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LG Energy Solution in “active discussions” with Tesla for battery supply from AZ plant

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The battery supplier’s comments were shared in a conference call. While the company did not provide further details about its discussions with Tesla and other EV makers, LGES said that it is reviewing investments in building the new Arizona battery plant, as noted in a Reuters report.

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How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

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That need for balance is true of electric power grids, too. Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. One is to do a modernized version of what we have done in the past: Build giant, centralized infrastructure.

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Ballard and Anglo American Platinum partner on a range of fuel cell applications in South Africa

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Ballard Power Systems and Anglo American Platinum Limited, the world’s leading primary producer of platinum group metals, are working in partnership on a number of early-stage stationary and motive power applications of fuel cells in the South African market. COP17 was a high-level summit on climate change.

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Digital Twins Give Hydrogen a Greener Path to Growth

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To encourage the adoption of digital twins for electrolysis, Alsharif and his colleagues at OFFIS presented a software architecture —a kind of architectural blueprint for building software systems—for developing hydrogen electrolysis monitoring digital twins at the ETG Congress 2023 conference in Germany.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle.

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Cal Energy Commission awards $1.5M to Berkeley to advance open-source advanced smart charging technology; OpenVBOSS

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These proprietary systems will come with attached user/licensing fees, greater barriers to adoption, and restricted overall potential impact on improving grid operations and furthering the acceptance of renewable energy resources as they are further expanded in the California grid mix.

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Electric Vehicle Industry Associations – Joining Forces to Drive Adoption

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They bring together visionary like minded individuals, companies, and NGOs to build the future of eMobility. The organizations’ annual conferences and webinars promote information sharing among eMobility leaders to drive the industry forward. REA hosts an annual EV conference focusing on how consumers will engage with the EV sector.