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Nuclear reactor components 3D printed by ORNL now installed at TVA Browns Ferry nuclear plant

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Four first-of-a-kind 3D-printed fuel assembly brackets, produced at the Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, have been installed and are now under routine operating conditions at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Unit 2 in Athens, Alabama. Credit: Framatome.

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Volvo Cars, Starbucks begin installing ChargePoint EV fast chargers at stores between Denver and Seattle

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have been installed and are scheduled to become active later this month. The partners are planning the installation of as many as 60 DC fast chargers at up to 15 Starbucks locations along a 1,350 mile route between the Colorado front range and the Starbucks Support Center (headquarters) in Seattle.

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Home Level 2 Charger Installations Are Skyrocketing

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Charging giant Qmerit reports its best quarter ever for Level 2 home plug installations. Thank automakers for getting the message.

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First charging station for EVs using second-life batteries from Irizar e-mobility is in service

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This charging point, developed by Repsol and Ibil , has been installed in a Repsol service station on the N-I road where it goes through the city of Tolosa in Gipuzkoa. It can be installed almost anywhere because of the small footprint of the storage module, which is less than a square meter.

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UK unveils largest curbside EV charger installation of 6,000 ports

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has secured a 130 million contract to install 6,000 curbside EV chargers for Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC) the UKs largest installation of its kind. Charge point provider char.gy

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Electrify America unveils its first application of megawatt-level energy storage

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Electrify America recently unveiled its first application of a megawatt-level battery energy storage system (BESS) for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, building upon the company’s existing BESS installations at more than 150 stations across the US, including more than 100 installations in California.

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Ford and Sunrun partnering to advance home energy management using F-150 Lightning

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Sunrun is the preferred installer of F-150 Lightning home charging solutions, including the 80-amp Ford Charge Station Pro and Home Integration System, which enables the F-150 Lightning to store and supply power to homes in a variety of ways. Commercial customers can work with Ford Pro to plan an appropriate home charging installation.

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