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Volkswagen commissions fast-charging park with 570 kWh of second-life MEB cell modules

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At the Zwickau vehicle plant, Volkswagen commissioned the first fast-charging park in Saxony supplied with energy largely from a power storage container (PSC). The PSC is an electricity storage unit and consists of 96 cell modules with a net capacity of 570 kWh. This means that up to eight vehicles can charge at the same time.

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Topsoe and First Ammonia sign 5GW electrolyzer agreement for green ammonia

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The agreement provides for an initial purchase of 500MW of SOEC units and is expandable to up to 5GW over the lifetime of the agreement. First Ammonia will operate all its plants dynamically to support existing renewable power markets. —Joel Moser, CEO of First Ammonia.

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Testing EV power for homes

Electric Auto Association

There’s been a lot of talk about electric vehicles (EVs) acting as backup power for homes during blackouts—so much so that Ford is now using the concept as a central component of its marketing campaign for the F-150 Lightning. Next-gen GM and PG&E BY RON FREUND, Member, Electric Auto Association of silicon valley.

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Mitsubishi Electric’s new energy-management technology optimizes EVs as storage batteries; tests in China

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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed a technology for efficiently managing photovoltaic (PV) and other power-generation systems and also the charging/discharging of electric vehicles (EVs) parked on company campuses. Energy-management system for power generation and power storage.

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Connexxion orders 20 Solaris hydrogen buses for South Holland

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The Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses use a set of fuel cells with a power of 70 kW. The bus is also fitted with a Solaris High Power battery which acts as an additional electric power storage facility. The compressed hydrogen is stored in 5 new-generation tanks placed on the bus roof.

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UK power crisis – entirely the fault of regulators and ministers

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Slashing gas storage facilities. No new nuclear power plants operational. Rush to implement Green Power. Solar also generates a good share of the power generated when the sun shines. OfGem started to do this well and we now have an abundance of retailers you can select as your power company. Outlawing fracking.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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In Germany, Mercedes-Benz Cars has eight vehicle and powertrain plants (Bremen, Rastatt, Sindelfingen, Berlin, Hamburg, Kamenz, Kölleda, Stuttgart-Untertürkheim), which either purchase electricity or operate their own power plants. The measures are supported by efficient control of the electrical power supply.

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