Electrical Storage, Supplies, Technology and Wind

JRC study finds 8 metals for low-carbon energy technologies at risk of shortages; EVs, wind and solar, and lighting the applications of most concern

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

A new European Joint Research Centre (JRC) study looking into the supply of raw materials for the manufacture of low-carbon energy technologies found that eight metals were at high risk of shortages. The applications, i.e. technologies, of particular concern as a result are electric vehicles, wind and solar energy, and lighting.

Wind

Wind Light Solar Carbon

ARPA-E to award up to $5M to investigate extracting rare earth and other critical minerals from macroalgae

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APRIL 29, 2023

REEs and PGMs are critical in the manufacture of modern energy and national security technologies, including high-performance magnets required for wind turbines, electric vehicles, high-energy-density battery electric storage, high efficiency lighting, solar panels, and other technologies either core or ancillary to the renewable energy industry.

Wind

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EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

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JULY 13, 2022

Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing of key components for energy storage and renewables. The EU is investing more than €1.8

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

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2014

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. For this reason, a growing number of engineers have focused their attention on flow-battery technology.

Low Cost

Low Cost Grid Batteries Battery

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

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

1 ) mixed with 10% of H 2 was supplied to a 12-cell solid oxide electrolyzer stack with approx. kW electrical power. 2 a steam conversion rate of 70% at 93% electrical electrolyzer efficiency was achieved. In conventional high temperature steam electrolysis the total energy demand for water splitting is supplied as electricity.

Solar

Solar Hydrogen Production Water

How Smart EV Charging Will Help Promote Renewable Power Generation

Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

The proportion of grid electricity generated by renewables such as wind and solar energy fluctuates depending on how hard the wind is blowing or how strong the sun is shining. With grids increasingly powered by renewables, electrical demand has to follow supply. The EV as a mobile electricity storage device.

Renewable

Renewable Power Powered Charging

Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Analysts and power insiders sketch scenes including interconnected local renewable grids that draw on short-duration battery storage (including the small batteries in electric vehicles in a garage, models for which Tesla just happens to make) combined with multi-day storage for power generated by wind and solar.

Solar

Solar Companies Batteries Battery

Mad Power thoughts

EV Info

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Wind farms stand idle for days on end, a fire interrupts a vital cable from France, a combination of post-Covid economic recovery and Russia tightening supply means the gas price has shot through the roof – and so the market price of both home heating and electricity is rocketing. This was plain wrong.

Power

Power Powered Wind Coal

Sandy solution for renewable energy storage; Thermal Energy Storage System

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Sand is emerging as a key ingredient in the race to develop a viable electricity storage system for renewable energies. Australia-based Latent Heat Storage has developed a low cost thermal energy storage system based on the latent heat properties of silicon derived from sand. by Andrew Spence.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Renewable Energy Grid

Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

The performance of the ReFactory will also relate to the ability to generate closed-loop supply flows with controlled costs (reuse, recycling for repair), and to develop new value-added skills (retrofitting, dismantling, fleet maintenance, preparation of batteries for the second life, etc.)

Economy

Economy Re-Charge France Maintenance

Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

Cars That Think

JUNE 12, 2023

The company is building these shipping container systems, which work like giant batteries that store energy as heat and pressurized air , rather than a chemical reaction (Cheesecake’s name is derived from a nerdy acronym for their technology.) When does it make sense to buy electricity directly from the grid?

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Energy Molten Salt Grid

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

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JUNE 15, 2013

Relying on a higher share of efficient, low-emission combined cycle power plants and wind energy could save €150 billion (US$200 billion) by 2030 while attaining the same CO 2 targets, Siemens says. Our aim is to achieve a sustainable energy system with secure supplies and affordable electricity. Source: Siemens.

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Germany Energy Renewable Grid

UC Davis researchers suggest we may be at the beginning of a real hydrogen transition in transportation

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AUGUST 15, 2014

in the past few years important factors have emerged that are re-accelerating the commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Additionally, they note, hydrogen is being widely discussed as a flexible energy carrier for integrating intermittent renewables like solar and wind into the energy system.

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Davis Hydrogen Transportation North America

PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

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. BEVs have an ongoing problem with range anxiety. [

Clean

Clean Cleaning Future Green

The Role of Power Utilities in Turning EVs into a Grid Asset – Part 2

Driivz

MAY 10, 2022

Just as important will be investments in digitization and innovation to take advantage of emerging technologies that will alleviate the challenges of EVs. When wind and sun are plentiful, excess clean energy can be stored in the batteries of EVs that are parked and connected to smart chargers.

Grid

Grid Parts Power Powered

All UK households to get electric smart meters

Green Cars News

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Smart grids will help manage the massive shift to low carbon electricity such as wind, nuclear and clean fossil fuels. Smart grids will give operators and consumers much more information about supply and demand of electricity – enabling more effective interaction between consumer needs and fluctuating supplies.

All-Electric

All-Electric Grid Climate Change Wind

The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

Driivz

MAY 31, 2022

The level of power supplied to chargers and energy utilization are visually displayed and can be adjusted according to EV and site requirements as well as constraints. The energy from the EV batteries is available to the electric grid to serve peak needs, with the vehicles recharging during non-peak hours. The Challenges of V2G.

EV Smart

EV Smart Charging Energy Grid

Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

New technology. Its new technology, it takes time, and money. Sorry, but electrics and electric power plants are so efficient that CO2 emissions are less than gassers even when the electricity comes from coal - and a lot of electricity doesnt come from coal. It takes 3x more electricity going the H2 route!

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JRC study finds 8 metals for low-carbon energy technologies at risk of shortages; EVs, wind and solar, and lighting the applications of most concern

ARPA-E to award up to $5M to investigate extracting rare earth and other critical minerals from macroalgae

EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

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

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

How Smart EV Charging Will Help Promote Renewable Power Generation

Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses

Mad Power thoughts

Sandy solution for renewable energy storage; Thermal Energy Storage System

Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

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

UC Davis researchers suggest we may be at the beginning of a real hydrogen transition in transportation

PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

The Role of Power Utilities in Turning EVs into a Grid Asset – Part 2

All UK households to get electric smart meters

The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

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