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ENGIE New Ventures increases investment in 2nd-life battery company Connected Energy

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Connected Energy’s E-STOR, a stationary energy storage technology that extends the life of electric vehicle batteries by 5-10 years, is deployed whenever flexible, modular and short or longer-term electricity storage systems are needed. —Matthew Lumsden, CEO of Connected Energy.

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EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

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Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing of key components for energy storage and renewables. Another one will produce 15,500 tonnes of renewable hydrogen per year.

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PowerCell Sweden receives first marine order for two S3 prototype stacks; on-board H2 production via solar electricity

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The ship will be supplied with a system that encompasses on-board production of hydrogen gas from solar electricity, storage of hydrogen gas and two fuel cells each one 30 kW, which amounts to 80 hp in total. The Netherlands has decided to develop fossil-free ferries. The fuel cells will quadruple autonomy.

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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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The first energy storage from the BMW-i3 batteries is being built at the 122 MW onshore wind farm “Princess Alexia” near Amsterdam. megawatts (MW), it is Vattenfall’s first large storage project in the Netherlands. This is a so-called storage control unit made of batteries. With a capacity of 3.2

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Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

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Energy storage technology is seen as a way to help even out the imbalance in supply and demand by storing excess energy during periods of high production and using it when needed. Their system can take electricity or heat as input and releases hot air or steam in the range of 170 to 400 degrees Celsius as output.

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Mad Power thoughts

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Wind farms stand idle for days on end, a fire interrupts a vital cable from France, a combination of post-Covid economic recovery and Russia tightening supply means the gas price has shot through the roof – and so the market price of both home heating and electricity is rocketing. Climate Change. This was plain wrong.

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Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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Our aim is to achieve a sustainable energy system with secure supplies and affordable electricity. More than 90% cite affordability and security of supply as the biggest challenges to a successful energy transition. To guarantee their supply commitments, they must secure their capacity with flexible power plants or with storage.

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