente PV Plant: Yuma Arizona.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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Charged : You recently wrote, “Commercial vehicle battery packs are tough to source.” Is the supply of battery packs going to be a bottleneck? Rustam Kocher: I think it’s going to be an issue for any company that has a large battery pack. It’s easier to sell to the light-duty market. It’s less time and effort.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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million: ALD Technical Solutions is developing light-weight, easy-to-install, long-lasting, and cost-effective structural composite reinforcement system which will be installed and cured-in-place around existing Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced transmission lines to increase power capacity and power efficiency, and also decrease sag.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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And oil only seems cheap. As batteries get cheaper and smaller, and motors get light enough to fit inside wheels, we’ll be able to upgrade smaller cars. Retrofitters can partner with energy service companies to finance those costs, backed by federal loan guarantees. But let’s realize: defending our nation is never cheap.

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Apollo Pro promises to be the first electric hyper scooter

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The top speed, the light intensity, the color, and the sound of the horn can all be customized via the Apollo App. The M1 controller is said to collect 22 data points every second, including GPS location, and offers new safety features such as fall detection and a 360-degree light system with turning signals.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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Recharging a battery can take 5-8 hours, but costs only a few cents a day. But some advanced new bicycles can store energy when they brake, meaning they can go many times further, and some advanced new batteries can charge up in a fraction of the time. As your correspondent waits at a light, a fit pedal cyclist pulls up beside her.