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PG&E, Calif. Energy Commission launch 4MW sodium-sulfur grid storage pilot in San Jose

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NGK Insulators ( earlier post ) is the manufacturer of the sodium sulfur (NaS) battery system which includes the battery modules and control system for managing DC input/output and other parameters for maximizing module longevity.

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Stellantis-LG Energy Solution battery joint venture named NextStar Energy; 45 GWh plant in Windsor

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The manufacturing facility is targeted to have an annual production capacity in excess of 45 gigawatt hours (GWh) and will create an estimated 2,500 new jobs in Windsor and the surrounding areas. He was responsible for US market sales and was based in San Jose, California, from 2015 to 2018.

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QuantumScape and Volkswagen to select location for solid-state battery JV pilot-line facility; 1GWh to start

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In its Q1 Shareholder Letter, QuantumScape highlighted progress on that front as well, securing a facility in San Jose to house the QS-0 line. QS-1 will follow QS-0, QuantumScape’s planned pre-pilot line.

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NEVS and AutoX to collaborate on large-scale RoboTaxi deployment in Europe

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Swedish EV manufacturer NEVS and the autonomous vehicle start-up AutoX have entered into an exclusive strategic partnership to integrate AutoX’s autonomous drive technology in NEVS’ next-generation vehicle architecture.

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Connected Vehicle Reference Implementation Architecture workshop

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PDT at the Hyatt Place, 282 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose, California. —ITS JPO. The public meeting will take place 30 April 2013, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 PDT and 1 May 2013, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 To register for the CVRIA Workshop, please visit www.itsa.org/cvriaregistration.

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DOE to invest up to $7M to support early-stage solar technologies

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The PV Technology Incubator program has the primary goal of advancing the timeline and commercial potential of new manufacturing processes and products with the potential for dramatic price improvements. Solexant, San Jose, Calif., Stion, San Jose, Calif.,

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DOE to award more than $110M to SunShot consortia to advance solar photovoltaic manufacturing in the US

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million in funding over five years to support the development of advanced solar photovoltaic (PV)-related manufacturing processes throughout the United States. This program is modeled in part on SEMATECH (Semiconductor Manufacturing TECHnology). SVTC Technologies (San Jose, CA) – $25 million for Industry-Focused Development.