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Connexxion orders 20 Solaris hydrogen buses for South Holland

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The bus is also fitted with a Solaris High Power battery which acts as an additional electric power storage facility. The JIVE and JIVE2 projects have received funding from the “Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking“ under grant agreements no. 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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Prayon obtains worldwide sublicense for lithium iron phosphate battery material

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Prayon is the sixth company to reach such an agreement with LiFePO 4 +C, which grants a limited number of sub-licenses to. superior safety profile of which offer great potential for hybrid and electric vehicle batteries as well as stationary applications (solar and wind power storage systems). Phosphates (OCP S.A.)

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OM Group to Acquire Advanced Battery Manufacturer EaglePicher Technologies for $171.9M

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EaglePicher is also actively pursuing opportunities that would leverage its advanced power storage technologies to serve the rapidly growing alternative energy market. In October, Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, was awarded an ARPA-E grant of $7.2 Earlier post.).

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Lightning Hybrids releases initial emissions testing results for medium-duty hydraulic hybrids

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Lightning Hybrids’ system functions like other hybrids that add a secondary power source to an existing engine. There are a variety of federal and state incentives and grants for clean vehicle technologies like Lightning Hybrids’ product.

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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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The Michigan Assembly project is made possible by a $3-million investment by Detroit Edison’s SolarCurrents program, a $2-million grant from the Michigan Public Service Commission in support of the state’s smart-grid initiative, and approximately $800,000 from Ford.

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Kentucky-Argonne Partnership to Help Build US Advanced Battery Industry

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In the long-term, the center would help in the development of technologies that would enable a significant increase in energy densities, including lithium-air and zinc-air systems for vehicle applications and advanced batteries for cost efficient and long-life grid power storage applications.

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