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Volkswagen emulates Audi charging hub with its own power storage container powered by reused EV batteries

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Volkswagen has commissioned a fast charging park in Germany consisting of power storage containers (PSC), each powered by ninety-six reused EV batteries. The post Volkswagen emulates Audi charging hub with its own power storage container powered by reused EV batteries appeared first on Electrek.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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In Germany, all Mercedes-Benz plants will be supplied with CO 2 -neutral energy. From 2022, the production of our Mercedes-Benz plants in Germany will operate CO 2 -neutral. Already existing highly efficient gas CHP systems additionally generate local heat and power at the factories. The plant will start operating in 2019.

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New Fraunhofer membrane technology enables co-transport of hydrogen and natural gas

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However, the means of transporting this “green” hydrogen from the producer to the consumer are not established; Germany still does not have an extensive distribution network for hydrogen. Germany has a 511,000-kilometer gas grid and 33 gas storage locations. The two substances can be transported together in one line.

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Vienna testing Solaris hydrogen bus

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Since the première of the hydrogen bus in June last year, Solaris has been awarded orders from the Netherlands, Germany and Italy for 57 buses in total. The Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses use a set of fuel cells with a power of 70 kW. The first vehicles will make it to Bolzano, Cologne and Wuppertal by the end of this year.

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RATP beginning tests of Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen bus in Paris

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The bus is also fitted with a Solaris High Power battery acting as an additional electric power storage facility. Since the première of the hydrogen bus in June 2019, Solaris has been awarded orders from the Netherlands, Germany and Italy for 57 buses in total. The hydrogen is stored on the roof in five tanks.

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Topsoe and First Ammonia sign 5GW electrolyzer agreement for green ammonia

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First Ammonia has been developing sites around the globe with the first installation of 500MW of capacity to be installed at locations in Northern Germany and Southwestern United States. First Ammonia will operate all its plants dynamically to support existing renewable power markets. —Joel Moser, CEO of First Ammonia.

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Exide and Leclanché launch Li-ion battery JV in India

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Exide Industries Ltd, India’s largest manufacturer of lead acid storage batteries and power storage solutions provider, and Switzerland-based Li-ion battery manufacturer Leclanché SA announced a joint venture to build lithium-ion batteries and provide energy storage systems for India’s electric vehicle market and grid-based applications.

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