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Eos Energy launches $500M Project AMAZE with $398.6M conditional loan guarantee from DOE; long-term zinc-based storage

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Eos Energy, a provider of safe, scalable, efficient, and sustainable zinc-powered long-duration stationary energy storage systems, announced Project AMAZE (American Made Zinc Energy), a $500-million planned expansion and a significant milestone to build 8 GWh of clean energy storage production capacity.

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Get H2 partners propose green hydrogen pipeline in Europe

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From Lingen (Emsland) to Gelsenkirchen and from the Dutch border to Salzgitter, production, transport, storage and industrial acceptance of green hydrogen are to be connected in several steps between 2024 and 2030 under the umbrella of the overall project. The current focus is on the amendment of the Energy Industry Act (EnWG).

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New tax rule could save consumers thousands on home energy tech

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Earlier this week (11 December), the government announced that VAT relief on Energy Saving Materials (ESMs) in residential buildings will be extended to include home batteries, power diverters and water-source heat pumps from 1 February 2024. This is a major move and one that should be wholeheartedly commended.

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Leveraging Parking Lot Solar Panels for EV Charging

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Parking lots seem logical places for solar farms, blocking the sun’s rays from baking vehicle interiors and converting that energy to usable power to make the cars run. If Walmart alone would do so, it could generate as much energy as 11 large power stations. Why aren’t such facilities multiplying everywhere? The way it could be.

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Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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Siemens suggests abandoning a fixed target for renewable energies and concentrating on the CO 2 reduction goal. Relying on a higher share of efficient, low-emission combined cycle power plants and wind energy could save €150 billion (US$200 billion) by 2030 while attaining the same CO 2 targets, Siemens says. Source: Siemens.

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UR:BAN research project gives mid-term update on advanced driver assistance systems, connected vehicles

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All these challenges are supported by studies of legal issues and effectiveness evaluation. Areas of effective application, legal issues. Comprehensive assessment of cognitive assistance systems for urban areas concerning potential, effectiveness, and legal requirements.

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Opel bringing Ampera with special nav system and Meriva EVs to iZEUS project on intelligent electric driving and recharging

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The iZEUS project on the consumer-oriented integration of electric energy networks and transportation Project is funded by the German Ministry for Economy and Transport Rüsselsheim/Stuttgart. These vehicles already provided insights into bi-directional loading and integration in a smart grid in the earlier MeRegioMobil project.

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