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U of Illinois team models capabilities of hybrid-electric propulsion systems for general aviation aircraft

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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The researchers compared the sensitivity of range and fuel economy to the level of electrification, battery specific energy density, and electric motor power density. The same sensitivities were studied with a series hybrid-electric drivetrain. Jet fuel and aviation gasoline are easy to store on an airplane. C034635.

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Illinois Hybrid Fuel Economy Electrical

Nissan developing new vehicle-to-home power system for LEAF in Japan, aiming for commercialization this fiscal year

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AUGUST 2, 2011

Nissan will continue development and study how it can be fully aligned and connected with current power systems. Through this system, electricity stored in Nissan LEAF can be supplied to a house by connecting the car to the house’s electricity distribution panel using a connector linked to the LEAF’s quick charging port.

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Nissan Commercial Lithium Ion Power

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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MARCH 15, 2011

Classification of potential electrical storage for stationary applications. In their study, Yang et al. ESS technologies can be broadly classified into two groups: those that store electricity directly in electrical charges (e.g., Credit: ACS, Yang et al. Click to enlarge. Credit: ACS, Yang et al.

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Li-ion Energy Storage Grid Carbon

BMW i home energy storage system integrates 2nd-life i3 vehicle batteries

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JUNE 21, 2016

The battery storage system electrified by BMW i is sized so it can be placed in the basement or the garage of a detached house, where the stored energy can either be used for electrically-operated devices in the home or for charging the battery of an electric car. BMW i 360° Electric. ChargeForward.

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Energy Storage BMW Energy Battery

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

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JUNE 5, 2014

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. This can result in a weight reduction for electric vehicles. (Photo: Peter Larsson) Click to enlarge.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Li-ion Electric Vehicles

Empa, UNIGE team develop prototype solid-state sodium battery; focus on improving the solid-solid interface

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NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Researchers at Empa and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have developed a prototype of a novel solid-state sodium battery with the potential to store extra energy and with improved safety. The cells showed faster fading when cycled to voltages outside the stability window of the electrolyte due to electrolyte decomposition.

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Sodium Battery Batteries Recharge

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

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JANUARY 11, 2014

Researchers at Harvard have demonstrated a metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery—a quinone–bromide flow battery (QBFB)—as an example of a class of energy storage materials that exploits the favorable chemical and electrochemical properties of a family of molecules known as quinones. —Huskinson et al. Background.

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Low Cost Grid Battery Batteries

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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AUGUST 22, 2009

In the companion working paper, the authors examined the potential economic implications of using plug-in vehicle batteries to store grid electricity generated at off-peak hours for off-vehicle use during peak hours. Test current profile used to simulate driving day for cells showing all trips. Peterson et al. CEIC-09-03).

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PHEV Li-ion Grid Lithium Ion

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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OCTOBER 20, 2009

However, in a companion paper assessing the economics of V2G for consumers, they also concluded that the maximum annual profit for a PHEV owner to engage in V2G (~$10-$120) would likely prove insufficient to encourage use of the battery pack for grid electricity storage and later off-vehicle use. Peterson et al. CEIC-09-03).

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PHEV Li-ion Grid Lithium Ion

BMW launches BMW i ChargeForward pilot in SF Bay Area

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AUGUST 4, 2015

Working with a group of nearly 100 BMW i3 drivers, selected from approximately 400 applicants, BMW i ChargeForward will demonstrate how intelligent management of electric vehicle charging can contribute to optimizing electric power grid efficiency while reducing total cost of electric vehicle ownership.

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BMW Grid Power Grid Mini E

PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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APRIL 22, 2016

Frank (email: afrank@efficientdrivetrains.com) Dr. Frank is Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of California, Davis, where he established the Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), and was director of the US Department of Energy’s National Center of Hybrid Excellence at UC Davis.

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BMW i ChargeForward Program to demo contribution of intelligent EV charging to grid efficiency

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JANUARY 5, 2015

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, BMW announced the BMW i ChargeForward Program—a pilot study to be undertaken by the BMW Group Technology Office, together with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E). Grid efficiency through managed charging, combined with a used EV battery “second-life” system.

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Grid BMW Las Vegas Charging

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U of Illinois team models capabilities of hybrid-electric propulsion systems for general aviation aircraft

Nissan developing new vehicle-to-home power system for LEAF in Japan, aiming for commercialization this fiscal year

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

BMW i home energy storage system integrates 2nd-life i3 vehicle batteries

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

Empa, UNIGE team develop prototype solid-state sodium battery; focus on improving the solid-solid interface

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

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

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

BMW launches BMW i ChargeForward pilot in SF Bay Area

PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

BMW i ChargeForward Program to demo contribution of intelligent EV charging to grid efficiency

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