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DOE announces finalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

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Demand for lithium—a critical material used in batteries for electric vehicles, grid-scale electricity storage, phones, and laptops—has grown rapidly in recent years, with global demand expected to increase 500% by 2050. The winners will be announced in the fall of 2023 and receive $2 million total.

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Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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The fact that German electricity prices are among the highest in Europe, despite relatively low wholesale prices, must serve as a warning signal ,” said IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven as she presented the report, Energy Policies of IEA Countries – Germany 2013 Review. Electricity prices in comparison.

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ICL model predicts lithium-ion batteries most competitive for storage applications by 2030

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levelized cost)—as opposed to the investment cost—of 9 electricity storage technologies for 12 different applications between 2015 and 2050. Oliver Schmidt, Sylvain Melchior, Adam Hawkes, Iain Staffell (2018) “Projecting the Future Levelized Cost of Electricity Storage Technologies,” Joule doi: 10.1016/j.joule.2018.12.008.

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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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Achieving this levelized cost target would facilitate commercial viability for storage across a wide range of uses including: meeting load during periods of peak demand, grid preparation for fast charging of electric vehicles, and applications to ensure reliability of critical services. Chemical and thermal storage<>/p>.

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Swedish researchers explore use of carbon fiber as active electrode in structural battery for electric vehicles

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Researchers in Sweden are exploring the use of carbon fiber as an active electrode in a multifunctional structural Li-ion battery in an electric car; i.e., electrical storage is incorporated into the body of the car. In a paper presented at the Materials Research Society Symposium in 2005, South et al. In this €3.4-million

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Graphene 3D Lab showing prototype 3D printed battery; potential for structural batteries

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CEO Daniel Stolyarov, presented the prototype 3D printable graphene battery at the Inside 3D Printing Conference in Santa Clara, CA last week. Earlier post.).

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DLR team integrates solar heat into solid oxide electrolyzer for highly efficient hydrogen production

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kW electrical power. 2 a steam conversion rate of 70% at 93% electrical electrolyzer efficiency was achieved. The significantly higher operating temperature of solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOEC) and stacks results in faster reaction kinetics, thus enabling potentially higher electrical efficiency. A small fraction (0.58

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