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Toshiba to partner with Kawasaki City on 5-year demo of independent energy supply system utilizing solar power and hydrogen

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The independent energy supply system combines a 25 kW photovoltaic facility; a storage battery; hydrogen-producing water electrolysis equipment; hydrogen (275 Nm 3 ) and water tanks; and fuel cells. Hydrogen electrical power storage capacity is 350 kWh. Click to enlarge.

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Honda and Ford separately launching smart home demos

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The initiative will demonstrate how the typical American family can potentially save money while reducing their impact on the environment by combining a highly efficient home design with the latest in smart home technology and an affordable plug-in hybrid vehicle. ZeroHouse 2.0 The higher efficiency of ZeroHouse 2.0

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We drove the 500hp electric Arc Sport and holy heck, this thing rips

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Arc has built the first models of its much-anticipated Arc Sport 500hp electric wake boat, and we got a chance to take it for a quick demo in Long Beach, CA and holy heck, this thing rips. After getting a quick demo ride from Arc, it was time for me to grab the helm and go for a spin. Which is quite a plus.

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Autonomous Boats Seem More Solvable Than Autonomous Cars

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Where autonomous vehicles have had the most success is in environments with a lot of predictability and structure, which is why I really like the idea of autonomous urban boats designed for cities with canals. Compared to roads, this canal environment is relatively low speed, and you're much less likely to have an encounter with a pedestrian.

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Injection of hydrogen into the German gas distribution grid from power-to-gas demo plant

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The operational phase will be accompanied by scientific partners, whose involvement is being funded by the Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Agriculture and Consumer Protection. The core of the system is an ITM Power proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer.

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JAPEX delaying final investment decision for Hangingstone oil sands project

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Japan Canada Oil Sands Limited (JACOS), a consolidated subsidiary of JAPEX, is currently operating a demo plant at Hangingstone with approximately 8,000 barrels per day of bitumen production using SAGD (steam-assisted gravity drainage). infrastructure expansion to the site including a natural gas pipeline (by JACOS), diluent and diluted.

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U.K. Startup’s Digital Dyeing Printers Save Energy, Water

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Miles of fabrics are immersed in gigantic “washing machines” full of dye and water. Alchemie’s machines dye cotton using 95 percent less water and 70 percent less energy. They dye polyester using 95 percent less water and 85 percent less energy. They dye polyester using 95 percent less water and 85 percent less energy.

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