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Rolls-Royce takes majority holding in power storage specialist Qinous; storage for microgrid activities

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majority stake in Berlin-based electricity storage specialist Qinous GmbH. The Group acquired the shareholdings of all other current financial investors, including that of investment holdings company IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (Berlin). Rolls-Royce now holds a 73.1%

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Sanyo to Begin Mass Production of Li-ion Systems for Power Storage and Light Electric Vehicle Applications

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Sanyo Li-ion systems for power storage (left) and light electric vehicle (right) applications. The Standard Battery System for Electric Motors (EVB-101) can be used to power light electric vehicles that are in the R&D or small-scale mass production stages. Three major shareholders—US-based Goldman Sachs Group Inc.,

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Dr. Richard Group testing Solaris hydrogen bus

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After successful test runs in Vienna in June, the bus was handed over to the Dr. Richard Group, the largest private bus operator in Austria, which presented the vehicle in St. The Dr. Richard Group has been dealing with emission-free mobility for a few years now. Ludwig Richard, owner and president of the Dr. Richard Group.

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BMW Group and Vattenfall start new research project on the secondary use of EV batteries

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BMW Group and Vattenfall have started a new research project on the secondary use of high-voltage EV batteries using batteries from the MINI E and the BMW ActiveE as stationary power storage.

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Volvo Car Group testing lightweight structural energy storage material applied in trunk lid and plenum cover

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Volvo Car Group—the only automaker participating in a 3.5-year The trunk lid is a functioning electrically powered storage component and has the potential to replace the standard batteries seen in today’s cars. Volvo Cars is the only car manufacturer participating in the EU-funded project, which started in early 2010.

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

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OM Group, Inc., EaglePicher is also actively pursuing opportunities that would leverage its advanced power storage technologies to serve the rapidly growing alternative energy market. Scaminace, OM Group chairman and CEO. OM Group, Inc. Earlier post.).

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BMW Group plants stepping up activities in balancing-power market to contribute to grid stability

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The energy control stations at BMW Group Plants Dingolfing and Landshut are stepping up their activities in the balancing-power market in Germany. Together with other highly-flexible controllable systems in the BMW Group production network, they will contribute to the stability of the public grid outside of the plant.

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