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Moscow adding another 115 ultra-fast charging stations for electric buses

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Modern lithium-titanate batteries are used as energy storage devices in the electric buses. 2021 the city Government refused to purchase diesel buses. The electric buses can be fully charged in 6-10 minutes—enough to ride 40-50 km. The temperature range of its work is from -40 to +40 degrees Celsius.

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Kokam deploys new 24MW and 16MW Lithium NMC energy storage systems for frequency regulation

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Kokam has successfully deployed two Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) Oxide Energy Storage Systems (ESSs)—a 24-megawatt (MW) system / 9-megawatt hour (MWh) and a 16 MW / 6 MWh system—for frequency regulation on the South Korean electricity grid.

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Hydro-Québec and Technifin form partnership to license lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies for Li-ion battery applications

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Hydro-Québec (Canada) and Technifin (South Africa) have entered into an intellectual property collaboration agreement relating to the licensing of their respective intellectual property (IP) in lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies, notably for lithium-ion battery applications.

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China-Based Holding Company to Invest $48.9M in Altair Nanotechnologies for 51%; China Battery Deals

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recently reached a definitive agreement whereby China-based Canon Investment Holdings Limited would purchase newly issued common shares of Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. Headquartered in Zhuhai, China, Canon is the holding company of Yintong Energy Company Ltd. Purchases of $4.6 Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc.

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Altair Nanotechnologies Pursuing ARRA Funding for Grid Modernization

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Altairnano), a provider of lithium-ion energy storage systems, is pursuing federal funds associated with the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which includes $4.5 Altairnano is developing energy storage systems for the automotive market as well as for the power generation sector. Earlier post.).

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CEC awards Proterra $3M toward electric bus manufacturing plant; Foothill Transit orders 13 more buses

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The California Energy Commission (CEC) awarded a $3-million grant to leading battery-electric bus manufacturer Proterra as one of 46 transportation, energy storage, biogas and efficiency projects receiving a total of $83.7 The FTA funds pretty close to 80% of most capital purchases for buses across the country, Horton noted.).