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Nel ASA receives purchase order for 20MW alkaline electrolyzer from steelmaker Ovako

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The electrolyzer will be installed at Ovako’s existing plant in Hofors, Sweden. Ovako is a leading European manufacturer of engineering steel for customers in the bearing, transportation and manufacturing industries, and is a subsidiary of Sanyo Special Steel and part of the Nippon Steel Corporation Group.

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Volvo Buses in project researching use of second-life electric bus batteries to store solar energy

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Batteries from electric bus route 55 in Gothenburg, Sweden are being used for solar energy storage in a second-life application. The reuse and recycling of batteries is a key issue as increasing numbers of cities plan transition to electrically powered transport. What we are examining here is exactly how good that potential is.

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ABB and Volvo Buses partnering on fast-charging system for hybrid and electric buses

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The first joint project will be the implementation of Volvo Electric Hybrids and ABB’s automatic e-bus chargers in the Luxembourg public transport system, where as many as 12 Volvo Electric Hybrid buses operated by Sales-Lentz will be running on existing lines by 2015. The system is based on internationally certified standards.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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The utility.will get a Ford plug-in hybrid vehicle by the end of this year and as many as 20 by some time in 2009 to test their durability, range and impact on the power grid, said Susan M. It is something we are studying for the future as one avenue to adding diversity to the transportation energy mix. said in a statement.

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