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Volkswagen commissions fast-charging park with 570 kWh of second-life MEB cell modules

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At the Zwickau vehicle plant, Volkswagen commissioned the first fast-charging park in Saxony supplied with energy largely from a power storage container (PSC). The PSC is an electricity storage unit and consists of 96 cell modules with a net capacity of 570 kWh. 4 and have now been given a second purpose.

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Mitsubishi Electric’s new energy-management technology optimizes EVs as storage batteries; tests in China

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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed a technology for efficiently managing photovoltaic (PV) and other power-generation systems and also the charging/discharging of electric vehicles (EVs) parked on company campuses. Energy-management system for power generation and power storage.

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Vattenfall contracts with BMW for up to 1,000 new 33 kWh Li-ion batteries this year for storage projects in wind farms

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Vattenfall will purchase the new batteries from the BMW plant in Dingolfing and use them in all storage projects. The first energy storage from the BMW-i3 batteries is being built at the 122 MW onshore wind farm “Princess Alexia” near Amsterdam. This is a so-called storage control unit made of batteries. Earlier post.).

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ZENN to acquire 51% of EEStor; most recent 3rd-party testing of EESU problematic

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Canada-based ZENN Motor Company Inc. will acquire a 51% controlling stake in its energy storage technology partner EEStor for staged cash payments totaling $1 million, and then reorganize the board and management of EEStor. Further, the parties have agreed to explore options for merging the companies. Earlier post.).

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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The research concentrates on two aspects: maximizing the production of liquid fuel and reducing the carbon intensity of oil shale-based power and heat generation. In the US state of Utah, Eesti Energia purchased Oil Shale Exploration Company in 2011. Properties owned or controlled by Enefit contain an estimated 2.6

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UK power crisis – entirely the fault of regulators and ministers

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OfGem started to do this well and we now have an abundance of retailers you can select as your power company. Then we, actually Terresa May, fell for a socialist pitch from Ed Miliband to cap power prices. Expect plenty of company failures. OfGem review the price cap every six months. Never a sound strategy.

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Enabling Electric Vehicle Charging in Condominiums

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This turns EV batteries into a source for power storage that can be leveraged to balance energy capacity in your condo. Some apartments and condos will be eligible for EV charger rebate offers, which often cover up to 50% of purchase and installation costs. For instance, tenants could charge their EVs during off-peak hours (i.e.