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Toshiba integrated hydrogen energy system starts operation at Toranomon Hills Business Tower in Tokyo

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Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) announced that its hydrogen-based autonomous energy supply system H2One, which Toshiba ESS delivered and installed on the rooftop of Toranomon Hills Business Tower (Minato-ku, Tokyo), has started full-scale operation with the opening of commercial facilities.

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Sanyo Installs Two Solar Parking Lots for Bikes and Provides 100 Hybrid Bikes in Tokyo

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Bicycle parking lot in Sakurashinmachi, Setagaya, where Sanyo’s Smart Energy System “Solar Parking Lot” is installed. Sanyo Electric has completed installation of two Solar Parking Lots for hybrid bikes, incorporating solar panels and lithium-ion battery systems, and also provided 100 electric hybrid “eneloop bikes”, in Setagaya, Tokyo Japan.

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Toshiba to partner with Kawasaki City on 5-year demo of independent energy supply system utilizing solar power and hydrogen

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The independent energy supply system combines a 25 kW photovoltaic facility; a storage battery; hydrogen-producing water electrolysis equipment; hydrogen (275 Nm 3 ) and water tanks; and fuel cells. Hydrogen electrical power storage capacity is 350 kWh. The results obtained will be jointly utilized by Kawasaki City and Toshiba.

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Mitsubishi Heavy develops containerized large-scale Li-ion energy storage system

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The system is capable of providing power of up to one megawatts (MW), and its mobility makes the system suitable for a wide range of applications, including emergency use. Power conditioners are used for direct current (DC)/alternating current (AC) conversion and their input/output control.

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Mercedes-Benz introduces Intouro K hybrid inter-city bus; 48V with supercaps

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This current is stored and is available to the electric motor to support the combustion engine, especially when moving off, but also when accelerating. Supercapacitors serve as short-term energy storage units. The current generated by recuperation is stored in supercaps. The drive technology behind it is simple.

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Topsoe and First Ammonia sign 5GW electrolyzer agreement for green ammonia

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Topsoe’s energy-efficient solid oxide electrolyzer cells (SOEC) will be installed in First Ammonia’s green ammonia plants around the world in the coming years. Ammonia can save humanity once again as the workhorse of the hydrogen economy, replacing petrochemicals to decarbonize agriculture, transportation and power storage and generation.

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Lightning Hybrids releases initial emissions testing results for medium-duty hydraulic hybrids

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Both vehicles were first tested without Lightning’s hydraulic hybrid system to provide a baseline with which to compare the results with the hybrid system installed. Lightning Hybrids’ system functions like other hybrids that add a secondary power source to an existing engine.

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