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Burns & McDonnell develops bi-directional fast chargers for SPIDERS program

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The project is managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District, and includes technical guidance from CERL and TARDEC. The goals of the program are to increase reliability of backup power systems as well as reduce fuel consumption through more efficient use of backup power systems.

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The course will start in Omaha and end four days later in Manteo, N.C., A Cool Form of Energy Storage. Cryogenic energy-storage company Highview Power. Cryogenic energy storage is a long-term method of storing electricity by cooling air until it liquefies (about –196 °C).

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