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Electrify America unveils its first application of megawatt-level energy storage

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Electrify America recently unveiled its first application of a megawatt-level battery energy storage system (BESS) for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, building upon the company’s existing BESS installations at more than 150 stations across the US, including more than 100 installations in California.

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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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The US Department of Energy (DOE) released the Energy Storage Grand Challenge Roadmap , the Department’s first comprehensive energy storage strategy. billion into energy storage research and development—$400 million per year, on average.

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EnergyX Aims New Solid-State EV Battery At The 500,000-Mile Car Of The Future

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The US startup EnergyX is developing a sustainable lithium supply chain in support of a new 500,000-mile solid-state EV battery. The post EnergyX Aims New Solid-State EV Battery At The 500,000-Mile Car Of The Future appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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ENC next-gen battery-electric and fuel-cell buses to be delivered in 2023

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The next generation Axess EVO-BE will feature 738 kWh of battery energy storage. The battery system and energy storage for the bus are supplied by Proterra Powered, a manufacturer of battery packs for electric vehicles.

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Lucid CEO shares take on next-gen EVs: “The electric car of the future only needs 250 miles”

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With a range of over 500 miles, the Air was a strong statement from the EV maker. One pillar corresponds to the company’s vehicles like the Lucid Air and the upcoming Gravity SUV; another pillar corresponds to the company’s energy storage business; and the last corresponds to technology licensing transfer supply.

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UC Irvine study concludes intelligent PEV charging can minimize scale of stationary energy storage needed to meet renewable targets

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They found that for an 80% RPS in 2050, immediate charging of PEVs requires the installation of an aggregate energy storage system with a power capacity of 60% of the installed renewable capacity and an energy capacity of 2.3% With vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging, non-vehicle energy storage systems are no longer required.

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OSU smart membrane could enable new category of high-energy, high-power energy storage for EVs

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A team at the Ohio State University has developed a membrane that regulates bi-directional ion transport across it as a function of its redox state and that could be used as a programmable smart membrane separator in future supercapacitors and redox flow batteries. plugin EVs to Tesla’s 85 kWh battery pack). Herya and Sundaresan (2016).