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Daimler Truck North America and partners to form JV for nationwide charging network for MD and HD commercial vehicles

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In cooperation with the local utility company Portland General Electric (PGE), DTNA opened the first-of-its-kind public charging site for commercial vehicles in the US in Portland, OR. NextEra Energy Resources is a significant investor in electric infrastructure and brings experience optimizing renewable energy and grid integration.

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EnerDel, ITOCHU Announce Second Smart Grid Battery Storage Project

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US-based lithium-ion battery producer EnerDel is partnering with the real estate arm of Japan’s industrial trading giant, ITOCHU Corporation, to develop and produce the advanced battery systems for a residential smart grid energy storage project to be installed in a major apartment building near Tokyo. Earlier post.). since 2003.

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Chevrolet to invest $40M in clean energy projects

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The initiative is based on projects that promote energy savings, renewable energy, responsible use of natural resources and conservation in communities across the United States. Supporting wind farms and solar projects that deliver renewable energy to the grid and also help family farms increase their revenues per acre.

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EnerDel Entering Utility-Scale Energy Storage Market

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Automotive lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel is entering the utility-scale energy storage market, supplying batteries for one of the 16 new smart grid regional demonstration projects recently awarded funding by the US DOE. Earlier post.)

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Lithium-Ion Battery Maker Ener1 Receives $20M Strategic Equity Investment from ITOCHU

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Last month, the company was chosen to supply the batteries that will power a DOE-funded smart grid energy storage project by Portland General Electric (PGE) that will help manage peak demand and smooth the variations in power from renewable sources like wind and solar. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver, Colo. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Groundwork Renewables Inc., Scaling-up and Commercialization of Renewable Supertough Polylactic Acid formulation for Durable Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing Applications, $750,000 Natureworks, Minnetonka, Minn. Louisville, Colo.

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Study IDs two compressed air energy storage methods, sites for the Northwest

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When power is abundant, it’s drawn from the electric grid and used to power a large air compressor, which pushes pressurized air into an underground geologic storage structure. The PNNL-BPA study examined a different approach: using natural, porous rock reservoirs that are deep underground to store renewable energy.