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ANSI to develop roadmap of standards and codes for EVs at scale

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microgrid, distributed energy resource management systems) integrated with DC charging, vehicle grid integration, high-power scalable/interoperable wireless charging, and vehicle-oriented systems. Outputs of the EVSP in the 2011-2014 timeframe included a Standardization Roadmap for Electric Vehicles (Version 2.0,

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Electric cars are saving Americans billions — even people who don’t drive them

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A recent report by a group called Synapse Energy Economics examined how much electric car owners paid for electricity and compared that with the cost for utilities to build, generate, and distribute that electricity. The results of our analysis indicate that, since 2011, EVs have contributed much more in utility revenues than costs.

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EnerDel, ITOCHU Announce Second Smart Grid Battery Storage Project

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US-based lithium-ion battery producer EnerDel is partnering with the real estate arm of Japan’s industrial trading giant, ITOCHU Corporation, to develop and produce the advanced battery systems for a residential smart grid energy storage project to be installed in a major apartment building near Tokyo. Earlier post.).

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XL Fleet and eNow partner to electrify refrigerated trailers

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eNow has pioneered the development of mobile solar battery charging systems to the commercial fleet market since 2011. XL Grid will support customers that require new charging or expanded charging infrastructure, or energy solutions.

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Study finds EVs are lowering electricity bills for all customers, not just EV owners – Charged EVs

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There’s a lot of speculation about the effects widespread EV adoption will have on the electrical grid, but until now, little hard data. A recent study has found that, so far, EVs are having a salutary effect on the grid, saving ratepayers billions of dollars on their electricity bills.

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California Energy Commission awards almost $1.6M for energy research projects; $600K to Seeo for solid-state Li-ion grid-storage battery system

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The California Energy Commission has awarded $1,585,490 to spur research on projects including a solid-state Li-ion battery system for grid-scale energy storage. The project is intended to help validate the performance advantages of the company’s technology for use in grid-tied energy storage and community energy storage—i.e.,

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New Lithium rechargeable semi-solid flow cell offers energy densities an order of magnitude greater than previous flow batteries; possible applications in transportation and grid-scale storage

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The new semi-solid flow cells, which can use established lithium intercalation compounds, could deliver energy densities of 300–500 Wh L -1 (specific energy of 130–250 Wh kg -1 ) at system-level costs, depending upon the chemistries, of $250 kWh -1 and $100 kWh -1 for transportation and grid level storage, respectively, the researchers conclude.

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