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First electric school bus in Poland; Solaris Urbino 12 electric

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The first electric school bus in Poland will carry children to classes in Godzianów near ?ód?. iGW (the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management) a part of which saw towns in Poland receive subsidies for the purchase of battery-powered school buses.

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Impact Clean Power Technology unveils visualization of GigafactoryX; 4 GWh/year by 2027

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Poland-based battery systems maker Impact Clean Power Technology unveiled a visualization of GigafactoryX—a large-scale battery factory for electric vehicles and energy storage which will be launched in the city of Pruszków, near Warsaw. The Li-ion battery systems to be manufactured will include LTO, LFP and NMC technologies.

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GE Hitachi signs contract for the first commercial N American small modular reactor

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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), Ontario Power Generation (OPG), SNC-Lavalin and Aecon have signed a contract for the deployment of a BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) at OPG’s Darlington New Nuclear Project site. This is the first commercial contract for a grid-scale SMR in North America.

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Eaton expands eMobility operations in Europe to support EV growth

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Eaton is continuing to expand and evolve its European eMobility business design capabilities, technologies and operations to support global electrified vehicle manufacturers. Eaton’s eMobility business has invested in a production facility for power electronics components in Montrottier, France.

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First order for Solaris’ 18m articulated hydrogen bus

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This is Solaris’s first order for the 18-meter hydrogen-powered buses that were launched in autumn last year. At moments of increased electricity demand, the fuel cell will be boosted by a Solaris High Power battery, or two of them, depending on the bus length, each with a capacity of 30 kWh. Earlier post.)

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Radom buys 9 more electric Solaris buses

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biorstwo Komunikacji (MPK) in Radom, Poland has ordered 9 additional Solaris Urbino 12 electric with the pertinent charging infrastructure. The carrier has chosen Solaris High Power batteries with a total capacity of more than 120 kWh. The buses will be propelled by axles with two integrated traction motors with a power of 125 kW each.

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Solaris to supply 8 electric buses and charging infrastructure to Gorzów Wielkopolski

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Solaris Bus & Coach has signed a deal for the supply of eight zero-emission electric buses of the Urbino 12 electric type with the city of Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland and the operator Miejski Zak?ad Apart from vehicles, the contract covers also an investment part for the design and building of the vehicle charging infrastructure.

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