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Heliogen and Bloom Energy demonstrate production of low-cost green hydrogen; concentrated solar and high-temp electrolysis

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Heliogen’s AI-enabled concentrated solar energy system is designed to create carbon-free steam, electricity, and heat from abundant and renewable sunlight. When combined with Bloom’s proprietary solid oxide, high-temperature electrolyzer, hydrogen can be produced 45% more efficiently than low-temperature PEM and alkaline electrolyzers.

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DOE awards Eaton $4.9M to develop low-cost fast-charging solution; solid-state transformer, modular chargers

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Under the three-year program, Eaton will develop and demonstrate a novel, compact and turnkey solution for DC fast-charging infrastructure that is anticipated to reduce costs by 65% through improvements in power conversion and grid interconnection technology, charger integration and modularity, and installation time.

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WAE introduces Elysia battery intelligence software

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Technology and engineering services company WAE Technologies (WAE) launched Elysia, its mass-market Battery Intelligence software offering designed to unlock significant improvements in the life, safety, usable energy, power, and rapid charging times of any battery system.

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WAE Technologies launches Elysia battery intelligence software for the mass market

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WAE Technologies (WAE) has launched Elysia , its battery intelligence software offering designed to unlock significant improvements in the life, safety, usable energy, power, and rapid charging times of any battery system. Elysia Cloud Platform is a cloud-based system which uses proprietary digital twin technology.

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Pike Research forecasts annual sales of electric bicycles to surpass 47M units by 2018; Li-ion battery share to climb to 12%

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Pike Research forecasts that the worldwide market for e-bicycles will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4% Under a more aggressive forecast scenario, worldwide e-bicycle sales could reach 51 million units and $13.2 SSEBs are all throttle-controlled designs and are the most popular e-bicycles in Asia Pacific.

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IRENA sees renewable hydrogen at least cost-possible within decade

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However, regulations, market design and the costs of power and electrolyzer production are still major barriers to the uptake of green hydrogen, the IRENA report says. Renewables have already become the cheapest source of power in many parts of the world, with auctions reaching record price-lows below US$20 per megawatt-hour (MWh).

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Pike Research forecasts accelerating hybrid locomotive sales from 2015-2020

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under a baseline forecast scenario, with annual unit sales of 109 locomotives by 2020. Pike Research’s aggressive forecast scenario anticipates that the market could achieve a CAGR of 25.4% However, Pike expects hybrid locomotives to have a strong return on investment (ROI), as a result of the ability to use low-cost batteries.

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