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Wärtsilä and partners developing emissions-free barge concept

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The ZESPacks are designed for multiple applications, enabling them to be utilized for temporary onshore use, such as stabilizing the local electricity grid or meeting short-term demand for electrical power. To make it easier for barge operators to sign-on to the concept, a ‘pay-per-use’ financing model has been developed.

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XL Fleet and eNow partner to electrify refrigerated trailers

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Additionally, the partnership enhances XL Fleet’s strategic position to collaborate with important Class 8 transportation customers, providing potential cross-selling opportunities for XL Fleet’s integrated solutions offering, including electrified powertrains and XL Grid charging infrastructure.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

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In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. Then it takes the DC from the bus, or car, and converts it back to AC to provide power for the grid.

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Li-ion maker Electrovaya plans acquisition of plant with 0.5 GWh capacity

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The plant’s output, when converted into battery systems, has a revenue capacity of up to $250-$550 million. Financing is planned through debt and grants. Electrovaya estimates that the processing costs of the plant will be reduced by more than 50% and its energy costs by over 80%. Electrovaya Inc. Gigawatt hours (GWh).

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8-state alliance releases action plan to put 3.3M ZEVs on their roads by 2025

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It also includes working with automakers and dealers to identify, evaluate, and implement creative financing approaches and other effective strategies to reduce vehicle purchase price and increase ZEV sales. Assessment of creative vehicle financing innovations. Provide consumer incentives to enhance the ZEV ownership experience.

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President’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9B for DOE; 9% boost over FY 2015 enacted; $793M (2.7%) for sustainable transportation

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The FY 2016 Request emphasizes development of innovative processes to convert cellulosic and algal-based feedstocks to bio-based gasoline, jet, and diesel fuels at a cost of $3.00 In addition, the program is working to reduce the cost of hydrogen from renewable resources to less than $4.00/gge—dispensed

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UKH2Mobility interim report finds potential for 1.6M hydrogen-powered vehicles on UK roads by 2030, with annual sales of 300K units

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From the quantification of the dependencies between costs, vehicle performance and HRS network development, the project developed a model to predict the rate of vehicle uptake in different circumstances. This model indicates that, once refueling options are available, the initial uptake will be limited by the cost of buying the vehicles.

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