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Chartwell secures £320k Innovate UK Smart Grant to develop methanol-fueled vessel design

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The grant will enable Chartwell and consortium partners—Boat Electric & Electronics and Engineered Marine Systems—to develop and test the feasibility of a market-first methanol-fuelled vessel design, with applications in the offshore wind, commercial workboat and leisure sectors.

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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

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Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy. Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. Some of the wind farms instead sit in clusters more than 100 kilometers out at sea.

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To Store or Not to Store: That is the Question

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Baseload energy is generated (coal, gas, nuclear) at a steady state and stored when not used, supplemented by flexible energy devices (hydro, solar, wind) for shoulder peak demand and stored energy for priority peak demand. Solar field annual output. Click to enlarge. The variable output from a solar field is shown in Fig 2.

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Cummins invests $24M in flow battery leader VoltStorage

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In addition, the international research and development team is working on the low-cost iron-salt battery, the properties of which make it particularly suitable for ensuring base load capability for wind and solar farms. Vanadium redox flow battery cell. The cells of a vanadium redox flow battery each consist of two half cells.

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IIASA study proposes solid air hydrogen liquefaction as efficient addition to hydrogen liquefaction supply chain

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This is an expensive process and requires around 30% of the energy stored within the hydrogen. At standard temperature and pressure, air is a gas, but under certain conditions, it can become a liquid or solid. One option is to liquefy hydrogen, which requires cooling to 20 Kelvin (-253 °C).

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Charging piles will become standard in new buildings in the UK

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” “We are investing in new projects to convert wind energy into hydrogen, and our net zero strategy is expected to trigger around £90 billion in private sector investment, driving the creation of high-wage, high-skilled jobs as we unite and raise the bar across the country. part of the mission.” The UK will invest £9.4

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End of production for BMW i3; 250,000 units over 8 and a half years

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Four wind turbines on the site of the BMW Group plant in Leipzig supply the electricity needed for its production. At an early stage, these made the Saxon location a pioneer for CO 2 -neutral vehicle production, which has been standard in all BMW Group plants around the world since last year.

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