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SolarEdge, Kokam open 2GWh cell plant in South Korea

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Located in the Eumseong Innovation City of Chungcheongbuk-Do, South Korea, Sella 2 is currently producing test cells for certification, with ramp-up expected during the second half of 2022. The SolarEdge DC optimized inverter seeks to maximize power generation while lowering the cost of energy produced by the PV system.

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KAIST rolling out dynamic wireless charging in buses in South Korea

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The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) is trialing a bus application for its Online Electric Vehicle (OLEV) technology, a dynamic wireless charging technology that recharges a vehicle’s battery while the vehicle is in motion. Electric (Battery) Fleets Infrastructure Plug-ins Smart charging'

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

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Hundreds of charging stations for electric vehicles dot Utrecht’s urban landscape in the Netherlands like little electric mushrooms. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades.

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bp to enter German offshore wind market with 4GW auction win

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bp will lead the development, construction and operations of these fixed-bottom offshore wind projects, with grid connection targeted by end 2030. bp is also a leading provider for EV fast-charging, providing 1,500 charging points in country. bp’s global offshore wind pipeline now totals up to 9.2GW net to bp.

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EV charging is changing, Part 3: Why Tesla’s NACS is unlikely to kill CCS

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To put these startling developments in context, Charged interviewed more than a dozen executives, engineers and analysts from automakers, DC fast charging network operators, charging hardware firms and other businesses. First will come Tesla-to-CCS, for today’s CCS-equipped EVs to charge at Supercharger sites.

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BNEF: energy storage is a $1.2-trillion investment opportunity to 2040

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This is partly due to faster-than-expected falls in storage system costs, and partly to a greater focus on two emerging applications for the technology—electric vehicle charging, and energy access in remote regions. China, the US, India, Japan, Germany, France, Australia, South Korea and the UK will be the leading countries.

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Detroit Electric and Integrated Energy sign MOU on EV sales and V2X project in S. Korea’s Jeju Island

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The MOU establishes a process for appointing Integrated Energy to be the dealer of Detroit Electric products in Jeju Island, South Korea. Jeju Island, equipped with the most comprehensive electric vehicle charging infrastructure in South Korea, has set its sights on becoming a zero car-emissions zone by 2020.

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