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Opinion: Reinventing fuel-based power for a more secure and resilient grid

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by Toby Gill, CEO, Intelligent Power Generation. With battery storage able to provide a unique role in balancing a renewable electricity grid, Toby Gill, CEO of Intelligent Power Generation, asks could innovations in green hydrogen and biofuel technologies contribute to a more optimized and economical energy mix?

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Shell, ITM Power to install 10MW electrolyzer for refinery hydrogen

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Electrolysis using low-cost renewable electricity could be a key technology for CO 2 -free hydrogen production in the Shell Rheinland Refinery. The location will also allow the refinery to later expand its facilities to supply hydrogen to potential new customers outside the refinery.

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UPS-led SEUL consortium switches on smart-grid fleet charging solution in London; maxing out on EVs without expensive grid upgrades

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A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid. —Peter Harris, director of sustainability, UPS Europe. in 2016.

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. While lithium isn’t exactly in short supply, extracting it from the ground exacts a huge environmental cost.

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IBM and EKZ partner to make plug-in charging more convenient with new smartphone application

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This near real-time information will also help utility providers better manage power grid loads during peak charging times. of Switzerland’s overall electricity production comes from renewable sources, with hydropower by far the biggest contributor at more than 96%.

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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

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In mid-2022, the International Renewable Energy Agency counted 32 countries that had adopted hydrogen strategies and 11 others that were preparing such plans. If the electricity used to produce the hydrogen and the fuels derived from it comes from renewable sources, these products are considered “green.”

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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These vehicles are the green machines that will provide a critical part of the renewable and sustainable society that we need for the future. [ PHEVLERs make our electric grid more efficient. [ 15 ] Electric power grids are designed with capacity to serve the highest power peaks demanded (e.g. About the authors.

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