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BVLOS flight performs powerline inspections in Australian first

Smart Energy International

Drone manufacturer and solutions provider Carbonix has become the first Australian company to fly its drones Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLoS) completing a mission with SA Power Networks to inspect 150km of powerlines in remote South Australia. We’ve addressed the risks and barriers, both regulatory and technical, and proven the capability.

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NREL researchers, industry partners test Megawatt Charging System with up to 3.75 MW of power

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Medium- and heavy-duty trucks, to say nothing of aviation and shipping, will require much more powerful charging facilities than those that now serve passenger cars. They also evaluated the systems’ thermal performance—a key consideration in high-power charging.

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10 notable battery storage projects that went live in 2021

Renewable Energy World

Concept drawing of an energy storage system. Battery storage is having its moment in the sun. In its most recent Electricity Monthly Update , the U.S. Energy Information Administration said that when it totals up the numbers for 2021, it expects they will show that battery storage capacity grew by 4.5

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VW: German auto industry push to subsidize hydrogen is “nonsensical”

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The latest battle in the War of the Energy Storage Media has broken out in Germany, where the Volkswagen Group and an auto industry lobbying group (the German Association of the Automotive Industry, or VDA) are at daggers drawn over the government’s proposed plan to implement the EU’s renewable energy directive.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q4 2023

Greentown Labs

Agriculture Clean Crop Technologies ’s proprietary Clean Current technology combines food-grade gasses and electricity to remove contaminants from seed and food surfaces, improving food safety and reducing food waste. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you! based on thousands of sources.

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OXIS Energy and Mercedes to build Li-S plant in Brazil

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OXIS Energy and the Minas Gerais Development Company have signed a 15-year lease agreement with Mercedes Benz Brazil (MBB) to take possession of a plant located at the MBB manufacturing site in Juiz de Fora in southeast Brazil, to produce lithium-sulfur battery cells. ” Source: OXIS Energy. ” Source: OXIS Energy.

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Greentown Labs Member Milestones — October 2022

Greentown Labs

Form Energy raised a $450M Series E for its cost-effective, multi-day energy-storage systems. American Battery Technology Company was awarded a $57M Department of Energy grant to build a $115M, first-of-kind commercial-scale facility to manufacture battery-grade lithium hydroxide from Nevada-based sedimentary resources.