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A123 Systems to supply 1MW Li-ion grid storage system to Maui Electric Company; 2MW system for NSTAR demonstration

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Li-ion battery maker A123 Systems will supply a Grid Battery System (GBS) to Maui Electric Company (MECO), a utility serving residents and businesses on the islands of Maui, Lanai and Molokai in Hawaii. The system, NSTAR’s first battery energy storage project, is proposed for installation at a substation in Medway, Mass. Maui Electric.

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GM and Hawaii Gas Company to Collaborate on Hydrogen Infrastructure Pilot; Different Approach to Provisioning Fueling Stations

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The cost of deploying a PSA system and associated refueling pump at a fueling stations will be on the order of $300,000 to $500,000, said Jeff Kissel, president and CEO of TGC during a briefing on the announcement—about one-quarter of the cost of currently installing a more conventional hydrogen fueling station in the US.

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Hawaii, utility offer $10,000 electric-car rebates; hope for carbon-free transport

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Because they are typically disconnected from both mainland grid infrastructure and sources of fossil fuels, it is easier for alternative sources of energy to gain a foothold. In fact, the cost of importing coal or oil to fuel power plants or vehicles can make fossil fuels vastly more.

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Bosch collaborating with Eguana on Home Battery System

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This project demonstrates reduction of peak loads in the home using a utility-controlled storage system to lower demand from the utility and reduce the burden on the grid. Peak load reduction provides a direct financial benefit for utilities by avoiding or deferring the cost of constructing new power plants.

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Project shows maritime fuel cell generator can increase energy efficiency by up to 30% at part load; reliability and cost issues

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Project partner Young Brothers operated the generator for 10 months powering refrigerated containers in Honolulu, Hawaii. These include port equipment, electrical resiliency against grid outages, auxiliary power for vessels, and vessel propulsion power.

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How to Navigate EV Charging Rebates and Successfully Fund Your Home Charging Station

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For simple installations, this tax credit will cover the entire cost of the project. National Grid – Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island. National Grid is a large utility company in the Northeast. Hawaii Power. Hawaii Power is an electric utility company in the State of Hawaii.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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Imagine the change to this outlook if these companies were required to provide 20 percent of the power they generated from an alternative energy source in order to provide any power to the grid. The market would focus, consolidate and find some very innovative ways to produce low-cost clean energy. cents/ kWh in Hawaii to 5.61

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