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Starfire Energy closes major funding round; green ammonia and hydrogen solutions

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The investment round was led by AP Ventures, a significant investor in breakthrough hydrogen technologies, and included New Energy Technologies, Chevron Technology Ventures, Osaka Gas USA, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The process can scale back to a zero capacity factor and rapidly scale right back to 100% or anywhere in between.

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More Tesla stationary ESS partnerships: Cargill and PG&E, LichtBlick

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LichtBlick and Tesla will initially start their collaboration in Germany and the companies plan to expand their relationship to the EU, the USA, Australia and New Zealand. Using its SchwarmDirigent IT platform, the company links decentralized producers and storage systems and connects them to the energy markets.

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ARPA-E awarding up to $24M to 10 projects to support advanced nuclear power plants

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The team will use a variable-speed turbo-generator that will allow operators to control the plant temperature, as well as power electronics to connect the plant to the grid and provide rapid load-following, the important ability to increase or decrease power output based on demand.

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Mercedes-Benz EQC EV soaking up summer heat of up to 50?C in trials in Spain

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This tests and validates, for example, the durability of a powertrain connection or of individual axle parts. This makes sounds such as the rolling of the tires or wind noise more prominent. It is followed by validation—either of individual components on dynamometers or in test vehicles.

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Toshiba to supply Li-ion battery energy storage system for frequency regulation project in US

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The US has seen the emergence of a power trading through a frequency regulation market as a mechanism for preventing instability in the power grid resulting from the feed-in of increasingly and widely used renewable energy sources, such as wind power and photovoltaic generation. The BESS started operation in January this year.

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A Novel IEEE Workshop Showcases Jamaica’s Engineering Community

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Through the power of storytelling and the strength of IEEE’s mission, the One IEEE event connected participants to each other and to IEEE by showcasing the vibrant engineering community in Jamaica. The team credited IEEE Member Donovan Wilson , president of the Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (USA) , for assisting with the win.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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1 ] The average daily driving distance in the USA is 30 miles (48 km), so PHEVLERs are vehicles with at least 60 miles (97 km) of electric range. Connect with Dr. Frank on social media: https://www.facebook.com/andyfrankatedi [link]. Dr. Frank is also CTO and co-founder of Efficient Drivetrains Inc. Dr. Bruce R. He has a Ph.D.

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