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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

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Widely ignored, although gaining attention, is China’s strategic positioning as a crucial gatekeeper to several key “green” technologies, including battery energy storage to support electric vehicles (EVs)—specifically, battery electric vehicles (BEVs)—along with stationary storage for power grids.

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Audi unveils e-gas project: synthetic methane from the methanation of green hydrogen; series production of CNG models in 2013 powered by e-gas

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Audi A3 TCNG for e-gas project. Starting in 2013, Audi will begin series production of TCNG models whose engines—derived from TFSI units—will be powered by e-gas: synthetic methane produced via the methanation of hydrogen produced by electrolysis using renewable electricity. Click to enlarge.

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EmberClear completes technical feasibility study for a natural gas to liquids project in Natchez, MS

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has completed the technical feasibility study for a natural gas to liquids project in Natchez, Mississippi. The site is served by American Midstream’s Midla pipeline system that intersects three interstate gas pipelines. EmberClear an source gas from Texas and Louisiana, as well as parts of Oklahoma. EmberClear Corp.

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The Many Benefits of V2G Charging

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A 2020 Consumer Reports study , for instance, noted that EV drivers spend 60% less on average to fuel their cars than drivers of similar gas-powered vehicles. Drivers are only beginning to tap into another big benefit: vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging. What Is Vehicle-to-Grid Charging?

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

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To guarantee their supply commitments, they must secure their capacity with flexible power plants or with storage. This would create an energy market in which only the amount of electricity actually in demand is fed into the grid. A fourth measure relates to the fixed costs of the electricity system, such as the grid or EEG levy.

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Liquid Metal Battery Corp secures patent rights from MIT

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Liquid Metal Battery Corporation (LMBC), a Cambridge, Massachusetts company founded in 2010 to develop new forms of electric storage batteries that work in large, grid-scale applications, has secured the rights to key patent technology from MIT. —Philippe Boisseau, President Total Gas & Power.

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European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking Issues €89.1M Call for Proposals for 2010

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Research and development on gas purification technologies is a prioritized topic to tackle short-term fuelling requirements—i.e. Finally, pre-normative research on power grid integration and management of stationary fuel cell systems for development of RCS is proposed. a suitable hydrogen quality.

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