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NuScale Power and Nucor to explore deployment of small modular reactors to power electric arc furnace steel mills

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NuScale Power Corporation and Nucor Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore co-locating NuScale’s VOYGR small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) power plants to provide clean, reliable baseload electricity to Nucor’s scrap-based Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steel mills.

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Blue Bird premieres next-generation electric school bus; more range, faster charging, increased seating; Cummins Accelera powertrain

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Blue Bird Corporation is premiering its next-generation Vision electric school bus at STN Expo West, a student transportation industry and technology event in North America. This will benefit Blue Bird customers who utilize the batteries’ revenue-generating vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities.

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European power-to-methane company Electrochaea opens California subsidiary

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Electrochaea GmbH, a European provider of renewable methane technology, has established a California-based US subsidiary, Electrochaea Corporation, to accelerate the commercial roll-out of its technology in North America. This gas can be directly injected into the existing natural gas grid or used immediately.

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EPRI, 8 automakers and 15 utilities to create an open grid integration platform for plug-in electric vehicles

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The Electric Power Research Institute, 8 automakers and 15 utilities are working to develop and to demonstrate an open platform that would integrate plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) with smart grid technologies enabling utilities to support PEV charging regardless of location. Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.;

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NERC: high probability of insufficient resources to meet electricity demand as early as Summer 2022 in parts of US

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Improving coordination between the natural gas and electricity industries. The 2021 LTRA is the ERO Enterprise’s independent assessment and comprehensive report on the adequacy of planned bulk power system resources to meet electricity demand across North America over the coming decade.

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ITOCHU and InSpec ally to offer services to build rechargeable battery production plants in North America; Japanese battery manufacturing equipment

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Japan-based ITOCHU Corporation, its wholly owned US industrial machinery sales company, TEXMAC Inc., TEXMAC and InSpec entered into an alliance agreement on 31 October, and the companies will support both Japanese and North American manufacturers in constructing new plants in the future.

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ABB, 4R Energy, Nissan North America and Sumitomo to evaluate the reuse of the Nissan LEAF battery for commercial purposes

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ABB, 4R Energy, Nissan North America, Inc. NNA) and Sumitomo Corporation of America have formed a partnership to evaluate the reuse of lithium-ion battery packs that power the Nissan LEAF. (4R —Ken Srebnik, Senior Manager, NNA Corporate Planning. Cutaway of Nissan LEAF battery pack. Click to enlarge.