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Volvo CE Unveils Ambitious New Product Lineup at Volvo Days 2024

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The following are two press releases from Volvo about new cleantech offerings unveiled at its recent Volvo Days 2024 event. Innovative mobile charging solution from Volvo CE set to transform off-grid work Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is launching a new solution to bring off-grid power for compact electric machines.

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California faces worsening grid challenges on Monday and Tuesday; CAISO calls for even greater reductions in electricity use

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Starting tomorrow, this multi-day event is going to get much more intense. on Monday and access to all the emergency tools that the state and utilities have established for an extreme event like this one. The Governor had proclaimed a State of Emergency to increase energy production and reduce demand temporarily.

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CEC EPIC report highlights research making grid more resilient & reliable

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EPIC funds are competitively awarded to support the most promising technologies and approaches across six investment areas: the entrepreneurial ecosystem; resilience and safety; building decarbonization; grid decarbonization and decentralization; industrial and agricultural innovation; and low-carbon transportation.

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Tesla attack prompts German energy service provider to call for grid protection updates

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German utility Westenergie CEO Katherina Reiche has called for a collaboration between policymakers and power grid operators to strengthen the response to attacks on the country’s power infrastructure. That event, however, was caused by flooding. “Critical infrastructure is vulnerable,” Reiche noted.

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Tesla to appear at energy conference in Germany next month

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Tesla shared the news on its LinkedIn page dedicated to its energy business on Tuesday, noting that it will be taking part in the event’s Intersolar Forum. Credit: Tesla | LinkedIn Tesla has been steadily increasing production and deployment of its energy products over the last few years, especially its grid-scale Megapack batteries.

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ARPA-E Battery/Storage Exposition 14 Jan

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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) is hosting a pitch event, ARPA-E’s Battery/Storage Exposition, on 14 January 2021, from 1:00-3:00 pm EST. This event will feature pitches from a select group of ARPA-E teams developing energy storage technologies. Open funding solicitations.

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In a first, the US will require grid planning for 20 years into the future

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Photo by PhotoMIX Company on Pexels.com US grid operators haven’t been practicing long-term transmission planning, but for the first time, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) just made it mandatory. FERC now requires proactive grid planning FERC oversees interstate electricity transmission.

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