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Israel-based Hybrid Solar Gas-Turbine Company Closes $5M Series A Round

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EZKlein Partners announced the closing of a $5 million Series A funding round for AORA , an Israel-based developer of a hybrid solarized gas turbine power station. The turbine converts this thermal energy into electric power that will be fed directly into the national grid.

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Detroit’s Inductive EV Charging Roads: Boon or Boondoggle?

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& Electreon, is an Israel-based firm focused on wireless charging solutions for electric vehicles. The company has launched similar programs thanks to government contracts it has in Israel, Sweden, Italy, and Germany. But there are plans to open it to public use within a few years, according to both MDOT and city officials.&

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AMPECO CEO discusses the software that makes large-scale EV charging systems work in comprehensive Q&A

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In most cases we need to ask permission to share our customers’ names, but I can mention one company: The Paz Group , one of the biggest, if not the biggest oil and gas company in Israel. Charged : You’re working in a lot of different markets—Europe, Israel. Charged : What about bidirectional charging and vehicle-to-grid tech?

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GE Capital, NRG Energy and ConocoPhillips form $300M JV to fund emerging energy technology

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Centennial, CO, developing technology to biochemically convert coal to methane at large scale and low cost. CoolPlanetBioFuels , Camarillo, CA, developing technology that converts low-grade biomass into high-grade fuel and carbon that can be sequestered. Ciris Energy , Inc.,

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AMPECO CEO discusses the software that makes large-scale EV charging systems work in comprehensive Q&A – Charged EVs

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In most cases we need to ask permission to share our customers’ names, but I can mention one company: The Paz Group , one of the biggest, if not the biggest oil and gas company in Israel. Charged : You’re working in a lot of different markets—Europe, Israel. Charged : What about bidirectional charging and vehicle-to-grid tech?

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GE and Better Place Partner to Accelerate EV Infrastructure Deployment; Integrating GE WattStation with Better Place Services

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The partnership combines GE’s global scale, broad technology portfolio, smart grid expertise, and its new WattStation Level 2 electric vehicle charger ( earlier post ) with Better Place’s EV services and infrastructure solution.

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Better Place Debuts EV Services Platform and Partners at Frankfurt Motor Show

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Better Place introduced its electric vehicle (EV) services platform at the Frankfurt Motor Show, in conjunction with Renault’s unveiling of the Fluence ZE Concept with Quickdrop (switchable) battery system and an expanded agreement with Renault, committing both companies to a volume of at least 100,000 electric cars in Israel and Denmark by 2016.

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