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DOE launches design & construction of $75M grid energy storage research facility at PNNL

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has begun work on the Grid Storage Launchpad (GSL), a $75-million facility located at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington that will boost clean energy adaptation and accelerate the development and deployment of long-duration, low-cost grid energy storage.

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NASA to fly payload with SpinLaunch’s mass accelerator to test low-cost, high-cadence kinetic launch system

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The program is funded by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate at the agency’s Headquarters in Washington, D.C. SpinLaunch satellite buses, and qualified subsystems, are designed to be compatible with any launch system without compromising cost, performance, or mass.??.

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DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

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SHARKS teams will develop new economically competitive Hydrokinetic Turbines (HKT) designs for tidal and riverine currents. Hydrokinetic energy is an abundant renewable resource that can boost grid resiliency and reduce infrastructure vulnerability, but it is currently a cost prohibitive option compared to other energy generating sources.

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DOE awards Group14 Technologies $3.96M as Energy Storage Grand Challenge winner; nano-silicon within an engineered carbon scaffold

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Group14, along with its project partners, was selected for its novel approach designed to deliver cost-effective, application-specific performance range across diverse markets including electric vehicles, consumer electronics, medical devices and aerospace.

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Ford partnering with Solid Power to develop solid-state batteries for next-gen EVs

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Potential benefits of Solid Power’s ASSBs include: Fifty percent higher energy vs. current state-of-the-art (SOTA) lithium-ion, which can increase at the module- and pack-level due to design simplicity. Low-cost battery-pack designs through minimization of safety features and simplified thermal management.

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DOE awards $2.4M to 3 projects for next-generation grid energy storage

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DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) will manage the projects: Sand Thermal Energy Storage (SandTES) Pilot Design. The use of sand as a heat transfer material offers the advantages of widespread availability, low cost, and high thermal capacity. WE New Energy Inc.

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PNNL IntelliVent system reduces risk of explosions in outdoor battery cabinets

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IntelliVent is designed to open cabinet doors intelligently to vent the cabinet interior at the first sign of explosion risk. IntelliVent is the first system of its kind designed to address these requirement. IntelliVent designers developed the versatile system to work with a variety of sensors.

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