The microgrid comprises eight 100-kW grid-tied inverters, the rooftop PV array, the lead-acid battery pack, backup diesel generators, and a Web-based monitoring and control system.
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Similarly, in Glastonbury, CT, a Whole Foods grocery store kept the coolers running during a power outage with its 200-kW fuel cell made by UTC Power, which dramatically reduced inventory losses resulting from food spoilage.
The 22 kW on-board charger enables a completely empty battery to be fully charged in less than an hour.
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The third generation smart fortwo electric drive features a 55 kW magneto-electric motor - the first product from the EM-motive joint venture founded together with Bosch - which ensures that it is as agile and lively as ever.
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Other competitors in the services sector include: Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (KW), HFF (HF), and E-House ( China) Holdings Limited (ADR) (EJ).
The car uses a 1.8-liter, 98-horsepower four-cylinder gasoline engine with an 80 hp (60 kW) electric motor charged on a Ni-MH battery.
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The maximum electric load potential of the high-voltage battery is 480 kW, which is an absolute best value in the automotive sector.
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Finally, a 1 kW electric radioisotope power supply running on Plutonium 238 (Pu-238) would kick in to power an ion thruster engine.
The c's program managers were thus obliged to dial back to the previous generation's 1.5-liter engine (the Gen III Prius uses a 1.8-liter), a smaller traction motor (60 hp vs. 80 hp) and a lighter, cheaper nickel-metal hydride battery (19.3 kilowatts vs. 27 kW).
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The Tesla Roadster, which indeed uses Li-ion batteries, stores 56 kWh of electric energy and delivers up to 215 kW of electric power (a NiMH battery pack with the same electric energy would weigh over twice as much).
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It consists of a GM-designed, coaxial drive unit and electric motor that together deliver 130 hp (110 kW) and 400 lb.
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Fully working models will be larger and, Makani hopes, be able to generate 600 kW. It hopes the cost of the power generated will initially be competitive with off-shore wind farms.
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