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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

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Unlike those you may have grown accustomed to seeing, many of these stations don’t just charge electric cars—they can also send power from vehicle batteries to the local utility grid for use by homes and businesses. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades. This is good for the grid.

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ENGIE New Ventures increases investment in 2nd-life battery company Connected Energy

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It is also matched by R&D grant from Innovate UK as part of the ENGIE and UKRI Clean Growth Innovation Fund. The aggregated battery systems can help stabilize the existing electricity grid or be used to build autonomous mini-grids. —Matthew Lumsden, CEO of Connected Energy.

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Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

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At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.

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Calor introduces Neste BioLPG to the UK market; targeting fully renewable by 2040

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LPG, typically used for heating off the gas grid, transport and industrial applications, is already a flexible, low-carbon fuel compared to other fossil fuels. BioLPG (biopropane) is referenced in the consultation as a potential pathway to achieving decarbonization off the gas grid. million cars off the road.

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Cummins & Sinopec launch JV to produce and promote green hydrogen technologies in China

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Last year, Sinopec set the vision of becoming the world’s leading clean energy chemical company and positioned the entire hydrogen industry chain as the core business for its new power strategy. As one of the largest hydrogen energy suppliers in China, Sinopec's annual hydrogen production reaches 3.5

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Hydrogenics and partners win major hydrogen energy storage R&D and demo project in Europe

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This project seeks to increase renewable-based electricity, grid balancing, sustainable mobility and the use of clean hydrogen.

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Coulomb Racks Up Series of Charging Infrastructure Wins

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The Katholieke High School of Limburg, Belgium (KHLim) will deploy ChargePoint Networked Charging stations as part of the first European Clean Mobility Center in Belgium. KHLim also has its own energy grid to which the ChargePoint charging stations are connected.

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