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SwRI forms joint industry program to investigate safety, longevity of grid-connected energy storage systems

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Over the course of its life, a grid-connected battery must respond slowly or suddenly, depending on the grid demands. SwRI plans to accomplish this by developing a method to estimate performance degradation in grid-connected batteries and establish a correlation with battery fires. —Jayant Sarlashkar.

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Azure Dynamics announces 45 Transit Connect Electric sales

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Azure Dynamics Corporation announced 45 new Ford Transit Connect Electric sales, including 20 units in Europe and 25 units in North America, which includes six initial units through the General Services Administration (GSA) via Northside Ford in San Antonio, TX, a four-unit order from Verizon and a four-unit order from an internet company.

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Transit Connect Electric receives GSA contract award; estimated value more than $112M

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Azure Dynamics Corporation announced that the Transit Connect Electric ( earlier post ), the result of a collaborative effort between Azure and Ford Motor Company, has received a GSA Contract Award allowing US government agencies, affiliated companies and military installations to purchase the all-electric van.

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SwRI and USTA researchers to develop a novel catalyst for low-temperature SCR

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Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) announced funding for a new joint research projects to advance clean emission technologies. Funding through the organizations’ Connecting through Research Partnerships (“Connect”) program has been granted for $125,000 for this project.

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The Boring Company’s San Antonio Loop negotiations are inching forward

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The Boring Company is currently engaging with San Antonio leaders to explore and potentially pursue an underground transportation tunnel system. Similar to the Las Vegas Convention Center Loop, the San Antonio project could utilize a fleet of Teslas. ” The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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The Boring Company proposes tunnels in Austin and San Antonio

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Elon Musk’s The Boring Company (TBC) has started discussing potential tunneling projects in Austin and San Antonio with city officials. Local Texas media outlets also reported that the tunneling company pitched a project in San Antonio , about 80 miles (~129 km) from Austin, to local officials.

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UTSA, SwRI collaborate to make more efficient storage materials for hydrogen

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The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and Southwest Research Institute are collaborating to improve storage materials for hydrogen fuels with a hybrid metal-carbon microstructure that combines both chemical and physical hydrogen storage mechanisms. This process uses less energy than it takes to power an incandescent light bulb.

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