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Manz receives €4.5 million Li-ion battery order France-based battery manufacturer Saft has ordered €4.5 million worth of Li-ion battery cell equipment from Germany’s Manz.
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Apr 11, 2013
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US: Insufficient funding for energy research MIT Professor Dr. Ernest Moniz made his pledge at the full committee hearing held this Tuesday, which will eventually decide if he is the man to take over as U.S. Secretary of Energy. The fact the U.S. is not spending enough on energy research was highlighted during the Q&A session. Moniz added that more focus needs to be placed on solar.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Apr 10, 2013
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Central Europe smart grid market worth $10.3 billion by 2023 The smart grid market in central and eastern Europe (CEE) will be worth a cumulative $10.3 billion by 2023, according to a report by market research group Northeast Group LLC.
pv magazine
Apr 08, 2013
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Israel: Hydrogen-bromine flow battery goes online EnStorage Inc. has developed the first ever grid-connected hydrogen-bromine (HBr) flow battery with its 50 kW battery connection at the company’s test site in southern Israel. The battery is said to provide up to 100 kWh of storage capacity.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Apr 07, 2013
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Germany: Power exporter even with fewer nuclear plants Germany managed to export more power in 2012 than it has in the last five years. With a net surplus of 22.8 terawatt-hours (TWh), the exported amount of energy was four times as much as that in 2011. This data was released by the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden in Hesse.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Apr 02, 2013
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UK: Consumers ready for Time of Use tariffs The first stage of the U.K.’s largest smart grid project has returned results indicating that consumers are ready to embrace Time of Use (TOU) electricity tariffs, if they stand to benefit from lower electricity charges.
Jonathan Gifford
Mar 25, 2013
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A greener Apple Apple has managed to up its renewable energy utilization by 114% from 2010, according to the new environment report released by the company. As one of the top global brands, the corporate giant’s goal is to power every Apple facility with renewable energy.
Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
Mar 21, 2013
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Global microgrid market to grow Research and consulting firm GlobalData’s latest report shows that the global microgrid market will be worth US$18.9 billion in 2020. This will be a significant increase from the US$5.3 billion reaped in 2012.
pv magazine
Mar 20, 2013
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Germany: EnBW believes grid expansion can be partially avoided Plant and grid operators start a progressive pilot project for better grid integration. This was presented at the “PV System Technology Forum” in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Michael Fuhs
Mar 20, 2013