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MAY 3, 2012

Hydro-Québec’s research institute, IREQ, is teaming up with B3CG Interconnect, based in Saint-Eustache, and its partners to test vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and vehicle-to-home (V2H) power exchanges. TM4, a Hydro-Québec subsidiary, will supply a latest-generation TM4 M?TIVE TIVE electric powertrain system.

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JANUARY 20, 2012

CODA Holdings, a developer of advanced battery systems and all-electric vehicles (the CODA sedan), has created CODA Energy , a new business arm targeting stationary grid storage systems. CODA believes that renewable energy combined with enhanced grid efficiency provides the key to ending global reliance on fossil fuels.

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JULY 22, 2021

announced a battery and power electronics development and supply agreement and an investment in eNow, Inc., Under the terms of the agreement, XL Fleet will supply battery and power electronics systems for the first 1,000 units of eNow’s new electrified refrigerated trailer solutions. XL Fleet Corp.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) have agreed to collaborate on a smart grid research project incorporating electric-vehicle-to-X (e.g., MC, MMC and MELCO have worked on Smart Grid systems to utilize these batteries since last March. home, factory, etc.)

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JANUARY 19, 2010

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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MAY 29, 2015

Daimler’s first industrial-scale lithium-ion unit is already on the grid and is being operated by the partner companies The Mobility House AG and GETEC Energie AG. The 96-module ESS currently has a total capacity of more than 500 kWh; it will be increased step-by-step to 3000 kWh by the partners in the coming weeks.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

Ford Motor Company has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that communicates directly with the electric grid. All 21 of Ford’s fleet of plug-in hybrid Escapes eventually will be equipped with the vehicle-to-grid communications technology.

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JULY 27, 2011

Li-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems will supply a 500kW Li-ion energy storage solution to Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC), the third largest manufacturer of wind turbines in the People’s Republic of China and the country’s largest exporter of power equipment.

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JUNE 17, 2011

and Russia’s JSC Mobile GTES (MGTES), a whole-owned subsidiary of the Federal Grid Company (FGC) of Unified Energy System, have signed a strategic framework agreement to contemplate the manufacture of lithium-ion-based uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems as part of a five-year engineering and framework agreement.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

To date, A123 has shipped more than 35MW of its advanced energy storage units to AES and other customers worldwide, making the company the largest producer of lithium-ion batteries for ancillary services for the power grid, it said. AES Gener will deploy A123’s energy storage solutions at a new 500MW power plant called Angamos.

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APRIL 18, 2013

The global energy supply became 6% cleaner from 1971 to 1990,in response to the oil shocks of the 1970s. In 1990 the underlying carbon intensity of supply was 57.1 The world must slow the growth of energy demand as well as make its energy supply cleaner, the IEA said. million, up 43% from 2011. tCO 2 /TJ (2.39

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The recent increase in natural gas or dual-fuel capable reciprocating internal combustion engine units has been driven in part by advancements in engine technology that increase operational flexibility and by changes in natural gas markets that have generally provided ample supply and relatively stable fuel prices, EIA said.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2011

The ALTI-ESS system, by providing frequency control for the grid, is intended to enable INE to better utilize its electricity generation facilities. The complete system is expected to be operational in early 2012 with the manufacture of the battery system components to begin in the first half of 2011.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

trafficThis scenario is highly desirable to automotive manufacturers, who harbor great concerns about battery warranty if vehicle-to-grid discharging is allowed. V2GFull varies not only the charging of the vehicle battery, but also can vary the discharging of the battery back into the power grid.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2016

The RFI is soliciting feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders on issues related to the demand, supply, opportunities for developing substitutes, and potential for using materials more efficiently in the energy sector. Grid storage. Vehicles in all vehicle classes. Hydropower.

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Molten Salt Fuel Energy Grid 150

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

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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JUNE 13, 2010

First, ISE will source ultracapacitor cells for use in its ultracapacitor energy storage systems (ES Systems) exclusively from Maxwell through December 2011. ISE’s Ultra-E ES System combines ISE’s energy storage system technology and Maxwell’s ultracapacitor cell technology.

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AUGUST 17, 2011

In a paper published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science , the team said these steps include smart co-product utilization; decarbonization of the electricity and heat grids as well as indirect energy requirements for fertilizer; transport; and building material. and GHG emissions around 182 g CO 2eq /MJ fuel. MJ/MJ and 0.9

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MAY 13, 2011

Audi will supply three sources of green energy in the scope of the e-gas project: electricity, hydrogen and methane gas. The e-gas project consists of two main components: Audi is contributing to the construction of offshore North Sea wind turbines which will generate clean power,that is then fed into the public power grid.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

has been awarded a firm contract with the Hawai’i Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) of the University of Hawai’i at Manoa to supply a one-megawatt ALTI-ESS energy storage system for a test of wind energy integration. The project is expected to be operational by the third quarter of 2011. Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc.

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Energy Storage Hawaii Energy Wind 225

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JUNE 4, 2012

The announcement follows on Nissan’s introduction of the LEAF-to-home V2H system, which can supply electricity from Nissan LEAF electric vehicles (EV) to residential homes when used with the “EV Power Station” unit—also a 6 kW charger for charging the LEAF—developed by Nichicon Corporation. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 25, 2014

Honda’s HEMS leverages the battery to balance, shift and buffer loads to minimize the home’s impact to the electric grid. The system will also enable Honda to evaluate the second life, or re-use, of EV batteries in grid applications, home-to-grid (H2G) connectivity and other concepts.

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DC Honda Energy California 393

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DECEMBER 10, 2011

Onshore, ABB will provide the transformer and converter substations including all cables and two berth terminals needed to connect various types of vessels to the port’s grid. On board, ABB will modify the electrical and automation systems to enable shore-side power supply. The project is scheduled for completion in 2012.

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JULY 26, 2012

Hydro-Québec’s research institute (IREQ) has awarded GRIDbot Canada the contract for the development and supply of an advanced bidirectional charging station for an experimental project on vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-home power exchanges (V2G-V2H). TM4, a Hydro-Québec subsidiary, will supply a latest-generation TM4 M?

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AUGUST 17, 2021

Addressing climate change requires not only a clean electrical grid, but also a clean fuel to reduce emissions from industrial heat, long-haul heavy transportation, and long-duration energy storage. Hydrogen and its derivatives could be that fuel, argues a commentary by four energy researchers in the journal Joule.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Accenture has identified 12 technologies that it concludes have the potential to disrupt the current views of transport fuels supply, demand and GHG emissions over the next 10 years. Two companies, Amyris and LS9, are planning to break ground on commercial plants in 2011, with production starting by 2013. Vehicle-to-grid (V2G).

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DECEMBER 7, 2015

China State Grid has built and opened the largest ultra-fast EV charging station in the Chaoyang district of Beijing. Microvast has supplied more than 6,500 units battery system for electric and hybrid commercial vehicles worldwide. State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) is the largest electric utility in the world.

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MAY 31, 2011

Complementing GE Energy Financial Services’ backing of the plant, GE Energy signed an agreement to supply eight gas-fired LMS100 turbine-generators capable of reaching full load in 10 minutes. With all permits finalized and the debt financing in place, Gemma Power Systems California, Inc.

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MAY 10, 2011

World supplies of the highly popular Toyota Prius hybrid could be further threatened by new electric power problems in Japan. The Japanese government requested on Friday, May 6, that the Hamaoka nuclear power plant system shut down all of its reactors, which supply to the central Japanese power grid.

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AUGUST 6, 2013

Source: “Electric Vehicle Grid Integration”. The report identifies insights about the choice of charging infrastructure in each region that will both maximize benefits to consumers (thus helping to drive EV adoption) and maximize benefits to the grid from greater EV use. —“Electric Vehicle Grid Integration”.

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JANUARY 3, 2011

In addition to its relationships with car makers THINK and Volvo, Ener1 says it has made “substantial progress” with US and international customers in the heavy-duty transportation market, a key company focus for 2011 and beyond. The first installment is due on 1 July 2011. —Chairman and CEO Charles Gassenheimer.

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JUNE 21, 2016

The system has been designed to be integrated into the house energy supply chain. Utilizing real-time energy readings, the system can measure the available energy supply and demand, making the necessary calculations to determine the optimal time to charge or discharge the system.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Hawai’i Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) of the University of Hawai’i at Manoa and the Hawai’i Electric Light Company to supply a one-megawatt ALTI-ESS energy storage system for a test of wind energy integration. Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2011

During the third quarter of 2011, transportation sector revenue was $34.5 million; grid revenue was $20.5 million grid revenue and $3.5 million, no grid revenue and commercial revenue of $5.2 million in the second quarter of 2011. million grid revenue and $3.5 million in the second quarter of 2011.

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JULY 11, 2013

is shown with both UK and French grid mixes. Renault recently made public the findings of an internal study, published first in October 2011, detailing and comparing the lifecycle assessments (LCAs) of the battery-electric and two internal combustion engined versions (gasoline and diesel) of the Renault Fluence. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 24, 2013

PV-to-EV charging will decrease CO 2 emitted in the lifecycle of an electric vehicle by avoiding the carbon associated with grid electricity production. Both feature comprehensive controls of in-house energy supply and demand, and help manage both the generation and consumption of energy for the home. Earlier post.). ZeroHouse 2.0

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

The energy storage station will serve as an emergency power source to safeguard workers and protect station equipment from being damaged in extreme conditions where the nuclear plants may lose their electrical supply. In 2010, BYD launched the first MWh-level Iron-phosphate energy storage station attached to China’s Southern Power Grid.

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