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Connexxion orders 20 Solaris hydrogen buses for South Holland

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South Holland (Dutch: Zuid-Holland) is the most populous province of The Netherlands, located in its western part, along the North Sea coast. The bus is also fitted with a Solaris High Power battery which acts as an additional electric power storage facility. 735582 and 779563.

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California Energy Commission awards $1.1M to 12 small-scale projects to study transportation, natural gas and electricity technologies

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The research projects will receive grants of up to $95,000 each from the Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) Program, part of the Energy Commission’s research and development work. will receive $95,000 to research the use of ceramic-metallic composite materials in thermal energy storage systems.

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Ford, Detroit Edison and Extreme Power Working to Build One of Michigans Largest Solar Power Systems at Michigan Assembly Plant; 2 MWh Battery Storage System

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With this solar energy system, we will be able to gain vital understanding about the integration of renewable power, smart-grid technologies and energy storage at an industrial facility. This project is a part of the transformation of Michigan Assembly from a large SUV factory to a modern, flexible, and sustainable small car plant.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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In July, the DOE announced that ARPA-E had received approximately 3,500 submissions for the approximately $150 million available as part of the first Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0000065) released 27 April 2009. The awarded grants will go to projects with lead researchers in 17 states. DOE grant: $7,200,000).

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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And, you have to recognize that they pull a hell of a lot of power through the local grid: there will come a time when we will see utility transformers popping from all the current being drawn (imagine just a few dozen EVs fast-charging simultaneously, on 480V at 500A: wow). And for wildly different applications, too.