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FuelCell Energy and Toyota complete first “Tri-gen” production system

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FuelCell Energy and Toyota Motor North America announced the completion of the first-of-its-kind “Tri-gen system” at Toyota’s Port of Long Beach operations. The Tri-gen system, owned and operated by FuelCell Energy, produces renewable electricity, renewable hydrogen, and water from directed biogas. Tri-gen produces 2.3-megawatts

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Fords View on Electrification Enablers; Looking for Battery Commonization

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For the long-term (2020-2030), Tinskey said, Ford will focus on volume expansion of hybrid technologies, continue to leverage PHEVs and BEVs, and introduced fuel cell vehicles. There is also an accompanying long-term focus on clean electricity and hydrogen for fueling. share globally. Mike Tinskey. Third-party (i.e.,

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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This project is currently at the stage of conducting grid readiness assessments.] They’ve also got a site at the Port of Long Beach and a couple others in the LA area. When your home was built or when the business next to you was built, they went to the utility and said, “I need a hookup to the grid.” A lot heavier.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

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Some makers suggest hydrogen fuel cells will be the way to go; the most promising application seems to be long-haul trucking with few or no stops. With luck, not every electric truck launch will take place amidst a global pandemic, as the Volvo LIGHTS project did. But today, heavy trucks remain a diesel world.

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