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billion for the US Department of Energy (DOE). billion) above the FY 2015 enacted level. billion (35.8%) science and energy Budget Request, $1.3 billion for applied energy activities, including: $2.72 billion for applied energy activities, including: $2.72 President Barack Obama’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9

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MAY 3, 2018

ton converted multipurpose transit vehicle in Taipei. Founded in Taipei in 2015, XING Mobility is an electric vehicle powertrain systems company. XING Mobility innovates advanced energy storage and electric drive technology using the development of extreme-performance racecars and supercars as their R&D platform.

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DECEMBER 16, 2015

In all but thermal and chemical energy storage systems, solar energy is converted to electricity prior to conversion to the ultimate energy storage form. In the absence of solar energy, the stored energy form is then converted back to the electricity and supplied to the grid.

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JUNE 19, 2014

The US Hybrid fuel cell, powertrain, and vehicle controller optimizes power delivered by the energy storage and fuel cell power plant. The new H 2 Ride Fuel Cell Plug-In Shuttle Bus is scheduled for deployment with Hawaii MTA in early 2015. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 12, 2017

POSCO’s lithium extraction technology is a method of converting lithium phosphate into lithium carbonate by extracting lithium phosphate from saline through chemical reaction. Considering an increase in the use of electric vehicles and energy storage systems (ESSs) in the future, its demand will balloon to more than 180,000 tons by 2025.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

The difference lies in a more powerful electric motor, increased energy storage and equipment for overhead conductive opportunity charging. To enable full electric drive, the bus is equipped with electric power steering; an electrical air compressor ; and a DC/DC unit that converts 600 V power to 24 V power.

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APRIL 9, 2015

The California Energy Commission (CEC) awarded a $3-million grant to leading battery-electric bus manufacturer Proterra as one of 46 transportation, energy storage, biogas and efficiency projects receiving a total of $83.7 million in grants and loans. Click to enlarge. They are not used to the number of options.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

The first deadline for Part I applications is 18 March 2015, followed by rolling deadlines approximately every six months. Of the $12.5 billion available under this solicitation, $2 billion is available exclusively for “front-end” projects. insertion of pellets into zircaloy tubes and formation of a fuel assembly using fasteners.).

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MAY 28, 2015

Understanding how sodium-oxygen batteries work has implications for developing the more powerful lithium-oxygen battery, which has been proposed by some as the “holy grail” of electrochemical energy storage. The aprotic Li–O 2 cell system has a theoretical energy density of 3,458 Wh kg −1.

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JANUARY 14, 2015

These in turn function as a redox shuttle to catenate and bind the higher polysulfides, and convert them on reduction to insoluble lithium sulfide. These advantages suggest that the lithium–sulfur battery should be capable of energy storage several times greater than conventional lithium-ion batteries, with reduced cost.

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JUNE 28, 2011

million to convert its battery plant near Toledo, Ohio into an Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) battery facility for start-stop and other higher efficiency vehicles. Battery charge acceptance allows a system to capture braking energy to replenish the battery after a start-stop event. million batteries by 2015. Source: JCI.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015

FeS 2 is particularly attractive for energy storage technology due to its earth abundance, low toxicity, and low raw material cost. … Putting bulk iron pyrite in a battery works poorly because the iron must move to the surface so that sodium-sulfur material (or lithium-sulfur material) can form and store energy. 5b04700.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

has signed two MOUs in the areas of energy storage in the telecom sector with Environ Energy (Bhaskar Solar), part of a $4 billion Indian conglomerate, as well as a further expansion in the electric two-wheeler sector with Hero Eco for markets in Europe, North America and India. Li-ion battery maker Electrovaya Inc.

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AUGUST 27, 2010

ReVolt has selected a site in Portland’s Airport Way Urban Renewal Area to serve as its headquarters and expects to begin battery development and HQ operations there in October, supporting approximately 150 jobs between 2010 and 2015. Charging of metal-air cells converts hydroxyl ions to oxygen in the air electrode, releasing electrons.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

Graphene is a unique material that has been widely investigated and found to have broad applications in fields such as energy storage, electronics, and electrocatalysis. Further doping of the material with sulfur allowed for hydrogen evolution, another catalytic process that converts water into hydrogen. —James Tour.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

” Pataki suggested converting the tax credit to a rebate, for three years or for five. If you add up all the US battery capacity planned between now and 2015 announced as a result of ARRA funding, Wright said, you find about 4 million units of capacity. “ Incentivize the consumer and you will see demand spike.

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JUNE 3, 2013

Siemens is currently installing the first Sitras SES (stationary energy storage) Energy Storage Unit with supercapacitor technology in the US on the new TriMet Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Line. Sitras SES. Click to enlarge. —Dan Blocher, executive director of TriMet Capital Projects.

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MARCH 22, 2016

Among the new features in the R18 are a more radical aerodynamics concept, including a new safety cell; a Li-ion battery replacing the flywheel energy storage system; and a revised V6 TDI diesel engine. With the new R18, Audi is switching to a Li-ion battery for energy storage. The shutoff logic includes crash detection.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

HybridSHIP is concerned with introducing batteries for on-board energy storage, integrated with fuel cells and gas engines. In the current installation, the MCFC delivers power to a direct current (DC) link that is connected to the ship’s alternating current (AC) bus through power converters. Germanischer Lloyd.

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JULY 23, 2015

Synthesis is based on magnesiothermic reduction of 3D porous SiO 2 converted from natural reed leaves. van Aken, Joachim Maier, and Yan Yu (2015) “Energy Storage Materials from Nature through Nanotechnology: A Sustainable Route from Reed Plants to a Silicon Anode for Lithium- Ion Batteries” Angew. —Liu et al.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

This process converts energy that’s chemically stored in the electrolyte into electricity. They put the 12-watt-hour capacity battery through a series of tests, including determining how different concentrations of zinc and iodide in the electrolyte affected energy storage. Flow batteries. Bin Li, Zimin Nie, M.

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JANUARY 22, 2015

Evolutionarily, alkenones may have been favored over TAGs because their trans double bond geometry provides a more photostable form of energy storage. … Reddy (2015) “Production of Jet Fuel Range Hydrocarbons as a Coproduct of Algal Biodiesel by Butenolysis of Long-Chain Alkenones”. Energy & Fuels doi: 10.1021/ef502617z.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

The concept expresses a potential styling direction for Honda’s next-generation fuel-cell vehicle anticipated to launch in the US and Japan in 2015, followed by Europe. Too often talk about future timelines in 2015 and 2020 is met with skepticism, either about the technology or the commitment. HYUNDAI TUCSON FUEL CELL. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

The energy crosses an air gap (the ground clearance between the pads) and is then converted from AC into DC on the vehicle to charge the vehicle batteries. Wireless communication for control of the WPT charging process had been proprietary for each supplier until SAE J2847/6 was published in 2015. SAE J2954). SAE J2847/6.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

DOE plans to issue the full Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) on 30 November 2015. Magnetocaloric materials have great potential to lower the energy consumption and carbon footprint of technologies used in building cooling, refrigeration, and gas liquefaction. Electric drive vehicle batteries.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the Martha's Vineyard Transit Authority will receive funds to purchase all-electric transit buses and an energy storage system. The City of Madison has a goal to convert the fleet to 50% electric by 2035. Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Montgomery County, Maryland.

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JULY 2, 2015

BMW Group, Innovation Days Efficient Dynamics 2015: Hydrogen Fuel Cell eDrive Technology. The BMW Group Innovation Days 2015 event marked the first presentation of this technology in a prototype of a model from the BMW core brand powered by a latest-generation three-cylinder gasoline engine. Earlier post.). Earlier post. l/100 km/26.7-28.3

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The new superjunction structure will surpass the theoretical trade-off between on- resistance and breakdown voltage observed in conventional unipolar GaN, leading to more efficient and cheaper power converters. The system takes three main inputs: ambient air, water, and a sustainable energy source, and produces butanol with high selectivity.

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JULY 15, 2023

In 2015, Mumgaard huddled with a group of his fellow MIT researchers to rethink the approach to fusion power. This has radically improved what can be done with high-voltage transmission lines, MRIs, and energy storage. Among them is a means to extract heat from the device for generating electrical power.

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APRIL 12, 2015

Researchers at the Skoltech Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage (CEES), a partnership between the MIT Materials Processing Center and Lomonosov Moscow State University, are focusing on the development of higher capacity batteries. Craig Carter, with their associates, published a study in Advanced Energy Materials (Li et al.

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MARCH 23, 2016

The kinetic energy produced at the front axle when braking is converted into electrical energy. For each circuit, the team works on developing the strategies for when and to what extent energy is recuperated and called up. The WEC regulations allow engineers plenty of scope with regard to the energy storage medium.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

The research suggests that controlled hydrogen treatment may be used as a strategy for optimizing lithium transport and reversible storage in other graphene-based anode materials. If this occurs, hydrogen may adversely impact lithium storage due to the loss of electrical conductivity. Campbell, Marcus A. Worsley, Yuanyue Liu, Swanee J.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Overall, the number of hybrid models on sale in the US has declined (from 47 in 2015 to 31 in 2016), but average sales per model has increased (up to 11,194 in 2016). kWh Li-ion polymer pack from LG Chem provides the energy storage. Total system output is 139 horsepower. Top: Rear view (i.e., Bottom: Front quarter view.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Overall, the number of hybrid models on sale in the US has declined (from 47 in 2015 to 31 in 2016), but average sales per model has increased (up to 11,194 in 2016). kWh Li-ion polymer pack from LG Chem provides the energy storage. Total system output is 139 horsepower. Top: Rear view (i.e., Bottom: Front quarter view.

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JULY 17, 2015

Another strikingly different concept evidenced by the PHEV is that it is essentially a large, portable battery that can store energy gathered during one part of the day, and then use it later to power not only itself but also the vehicle owner’s home. There are trucks and buses being converted commercially today.

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AUGUST 2, 2015

The square piece of solar cell (center) is red, because the researchers are using a red dye to tune the wavelength of light it absorbs and converts to electrons. Aqueous flow batteries have attracted significant interest because they could theoretically provide affordable power grid-level energy storage someday. 5b03626.

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