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Japan team evaluates battery-assisted low-cost hydrogen production from solar energy

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Comprehensive analysis of various factors, including rechargeable battery and electrolyzer capacities, enables the estimation of technology levels required for low-cost hydrogen production. Credit: NIMS. 2018.11.119 ).

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Opinion: Reinventing fuel-based power for a more secure and resilient grid

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by Toby Gill, CEO, Intelligent Power Generation. With battery storage able to provide a unique role in balancing a renewable electricity grid, Toby Gill, CEO of Intelligent Power Generation, asks could innovations in green hydrogen and biofuel technologies contribute to a more optimized and economical energy mix?

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Japan V2G demonstrator project using EVs as virtual power plant resource; METI funding

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Seven companies—Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. TEPCO Power Grid, Inc.; Hitachi Systems Power Service, Ltd.; Stabilizing the power grid requires the use of thermal power but this incurs costs in owning and maintaining such power generating plants.

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Toyota providing mobile retail fuel cell vehicle to support reconstruction in Fukushima Prefecture

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Furthermore, working towards the realization of a carbon-neutral society by 2050, AEON TOHOKU and Toyota, together with Futaba Town and Namie Town, wish to contribute to the creation of a sustainable community of the future that utilizes hydrogen. FH2R has been constructed with a renewable energy-powered 10MW-class hydrogen production unit.

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Volkswagen Group sets up new group company for energy and charging: Elli

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the first model based on the modular electric toolkit (MEB) in 2020, the company will successively roll out a large number of solutions that private and commercial e-mobility customers need now and in the future—ranging from hardware to charging, additional digital services and complete advice packages. home – charging at home: Wallbox.

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Electrochemical energy storage startup SPARKZ licenses ORNL cobalt-free battery tech

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The advancement is aimed at accelerating the production of electric vehicles and energy storage solutions for the power grid. is evaluating a location for an R&D and prototyping facility in the US to scale these technologies to meet the demands of customers in the mobility and grid sectors. SPARKZ Inc. SPARKZ Inc.

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Siemens, Duke Energy and Ford demonstrate lower cost home smart charging technology for plug-ins; due on market next year

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million in development funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to support research aimed at significantly reducing the current costs of electrical vehicle (EV) chargers and developing “smart” charging capabilities that support power grid efficiency and consumer demand. In 2012, Siemens was awarded $1.6

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