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Volkswagen commissions fast-charging park with 570 kWh of second-life MEB cell modules

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At the Zwickau vehicle plant, Volkswagen commissioned the first fast-charging park in Saxony supplied with energy largely from a power storage container (PSC). The PSC is an electricity storage unit and consists of 96 cell modules with a net capacity of 570 kWh. 4 and have now been given a second purpose.

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The Role of Power Utilities in Turning EVs into a Grid Asset – Part 2

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Part 1 of this two-part blog discusses the challenges facing electric utilities – both electricity generators and grid operators – with electric vehicle (EV) adoption coinciding with the electrification of buildings, heating, and industry. The battery can “tell” the grid how much power is available in its battery.

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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

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The performance of the ReFactory will also relate to the ability to generate closed-loop supply flows with controlled costs (reuse, recycling for repair), and to develop new value-added skills (retrofitting, dismantling, fleet maintenance, preparation of batteries for the second life, etc.)

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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These vehicles are the green machines that will provide a critical part of the renewable and sustainable society that we need for the future. [ PHEVLERs use liquid fuel occasionally when the vehicle needs to travel distances beyond its electric driving range. PHEVLERs are better than BEVs in support of the electric grid.

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DLR team integrates solar heat into solid oxide electrolyzer for highly efficient hydrogen production

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1 ) mixed with 10% of H 2 was supplied to a 12-cell solid oxide electrolyzer stack with approx. kW electrical power. 2 a steam conversion rate of 70% at 93% electrical electrolyzer efficiency was achieved. In conventional high temperature steam electrolysis the total energy demand for water splitting is supplied as electricity.

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Vattenfall contracts with BMW for up to 1,000 new 33 kWh Li-ion batteries this year for storage projects in wind farms

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Pending on a final investment decision the largest battery storage will be built at the Vattenfall wind farm Pen y Cymoedd (230 MW) in South Wales—a 22 MW storage facility, which will help to support the stability of the country-wide power grid in the UK as part of the so-called EFR (Enhanced Frequency Response) service.

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Alberta publishes report assessing non-combustion uses for bitumen, opens $2M call for projects

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Considering the growth potential and relative early stage of development of the CF industry, there is a tremendous opportunity to work towards oil sands-based feedstocks becoming a major component in the evolving CF industry in the future, the report said. Vanadium flow batteries for electricity storage. fly ash and coke).

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