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AMSC Power Electronics Support Nearly 10% of Global Wind-Generated Electricity

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American Superconductor Corporation ( AMSC ), a global power technologies company, announced in conjunction with Global Wind Day 2010 on 15 June that it has achieved a significant milestone by supporting the production of more than 15,000 megawatts (MW) of wind power worldwide with its proprietary power electronic solutions.

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IEA: time to tap into hydrogen’s potential to play a key role in a clean, secure and affordable energy future

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Hydrogen can help to tackle various critical energy challenges, including helping to store the variable output from renewables like solar PV and wind to better match demand. That’s the equivalent of the annual carbon emissions of the United Kingdom and Indonesia combined. million by 2030.

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Hypercar Company Rimac Developing Robotaxi Service

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Most of its first vehicles were actually pre-existing models converted to use all-electric powertrains. News of the endeavor broke in 2021, when the media caught wind of a filing with the Croatian Ministry of Transportation. Despite only having been around since 2009, Rimac has a reputation for working with other brands.

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Road Test: 2024 Range Rover Velar Dynamic SE Mild Hybrid

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However, nothing is lost in its design that retains the premium appeal of the larger Range Rover Sport Autobiography and the Range Rover Sport SE Dynamic. A 48V lithium-ion battery is replenished through regenerative braking that converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery when applying the brakes or coasting.

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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

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In this case, the battery makes it possible to integrate electricity from solar or wind power, on the scale of an individual house, a building, a recharging station or an industrial site, for example. Second-life batteries are also used to operate refrigeration units on converted versions of Kangoo Z.E.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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By 1980, they had improved on Whittingham’s design, replacing titanium disulfide with lithium cobalt oxide. Goodenough wrote to battery companies in the United States, United Kingdom, and the European mainland in hopes of finding a corporate partner, he recalled in his 2008 memoir, Witness to Grace.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Enhancement of PyARC for Westinghouse Electric Company’s Lead Fast Reactor design and modeling, $450,000. Multiscale Manufacturing Design Tool Based on Machine Learning Workflow, $250,000. Offshore Wind Turbine Digital Twin for the Prediction of Component Failures, $200,000. Johnson-Matthey (Cleveland, United Kingdom).