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JUNE 7, 2018

—have been selected by the Ministry for Economy, Transport and Infrastructure (METI) to receive grants under METI’s FY2018 Sustainable open Innovation Initiative (SII) to help fund “A Demonstrator Project for A Virtual Power Plant Utilizing Consumer Energy Resources (V2G Aggregator Project)”.

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Japan Power Grid Power Powered 218

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JANUARY 11, 2014

The whole world of electricity storage has been using metal ions in various charge states, but there is a limited number that you can put into solution and use to store energy, and none of them can economically store massive amounts of renewable energy. The quinones are dissolved in water, which prevents them from catching fire.

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Low Cost Grid Batteries Battery 374

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

US Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Jim Webb (D-VA) introduced “The Clean Energy Act of 2009”, a bill to promote further investment and development of non-fossil-based energy technologies, including nuclear power and other resources. Each of these will be funded at $150 million, annually.

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JULY 13, 2015

Earlier post.). 2015.06.136.

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Fuel Li-ion Low Cost Transportation 150

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AUGUST 15, 2014

Low-cost shale gas has improved the prospects for natural gas-derived hydrogen, especially in the United States, where it is a major force in the resurgence of federal interest in hydrogen energy. If these regional rollouts are successful, hydrogen FCVs may be just a few years behind plug-in electric vehicle, not decades.

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Davis Hydrogen Transportation North America 250

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JULY 17, 2013

Schematic comparing the cost and dispatchability of PV to CSP with thermal storage. The “PV+Storage” box includes the high cost of electrical storage for PV. The FOCUS Program target zone for electricity generation is indicated. Source: ARPA-E. Click to enlarge. Source: ARPA-E. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 21, 2013

They are available only for new natural gas and propane vehicles that meet all California Air Resources Board emission requirements. Rolf Olsen of San Diego will receive $94,635 to study a new solar thermal storage device capable of integration with utility scale solar thermal power plants at a low cost.

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