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Mitsubishi Electric delivers silicon carbide power modules for Tokyo Metro railcars

2013-03-28 01:00:00| Railway Technology

Mitsubishi Electric has developed and delivered the auxiliary power supply systems that include the world's first silicon carbide (SiC) power modules for use in trains.

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Aluminium-air battery can power electric vehicles for 1,000 miles, will come to production cars in 2017

2013-03-27 15:20:56| Extremetech

Phinergy, an Israeli startup, has demonstrated an aluminium-air battery that is capable of powering an electric vehicle for up to 1,000 miles (1,609km). Unlike other metal-air batteries that we've written about in the past, such as IBM's lithium-air battery, Phinergy's Al-air battery actually consumes aluminium as a fuel, allowing for an energy density that far surpasses conventional battery technologies and even begins to rival gas and diesel. Phinergy says it has signed a contract with a global automaker for "production volumes" of the battery, starting in 2017.

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France's electric car push presents power grid challenge

2013-03-26 19:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: France's power grid, already under strain at peak periods, could struggle to cope if growing numbers of electric car owners all recharge their batteries when they sit down for dinner, power sector executives say. Renault launched its long-awaited electric car Zoe in France this month at a price on a par with petrol peers, making it the first electric vehicle with mass-market potential. The government, meanwhile, has been encouraging the technology with generous subsidies. But this comes in...

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Sugar mill, ethanol, electric power eyed

2013-02-27 06:12:59| Sugar Industry News

SEAOIL Philippines Inc. is eyeing a joint venture with sugarcane planters to set up a three-legged factory somewhere in Murcia and Bago, where it can produce sugar, ethanol and electric power.

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