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thyssenkrupp’s water electrolysis technology qualified as primary control reserve in Germany; hydrogen production for the electricity market

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thyssenkrupp’s proprietary water electrolysis technology for the production of. conducted the necessary tests jointly in an existing water electrolysis plant operating as part of the Carbon2Chem project ( earlier post ) in Duisburg. green hydrogen meets the requirements for participation in the primary control reserve market.

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German power-to-gas facility opens green methanation plant; €28M STORE&GO project

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A methanation plant expansion to the existing power-to-gas (PtG) facility in Falkenhagen, Germany has officially opened as part of the international €28-million (US$33.5-million) million) STORE&GO research project. This stored energy is then available as backup whenever there is an insufficient supply of solar and wind power.

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Tesla pushes Made-in-Germany Model Y test drives in Switzerland

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As per a recent post on LinkedIn, Tesla is offering test drives for its Germany-made Model Y in Cham, Zug, Switzerland. . Several Tesla employees from the area confirmed the program , with Store Supervisor Marina Sarah Elena Bopp noting that the location has received its first white Made-in-Germany Model Y Performance from Giga Berlin.

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Austria-Germany Research Collaboration Developing Process to Store Renewable Electricity as Synthetic Natural Gas

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Researchers in Austria and Germany are developing a process to store renewable electricity as synthetic natural through a combination of electrolysis to produce hydrogen combined with methanation using CO 2. Our demonstration system in Stuttgart splits water using surplus renewable energy using electrolysis.

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Hydrogenics wins order from E.ON for power-to-hydrogen-gas energy storage project in Germany

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for a “Power-to-Gas” project in Germany. The 2 MW energy storage facility, to be located in Falkenhagen in northeast Germany, will use surplus renewable energy sources to produce hydrogen for storage in the country’s existing natural gas pipeline network. Electrolysis company Hydrogenics Corporation has received an order from E.ON

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Ford cuts global water use 8.5% per vehicle from 2011 to 2012; total usage down 62% since 2000

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Ford has reduced the average amount of water used to make each of its vehicles by 8.5% Since 2000, Ford has reduced the amount of water used around the world from 64 million cubic meters to 24 million cubic meters—a reduction of about 10.6 billion gallons, or about 62%. billion gallons, or about 62%.

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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. The “Factory 56” is currently built in the Sindelfingen plant (Germany). Already today all Mercedes-Benz plants in Germany are certified to ISO 50001.

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