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MITEI study finds hydrogen-generated electricity is a cost-competitive candidate for backing up wind and solar

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In a paper published in the journal Applied Energy , they report devising a methodology to estimate the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of meeting the seasonal nature of variable renewable energy (VRE) resources with either a hydrogen-fired gas turbine (HFGT) or lithium-ion battery system (LI). —Emre Gençer, co-author.

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CRU: lithium price downtrend continues, with disappointing EV sales in China the driver

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CRU calculates that the Li-ion battery sector accounts for 60% of lithium demand in China, of which EV and portable electronics have the largest share. Many OEMs and dealers have engaged in huge marketing events for traditional cars and offered large discounts to consumers. Source: Fastmarkets. Raw material oversupply.

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Lightning Systems battery-electric heavy-duty Ford Transit showing 61 MPGe city, 66 MPGe highway

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The all-electric Lightning product features a liquid-cooled Li-ion battery from a volume-ready world-class battery supplier that can be fast-charged in 30 minutes on DC fast charging and in six hours with Level 2 charging. Depending on battery option and drive cycle, LightningElectric has a payload capacity of up to 4,000 pounds.

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Study Finds PHEV Li-ion Cells Show Little Capacity Fade Under Combined Driving and V2G Usage; Economic Model Suggests Incentives Will Be Required for Vehicle Owners to Participate in V2G

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Scott Peterson, Jay Apt, and Jay Whitacre found that the percent capacity lost in the cells (they used A123Systems 26650 M1 cells, which are used in the Hymotion PHEV conversion packs) per normalized Wh or Ah processed is quite low: -6.0x10 -3 % for driving support and -2.70x10 -3 % for V2G support. Peterson et al. CEIC-09-02). CEIC-09-03).

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DOE AVTA Completes 1M Miles of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Testing

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The 1 million test miles and more than 26,000 charging events have been accumulated in on-road operations across the United States and Canada. More than 215 PHEVs, representing 12 different PHEV models—mostly conversions—have made up the PHEV test fleet to date. All batteries are Li-ion unless otherwise noted.

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Study Finds PHEV Li-ion Iron Phosphate Cells Show Little Capacity Fade Under Combined Driving and V2G Usage; Economic Model Suggests Incentives Will Be Required for Vehicle Owners to Participate in V2G

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Rather, it is the integrated number of lithium ions that have been intercalated/de-intercalated into the electrodes, regardless of the DoD at which these events occur. Scott Peterson, Jay Apt, and Jay Whitacre (2009) Lithium-Ion Battery Cell Degradation Resulting from Realistic Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Grid Utilization (CEIC-09-02).

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Boeing details improvements to Li-ion battery system for 787; more than 200,000 engineering hours applied so far

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On 12 March, Boeing received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration of its plan to test and certify improvements to the 787’s Li-ion battery system. The two Li-ion batteries on board the 787 serve two separate purposes. The events. Earlier post.) —Mike Sinnett. Background. —Mike Sinnett.

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