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European HYFLEXPOWER project to demo first integrated power-to-X-to-power hydrogen gas turbine

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The purpose of this project is to prove that hydrogen can be produced and stored from renewable electricity and then added up to 100% to the natural gas currently used with combined heat and power plants. Storing fluctuating renewable energy is one of the major challenges of the energy transition. million, of which €10.5

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UK publishes EV smart charging plan

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To do that we need to build new network infrastructure at pace, using the latest available technologies. The new announcements build on steps already taken by the government to enable smart and flexible electric vehicle charging. This will let people take control of their energy usage, in the most convenient and low-cost way.

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Leclanché to develop battery storage solution for Fastned’s network of fast charging stations

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The company’s strategy is use its Dutch network as a blueprint to roll-out fast charging stations across Europe and it is expanding quickly: in April, Fastned signed an agreement with Transport for London to become a partner for the development of the city’s 300 fast charging points by 2020, and in September the company was awarded a subsidy of €4.1

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

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The company is building a new plant in Nevada, and aims to be processing 10,000 tons of black mass (equivalent to about 150,000 EV battery packs) annually by 2025. Aqua Metals works with companies that are really good at collecting, safely transporting, storing, crushing and separating spent lithium-ion batteries.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem – Charged EVs

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The company is building a new plant in Nevada, and aims to be processing 10,000 tons of black mass (equivalent to about 150,000 EV battery packs) annually by 2025. Aqua Metals works with companies that are really good at collecting, safely transporting, storing, crushing and separating spent lithium-ion batteries.

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Kinetic Traction Systems launches with trackside flywheel energy storage technology for rail

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KTSi trackside flywheel systems provide voltage support to overtaxed sections of electric rail systems, eliminating slowdowns, as well as capturing, storing and reusing the regenerative braking energy of rail cars. KTSi builds on this technology, pioneered in the 1990s. Without a load to absorb this—e.g.

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

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Minigrids use distributed off-grid energy solutions that operate independently from the national transmission grid. Orajaka says his off-grid system of the first of its kind developed and implemented in Nigeria. The company’s current minigrids have a total stored capacity of about 5.1

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