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MIT researchers conclude fundamental changes in the US energy-innovation system are needed to meet challenges of climate change and energy supply

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But the pain imposed by the stick of higher prices must be counter-balanced—in the public mind and in practice—by the carrot of better, safer and (ultimately) cheaper energy services made possible by new technologies, new business models, and new institutions. —Richard Lester. Innovation doesn’t just emerge out of thin air.

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Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

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AQDSH 2 refers to the reduced form of AQDS. In a paper in Nature , they suggest that the use of such redox-active organic molecules instead of redox-active metals represents a new and promising direction for realizing massive electrical energy storage at greatly reduced cost. Cell schematic. Huskinson et al. Click to enlarge.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [ 1 ] The average daily driving distance in the USA is 30 miles (48 km), so PHEVLERs are vehicles with at least 60 miles (97 km) of electric range. PHEVLERs are better than BEVs in support of the electric grid.

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Smart Grid draft plans revealed

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The Smart Grid, which will employ real-time, two-way digital information and communication technologies in the operation of the electricity grid, has taken a step forward with US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke releasing a draft of an accelerated plan for Smart Grid interoperability.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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Electric Island did what we hoped it would do, which was to kick off a movement towards knowing what was possible and what needed to be done. If you don’t build something like that, people can’t refer to it. It’s technologically almost impossible to do it safely. What happens when we plug in 1.2-megawatt megawatt chargers?

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PNNL study outlines requirements for grid storage, reviews four electrochemical energy storage systems: vanadium redox flow, Na-beta, Li-ion and lead-carbon

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Classification of potential electrical storage for stationary applications. In addition to outlining requirements for ESS and general guidelines for investigating technologies, the paper by Yang et al., In addition to outlining requirements for ESS and general guidelines for investigating technologies, the paper by Yang et al.,

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MIT team calls initial performance results of magnesium-antimony liquid metal battery “promising”

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Luis Ortiz, are also founders of Liquid Metal Battery Corporation (LMBC), a Cambridge, Massachusetts company founded in 2010 to develop new forms of electric storage batteries that work in large, grid-scale applications. Earlier post.). —Bradwell et al.

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