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US military sets its sights on solar to sideline fossil fuels The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) moved ahead this week with its plans to mete out “more fight for less fuel”. With support from the White House, the Pentagon intends to reduce reliance on fossil fuels by building next-generation combat vehicles, making energy storage safer and more effective, and increasing the deployment of renewable energy across America’s Armed Forces to three gigawatts (GW) by 2025.
pv magazine
Apr 12, 2012
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Brazil's smart grid market to grow Northeast Group has released a study, Brazil Smart Grid: Market Forecast 2012-2022, stating that smart grid investments in Brazil are set to reach US$36.6 billion by 2022.
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Apr 04, 2012
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Hyundai Heavy moves into storage business Hyundai Heavy Industries will partner with Magna E-Car Systems under a joint venture, MAHY E-CELL, to co-develop a successful battery cell and battery pack business. Hyundai Heavy aims to couple its new battery direction with its renewable energies division.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Apr 04, 2012
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Standards development for smart grid The IEEE Standards Association has announced five new standards and a modified standards development project to aid the efficient rollout of smart grids worldwide.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Apr 02, 2012
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Germany: Off to Ulm for battery development Baden-Württemberg’s Environment Minister Franz Untersteller visited the ZSW labs for battery technology eLab in Ulm, Germany today. In the spotlight is the advancement of a ‘Made in Germany’ technology base for batteries.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Apr 01, 2012
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Germany: Micro smart grid concluded in Berlin Schneider Electric has collaborated with the Innovation Center for Mobility and Social Change (InnoZ) to complete a micro smart grid at the EUREF-Campus in Germany’s capital city.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Mar 29, 2012
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A growing global smart grid market Smart grids are set to grow as Pike Research’s report shows. Meanwhile Echelon Corporation has announced two micro grid deployments in India and South Africa that will integrate distributed generation to compensate disruptions in utility-supplied power.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Mar 27, 2012
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China: Big PV project possibilities, but grid and policy issues exisit The consensus at Solarpraxis’ first “Project implementation conference – China 2012” in Shanghai is clear: the potential of photovoltaic project development in China is huge, particularly in light of falling system costs. However, overcoming policy and grid connection issues is key.
Becky Beetz
Mar 18, 2012
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Bharti Airtel to enhance solar installations in Africa India-based telecommunications company, Bharti Airtel, has chosen to increase the use of solar, and other renewable energies, to replace its diesel-powered generators. The aim is to reduce its carbon footprint in Africa and cut operational costs.
pv magazine
Mar 15, 2012