Old Volt Batteries: Out Of The Car, Into The Home?

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There's a lot of life left in old Chevy Volt batteries, and GM and ABB have a prototype power supply and grid power balancing system to prove it. Read more →

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Estonia (!) Launches Nationwide DC Fast Charger Network

ABB Terra 51 DC Fast Charger

The small ex-Soviet satellite state of Estonia is the unlikely location for the world's first nationwide network of DC fast chargers. Read more →

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Dutch Treated To EV Fast Chargers

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ABB, an international power and automation technologies company, announced it has started installing fast-charging systems at BP service stations in the Netherlands. Read more →

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U.S. Offshore Wind: How Best To Proceed?

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The U.S. is lagging on offshore wind, but ABB and partners say a DOE-backed study on grid interconnection could help move things forward smartly. Read more →

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Concentrating Solar Power Simplified In Spain

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Engineering firm ABB has launched a new concentrating solar power plant design that it says is cheaper and easier to deploy than parabolic trough power plants. Read more →

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Offshore Wind Link Deals for ABB, Siemens

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North Sea wind-power development means two big deals for ABB and Siemens to use high-voltage direct current transmission lines to bring power to the mainland. Read more →

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Clean Energy To Power An Entire Island

El Hierro

El Hierro in the Canary Islands may soon reportedly be the first island to generate all of its energy through clean wind, hydroelectricity and solar sources. Read more →

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Volt Battery Greener End of Life Future?

Volt Battery Energy Storage

GM is exploring alternative uses for Volt electric car batteries which have outlived usefulness in the car, including as a source of renewable energy storage. Read more →

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