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Volvo CE and Rolls-Royce develop wood-burning charger for off-grid EVs

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And when you’re tasked with clearing trees, blazing trails, and quite literally laying the foundations of infrastructure and energy grid expansion, there simply isn’t a place to plug in your electric equipment. The resulting heat is converted into electric energy and stored in a connected Battery Storage Module, or BSM. “The

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Toyota to debut 2 BEVs, 1 PHEV for US this year; says research shows BEVs & PHEVs have similar environmental benefits

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The research found: GHG of a currently available BEV model and PHEV model are roughly the same in on-road performance when factoring in pollutants created by electricity production for the average US energy grid used to charge batteries. Manufacturing is a component of GHG emissions.

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German power-to-gas facility opens green methanation plant; €28M STORE&GO project

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STORE&GO focuses on the integration of PtG into the daily operation of European energy grids to investigate the maturity level of the technology. Electricity grid type (transmission grid; municipal distribution grid; regional distribution grid). Type of CO2 source (biogas; waste water; atmosphere).

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Role of Batteries in Clean Energy Transitions – ET Auto

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Herein lies the critical role of batteries: they serve as a bridge between energy production and consumption, storing excess energy during peak production periods and releasing it when needed to ensure a stable and reliable energy supply.

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IBM Research launches 10y project to support China in transforming national energy systems; “Green Horizon”

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The Chinese government recently announced increased investment in solar, wind, hydro and biomass energy in a bid to decrease its dependency on fossil fuels. To support the objective, IBM has developed a renewable energy forecasting system to help energy grids harness and manage alternative energy sources.

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Audi e-gas plant qualified to participate in balancing market to stabilize grid

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It is therefore important to have flexibly available consumers such as the Audi e-gas plant to buffer load peaks and thereby stabilize energy grids. The Audi e‑gas plant in Werlte (Emsland) is able to respond to even slight load changes in the electricity grid to balance them out.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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The production hall uses renewable energy and reduces water consumption and waste significantly. In order to achieve the goals for energy efficiency, energy flexibility and grid stability, the opportunities arising from the digitization of energy networks must be consistently exploited.

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