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Volkswagen launches PowerCo for global battery business; €20B investment; standard factories

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Future gigafactory for battery cells at the Salzgitter site: Salzgiga. It shows that we are bringing the leading-edge technology of the future to Germany! Looking ahead, further products such as major storage systems for the energy grid are planned. —Herbert Diess, CEO of Volkswagen AG. Standard factory.

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DOE awarding up to $30M to 13 projects to integrate solar into US grid

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SunShot selected 13 projects under the ENERGISE (Enabling Extreme Real-Time Grid Integration of Solar Energy) funding program to enable grid operators to access up-to-the-minute measurement and forecasting data from distributed energy sources and optimize system performance using sensor, communication and data analytics technologies.

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Toyota’s new senior management remains committed to multi-pathway future; becoming a mobility company

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Sato opened by saying that for the car to continue being a necessary part of society, the future of the car needs to be changed. Toyota will continue to pursue a variety of options, based on a multi-pathway solutions, to stay close to the future of energy and the condition of each region. Car manufacturing. Electrification.

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BMW Group plants stepping up activities in balancing-power market to contribute to grid stability

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With this business model, we can help stabilize the grid and expand the use of sustainably-generated electricity. Through intelligent connectivity and management of electricity producers, consumers and storage options, we are helping shape the energy grid of the future. Joachim Kolling, head of BMW Energy Services.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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The California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program announced that the fourth cohort of innovative clean energy concepts has been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC); 28 companies out of 212 were selected to receive grants of $150,000 each.

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BMW, Ford, Honda to Form New EV Charging Company

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Assuming ChargeScape is given the green light to move ahead, the trio plans to have equal shares and for the business to get rolling in 2024. This could likewise help circumvent some of the ecological issues associated with battery production and disposal by reducing the total number required to keep the energy grid functioning.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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The team’s comprehensive approach includes a robust design that effectively dissipates excess energy and autonomously coordinates fault protection across multiple devices. The project results will extend to future ultra-wide bandgap power semiconductor devices and other advances affecting future generations of devices and power electronics.

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