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Wabtec signs MOUs with CMU, Genesee & Wyoming to decarbonize freight rail & improve safety; battery and fuel cell locomotives

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In addition, Wabtec announced an MOU with Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), One consists of powering locomotive fleets with alternative energy sources, such as batteries, and eventually, hydrogen fuel cells for a zero-emissions freight rail network pilot. This vision consists of two parts.

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What is Electrification of Transportation?

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In Norway , which is the world leader in renewable energy use, 45% of electricity comes from hydropower, while Brazil in second place gets 32% of its total energy supply from biofuel and waste energy. Fleet electrification requires planning and energy management. But again, location matters.

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Azure Dynamics Reports Sales of 16 More Balance Hybrid Electric Vans and Buses

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Azure Dynamics Corporation, which partners with Ford commercial truck dealerships across North America to market its hybrid technology to fleet operators, reports sales of 16 additional Balance Hybrid Electric vans and buses. Goshen Coach, of Elkhart, Indiana will supply the bodies for the Littleton purchases.

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The Future of Fission Reactors May Be Small

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Instead, they think, a clean-energy transition might be better served with a fleet of smaller, more modular, reactors—like Linglong One. Giorgio Locatelli, Polytechnic University of Milan But SMR plans are not in short supply. Hence the name: small modular reactors (SMRs). What will nuclear authorities do with that waste?

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PNNL study finds that PHEVs and BEVs could serve as feasible resource to offset grid imbalances caused by integration of large amounts of intermittent wind generation

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The report examined grid conditions in the Northwest Power Pool, which covers Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming; many of them home to abundant wind resources and wind energy projects. The size of the vehicle battery matters for supplying balancing services.

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