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JUNE 8, 2014

Researchers at the University of Maryland, with colleagues at the University of Illinois at Chicago, report on a new method for expanding graphite for use as a superior anode for sodium-ion batteries in a paper in Nature Communications. Sodium (Na) is an earth-abundant and inexpensive element, and shares many properties with lithium.

Sodium 210

Sodium Li-ion Maryland Battery 210

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JANUARY 25, 2018

A battery, based on electrodes made of sodium and nickel chloride and using thea new type of metal mesh membrane, could be used for grid-scale installations to make intermittent power sources such as wind and solar capable of delivering reliable baseload electricity. Al 2 O 3 membrane. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry.

MIT 150

MIT Power Storage Grid Sodium 150

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

This effort will build on Austin Energy’s existing Smart Grid programs by creating a microgrid that will initially link 1,000 residential smart meters, 75 commercial meters, and plug-in electric vehicle charging sites. . Advanced Underground CAES Demonstration Project Using a Saline Porous Rock Formation as the Storage Reservoir.

Energy Storage 270

Energy Storage Grid Energy Wind 270

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

The projects selected are grouped into 10 areas: Energy Storage (6 projects). Renewable Power (4 projects). Building Efficiency (3 projects). ENERGY STORAGE. Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. BUILDING EFFICIENCY. Biomass Energy (5 projects).

Energy 231

Energy Grant Low Cost Li-ion 231