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DOE releases Energy Storage Grand Challenge Roadmap; 44% reduction in manufactured cost for 300-mile EV pack by 2030

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The Roadmap outlines a DOE-wide strategy to accelerate innovation across a range of storage technologies based on three concepts: Innovate Here; Make Here; and Deploy Everywhere. The Workforce Development Track will educate the workforce, who can then research, develop, design, manufacture, and operate energy storage systems.

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ARPA-E issues $100M OPEN funding opportunity announcement to support early-stage energy R&D

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Technologies for improved internal combustion engines and other engine types (e.g., Electric motors - transportation. Technologies for improved electric motors specifically for transportation applications. Non-battery storage for transportation. The deadline to submit a concept paper is 12 February 2018.

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AVL Concept Turbohybrid Mild Hybrid System Approaches Full Hybrid Fuel Savings at Lower Cost; Improved Driveability

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Comparison of Fuel Consumption, Fun to Drive and System Cost of the different powertrain concepts. Stage 1 of the Turbohybrid powertrain concept. The clutch module contains a second clutch, currently not activated, which can disconnect the combustion engine from the drive train to enable electric-only driving in a future phase.

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California Hydrogen Business Council says a robust P2G RD&D program should be a priority for the state

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Power-to-Gas concept. According to the white paper, an important distinction between P2G and other forms of energy storage is that P2G allows conversion of energy amongst a variety of sectors and end-uses (e.g., Constraining storage solutions to “electricity-in, electricity-out” only will increase the cost of intermittency.

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ARPA-E issues $125M open solicitation for energy R transportation and stationary applications

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Although the solicitation is open, the agency is seeking applications that address one or more of its Mission Areas; concepts may span multiple disciplinary boundaries. Technologies for improved internal combustion engines and other engine types (e.g., Electric Motors – Transportation. Battery Storage For Transportation.

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Hybrid biomass flow battery stores electricity and produces valuable chemicals at the same time

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A paper on the work is published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition. A rechargeable biomass battery was designed to integrate electricity storage/generation and electrosynthesis of useful chemicals from furfural in one system. By electrocatalyst (Rh1Cu single-atom alloy) and cathode redox pair (Co 0.2 Resources Li, J.,

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1st French-American EV Technology Forum

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FAM AUTOMOBILES : a company specialized in electric vehicle (2- and 4-wheel) conception and production. The studies tackle the issue of the direct application of these electrical storage devices, the regenerative braking and the extension of the cycle life of Li-ion batteries.

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