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A new era of eMobility featuring SONCEBOZ’s solutions for e-Auxiliaries
With the new eActros from Mercedes-Benz, Daimler has just presented the first series-produced electric truck - a world premiere! SONCEBOZ contributed to this purely battery-powered truck for heavy-duty distribution with an Electro Hydraulic Pump for Steering (EHPS) actuated by a high power Smart BLDC motor, creating an optimized power-on-demand system. We are proud to contribute to reducing ...
By Sonceboz SA
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Eaton power on demand provides retrofit for Heil Trucks
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton now offers a modified version of its hydraulic Power On Demand™ technology to provide a retrofit for front-loading Heil trucks. This solution is now available through the Heil network of 50 dealerships across North America. During WasteExpo from May 20-23, 2013, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Eaton will showcase the ...
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Fronius USA Solar Electronics Division Launches the IG Plus Advanced Inverter, an Engineering First in PV Inverter Technology for Smart Grid Integration
Fronius USA Solar Electronics Division, a leader in energy conversion technologies, today announced the launch of its IG Plus Advanced Inverter, a true engineering innovation in PV inverter technology. Fronius created the IG Plus Advanced Inverter with arc-fault protection and advanced features for smart grid integration. The new high-frequency inverter facilitates maximum power harvest and ...
By Fronius
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South Africa achieves its first CSP plant fuelled 100% by the sun
The 100 MW Redstone Solar Thermal Power Project will be located in Postmasburg, near Kimberley in the Northern Cape Province and will count with 12 hours of molten salt energy storage. "The Redstone project marks important technology advancement for South Africa in solar power," said SolarReserve's CEO Kevin Smith. The 100 MW tower plant with 12 hours of energy storage will be able to deliver a ...
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CSP-PV pricing… The ongoing price war
The ongoing PV vs CSP competition is studied in depth at the upcoming CSP TODAY USA 2011 event in Las Vegas (June 29-30). Solar Trust of America announced in May its decision to form a joint venture with leading PV developer SolarHybrid AG. It is the latest - and largest - shift by a CSP developer towards more trusted PV. The three main attributes that utilities and its customers want in a ...
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NREL Research Determines Integration of Plug-in Electric Vehicles Should Play a Big Role in Future Electric System Planning
An influx of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) charging without coordination could prove challenging to the nation's electric grid, according to research conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Matteo Muratori, a transportation and energy systems engineer at NREL and author of the new Nature Energy paper, "Impact of Uncoordinated Plug-in Electric ...
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What is the best way to respond to major electricity shortfalls? Plan now!
IEA report draws on recent cases to show how countries can save electricity in a hurry Countries can minimise the economic, social and environmental impacts of electricity shortages by developing emergency strategies to save energy well in advance of crises, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The report says it is crucial for governments and utilities to plan ...
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EPS Commissions 100% Emission-Free Microgrid Powered by Solar PV and Hydrogen-Based Storage in Chile
Electro Power Systems S.A. (EPS) recently announced the commissioning of a new energy storage system microgrid in Chile. EPS realized for Enel Green Power the world's first commercial-scale microgrid that is 100% emission-free, powered by solar energy and coupled with hydrogen and lithium-based storage. The system is currently meeting part of the energy demand of the camp that hosts over 600 ...
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CleanSpark Enters EV Charging Market Through GridFabric Platform
CleanSpark today announced that it is entering the electric vehicle charging station space through its recently acquired, wholly-owned subsidiary GridFabric - an OpenADR (Automatic Demand Response) communications compliance and certification company. The new initiative will be focused on providing software solutions to aid in load management for EV charging stations and balancing the impact the ...
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Shell Agrees To Acquire sonnen
Shell* has agreed to acquire 100% of sonnen, a leader in smart energy storage systems and innovative energy services for households. This follows an investment by Shell in May 2018 and means that, post regulatory approval and completion, sonnen will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell. “sonnen is one of the global leaders in smart, distributed energy storage systems and has a track ...
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GE and Arenko to Build One of the World’s Largest Energy Storage Facilities in the UK
Arenko has selected GE to deliver a 41MW battery energy storage system capable of responding quicker and more effectively than traditional energy technologies to meet real time demand of consumers. The new energy storage system will supply on demand power to approximately 100,000 UK homes and contribute to reducing energy bills for UK households and businesses. GE notes that this critical energy ...
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Eaton Expands SmartWire-DT Connectivity Options to Enhance Panel Wiring Efficiency and Reliability
Power management company Eaton today announced it is introducing SmartWire-DT® IP67 Machine Mount I/O into the North American, European, Middle Eastern, and African markets. These components extend an existing SmartWire-DT product portfolio designed to reduce panel wiring complexity, improve machine reliability and uptime, save wiring and device installation time, and reduce panel space by ...
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Making the DOD more energy efficient. an op-Ed by Judy marks, CEO, Siemens government technologies
In 2011, the Department of Defense (DOD) was not only the single largest energy consumer in the U.S., but the largest in the world. The DOD spent roughly $20 billion on energy last year, including $4 billion at military installations. With multiple government initiatives introduced around energy consumption goals and policies in place like the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the DOD has very real ...
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Casella Waste Systems Purchases Mobile Renewable Power Station from Arista Power
Arista Power, Inc. ("Arista Power") (OTCBB: ASPW), a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of custom-designed power management systems, renewable energy storage systems, wind turbines, and a supplier and designer of solar energy systems, announced today that Casella Waste Systems, Inc. ("Casella") (NASDAQ: CWST), a solid waste, recycling, and resource management services company, has purchased ...
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CPV, GE, DGC Secure Largest US Thermal Power Project Financing in 2011 for 800-Megawatt CPV Sentinel Facility in Riverside County, Calif.
Competitive Power Ventures, Inc. (CPV), GE Energy Financial Services and Diamond Generating Corporation (DGC), co-owners of the planned $900 million CPV Sentinel power plant, announced today that they have closed the largest project financing in the U.S. thermal power industry this year, for the facility to be built in Riverside County, Calif. The CPV Sentinel project is located near Desert Hot ...
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SimpliPhi Joins ‘America is All In,’ Supports Climate Action
SimpliPhi Power has joined the ‘America is All In’ campaign, the most expansive coalition of leaders ever assembled in support of climate action in the United States. Coinciding with the formal re-entry of the United States to the Paris Agreement, President & CEO Catherine Von Burg shared the following statement: “The climate crisis is an immediate and existential threat to ...
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World`s Largest Solar-Powered Vanadium Flow Battery Coming to South Australia
Yadlamalka, South Australia will take center stage in the race to decarbonize the global electricity system when the world's largest solar-powered vanadium flow battery (VFB) comes online there next year. In this pioneering project, a VFB supplied by Invinity Energy Systems will charge from a solar PV array and provide power to the local grid on demand. Yadlamalka Energy Trust has developed ...
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Military Fuel Cells Provide Light and Efficient On-Demand Power for Troops, Global Market for Fuel Cells to Reach $1.7 billion in 2017
FARMINGTON, Conn., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The strongest drivers for the adoption of fuel cells by the world's armed forces are performance and energy density, particularly for use by individual troopers. On average, each soldier carries around nine pounds of disposable batteries in their kit, used for powering a range of portable electronics such as imaging and communications ...
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Hydrostor and NRStor Announce Completion of World’s First Commercial Advanced-CAES Facility
Hydrostor, the world’s leading developer of Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) projects, in partnership with NRStor Incorporated, a diversified Canadian energy storage project developer, announce the completion of the Goderich A-CAES Facility, located in Goderich, Ontario, Canada. The plant represents a pivotal advancement in long-duration energy storage and a world first in ...
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NYSERDA Announces Nearly $11 Million in Project Awards to Enhance Electric Grid Performance
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) this week announced nearly $11 million in awards to support projects that promote the development of a high performing smart electric grid that integrates a diverse supply of renewable energy resources, enhances overall grid performance and resiliency, and enables customers to reduce their energy costs, consumption, and ...
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