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Upsolar commissions newest solar photovoltaic module manufacturing platform in Portugal(03/06/2011)
Upsolar began serving the Portuguese solar market in 2008. Notable projects include a 12 MW installation in Ferreira do Alentejo, located in southeast Portugal. Upsolar has now announced the commissioning of its newest solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing platform in Braga, Portugal, in partnership with a major Portuguese player. Designed and installed by a leading European automatic line producer, the Braga platform will have an overall ... [more]
UPS Systems methanol fuel cells power the equipment to monitor and control water flow at Elan Valley Reservoir(10/04/2009)
The Elan Valley Reservoir is vital for supplying water to the West Midlands. The 73-mile long stretch of man-made lakes and reservoirs in Powys, Mid Wales has a potential capacity of 99,500 mega litres of water and supplies over a third of Severn Trent’s total capacity. Due to the aqueduct’s remote location, using renewable energy sources is not feasible; the only viable option is to install fuel cells. Methanol fuel cells were chosen because ... [more]
Methanol fuel cells deliver power to portable wind monitoring application(13/01/2009)
UPS Systems is supplying two methanol fuel cells to npower renewables for prime power in a portable wind monitoring application. The fuel cell installation is due for completion this month, in order for npower renewables to undertake its first deployment of the new system, capable of measuring wind speeds and direction at the full range of possible wind turbine heights. Continuous power to the anemometry equipment is provided by two 12 volt ge... [more]
UPS Systems to supply hydrogen fuel cell for the Environmental Energy Technology Centre(25/11/2008)
UPS Systems plc is to supply and install a hydrogen fuel cell for the Environmental Energy Technology Centre (EETC) in Yorkshire. The Centre aims to prove that hydrogen is a viable source of energy, which is more reliable, more cost effective and ultimately more environmentally friendly than fossil fuels. Yorkshire Forward commissioned the Centre located on the Advanced Manufacturing Park on the Rotherham-Sheffield border. Designed to be an i... [more]
UPS invests in hybrid electric vehicles for its U.S. delivery fleet(22/05/2008)
UPS has ordered 200 hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) – the largest commercial order of such trucks by any company – in addition to another 300 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles for its U.S. delivery fleet. The purchase of the 500 additional vehicles means the UPS alternative fuel fleet, already the largest such private fleet in the United States, will grow 30 percent from 1,718 to 2,218 low-carbon vehicles. “Alternative fuel research and... [more]
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