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JULY 30, 2012

Balqon Corporation, a developer of heavy-duty electric vehicles, drive systems and lithium battery storage devices, has introduced high-capacity lithium-ion batteries as an alternative to the current industrial deep cycle lead acid batteries. —Balwinder Samra, CEO of Balqon Corporation.

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AUGUST 11, 2021

Power management company Eaton’s Vehicle Group has developed a series of 48-volt technologies to assist its global on- and off-highway commercial vehicle customers transitioning from traditional 12- and 24-volt vehicle systems to systems that include 48-volt architecture. —Ben Karrer. Eaton supercaps.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2013

In a project co-funded by the US Department of Energy and managed by Ecotality North America, the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) has demonstrated the durability of lead-carbon batteries in the high-rate, partial state-of-charge operation of a hybrid electric vehicle. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 10, 2013

will introduce a 48V Micro Hybrid battery demonstration module as part of its full spectrum of advanced energy storage solutions for automobiles at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. —Alex Molinaroli, president, Johnson Controls Power Solutions. Johnson Controls, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2019

Clarios, formerly Johnson Controls Power Solutions, launches as a new entity and world leader in advanced energy storage solutions. Clarios’ product portfolio includes absorbent glass mat batteries (AGM); low-voltage Li-ion batteries; enhanced flooded batteries; and standard lead-acid batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2014

A123 Energy Solutions announced today that a new 2-megawatt Grid Storage Solution for Ray Power Systems Co. a Beijing-based energy services company, is now in commercial operation providing frequency regulation services. Located in Beijing, this is A123 Energy Solutions’ first deployment in China in commercial operation.

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Energy Storage Grid Li-ion Installation 276

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

The companies have joined forces with the Argonne Center for Collaborative Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) in a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA). This new collaboration will enable us to use Argonne’s technical facilities, so that we hopefully will uncover what has been unknown for many years.

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Lead Acid Batteries Battery Companies 150

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JANUARY 6, 2013

A team of Penn State researchers is developing more cost-effective ways to prolong the life of valve regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries, such as those applied in Norfolk Southern Railway No. 999—the first all-electric, battery-powered locomotive in the United States. Earlier post.). Ying Shi, Christopher A.

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Lead Acid VRLA Batteries Battery 240

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JUNE 25, 2020

New York City Transit Authority has selected BAE Systems to supply 435 electric hybrid power and propulsion systems for its new fleet of transit buses, reducing carbon emissions and fuel consumption. This feature allows the bus engine to turn off at stops, while the accessories on board continue to operate on electric power.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2011

The overall market for energy storage technologies that power electric vehicles is set to grow from $13 billion in 2011 to $30 billion in 2016, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18%. Advanced lead-acid batteries dominate the current and future storage market. billion in 2011, to 165 GWh and $16.1

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded $250,000 to each of eight companies and research centers to develop working prototypes for a wide range of energy-storage technologies. The recipients are all members of the NY Battery and Energy Storage Technology ( NY-BEST ) Consortium.

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Energy Storage Energy Lithium Ion New York 225

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MARCH 10, 2013

A plot of ESOI for 7 potential grid-scale energy storage technologies. Benson from Stanford University and Stanford’s Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) has quantified the energetic costs of 7 different grid-scale energy storage technologies over time. Credit: Barnhart and Benson, 2013. Click to enlarge.

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Energy Storage Grid Cost Of Energy 304

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2012

GS Battery (USA) Inc., , the US subsidiary of Japan-based battery maker GS Yuasa, announced the deployment of its Hybrid Energy System (HES) for renewable energy storage and EV charging. The HES unit is capable of powering critical loads and has an optional integrated electric vehicle charger plug, level 2 EVSE.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Australia-based Ecoult has been awarded a Hydro Tasmania contract to supply the largest battery-based renewable energy storage system in Australia for the King Island Renewable Energy Integration Project (KIREIP). The storage system will have the capacity to power the entire island for up to 45 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2011

International Battery has been awarded a $730,441 contract from the US Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to develop a hybrid energy storage solution for combat tanks and Stryker armored vehicles. This multi-year contract, if all development options are exercised, could total $6.7

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APRIL 23, 2020

Current cell designs can provide gravimetric and volumetric energy densities comparable to lithium-ion and greatly in excess of lead-acid batteries. The sodium-ion cells can be cycled under conditions suitable for energy storage and mobile applications. An example of the cycling rates is a range of 2C (0.5

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JANUARY 1, 2022

Faradion’s sodium-ion technology provides advantages compared to alternative battery technologies, especially lithium-ion and lead acid, including: Sustainable – There is no dependence and use of cobalt, lithium, copper or graphite. Patented zero-volt safe transport and storage. Fast charge/ discharge capability.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2016

Axion Power International, a leader in carbon battery technology and energy storage, has resumed negotiations with LCB International, Inc. a BVI investment company, towards a refined and simplified technology licensing agreement to take Axion Power’s patented PbC (lead-carbon) technology ( earlier post ) to China.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

Audi is testing factory vehicles powered by used lithium-ion batteries at its main plant in Ingolstadt. Like all automobile manufacturers, Audi is obliged by law to take back energy carriers after they have been used in cars. A number of other advantages have already become apparent during the test phase.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Axion Power International, Inc., Axion Power, working in partnership with Philadelphia-based Viridity Energy on this and other projects, will initially participate in the PJM market as a 100 kW resource that will soon be ramped to higher kW levels. —Axion Power CEO Thomas Granville.

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JULY 18, 2009

Exide Technologies entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the US Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and the University of Idaho to develop and commercialize improvements on lead-acid battery technology for applications including hybrid electric vehicles and renewable energy storage.

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Lead Acid Idaho Universal Batteries 150

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

In trials, GE’s sodium metal halide Durathon batteries ( earlier post ) have successfully powered GE Mining’s Scoop, an underground vehicle that transports mining materials, at Coal River Energy, LLC in Alum Creek, West Virginia. The Durathon-powered Scoop at work. Additionally, the battery contains no lead acid materials.

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

While long-duration energy storage systems (ESS) for renewables integration and peak load shifting have been a topic of much discussion within the power industry, a variety of short-duration applications for energy storage are also a critical factor in the development of the sector. Click to enlarge.

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Energy Storage Energy Grid Lead Acid 199

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JANUARY 26, 2017

GWh of energy capacity, 61.4 GW of power capacity, and $3.8 For the purposes of the report, advanced batteries are defined as rechargeable batteries with a chemistry that has only entered into the market as a mass-produced product in the last two decades for use in the automotive or stationary energy storage system sectors.

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

Federal Agency Battery and Energy Storage Initiatives and Funding Obligations, Fiscal Years 2009. GAO was asked to: identify the scope and key characteristics of federal battery and energy storage initiatives; determine the extent to which there is potential fragmentation, overlap, or duplication, if any, among these initiatives; and.

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JUNE 28, 2018

Exide Industries Ltd, India’s largest manufacturer of lead acid storage batteries and power storage solutions provider, and Switzerland-based Li-ion battery manufacturer Leclanché SA announced a joint venture to build lithium-ion batteries and provide energy storage systems for India’s electric vehicle market and grid-based applications.

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APRIL 4, 2020

Certified battery system components are exempt from tests ordinarily required for storage battery system components, and allow a battery system to be built in a relatively short period of time. The SCiB has been selected for electric propulsion system for ships, coastal trading vessels, and also in other industries across the world.

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JANUARY 5, 2012

Axion Power International, Inc., the developer of advanced lead­carbon PbC batteries and energy storage systems ( earlier post ), was awarded a purchase order from SilTek Inc. for participation in a Zero Energy Building in the Washington DC Naval Yard. —Axion Power Chairman & CEO Thomas Granville.

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Washington DC Power Powered 199

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MARCH 11, 2010

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will award $8 million to help develop or commercialize 19 advanced energy storage projects. Integrating battery and ultra-capacitors on a common power circuit serving two renewable-energy generation sources. Murray, Jr., million in funding.

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Energy Storage New York Commercial Lithium Ion 218

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MAY 13, 2016

Flux Power Holdings, a developer of advanced lithium batteries for industrial applications including electric forklifts, delivered a custom-developed, 72-volt battery pack to power electric aviation ground support equipment (GSE), initially baggage/cargo tractors.

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Los Angeles Lithium Ion Power Powered 150

Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Tata Chemicals: Tata Chemicals has shown interest in the lithium-ion battery sector and has been working on developing energy storage solutions. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC): IOC has been involved in the development of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and renewable energy storage.

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Lithium Ion India Manufacturer Energy Storage 52

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MARCH 5, 2014

Consistent with Maxwell’s current award-winning ESM product, the ESM ULTRA 31/900 delivers the quick-burst power trucks need to crank their engines in extreme cold, down to -40°F. The heavy-duty product has 12 3000F ultracapacitors; the medium-duty version has 6—“ more than sufficient power ” to crank a medium-duty diesel, Brakley said.

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Diesel Engine Lead Acid Indianapolis 352

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The goal of the Energy for Sustainability program is to support fundamental engineering research that will enable innovative processes for the sustainable production of electricity and fuels, and for energy storage. Flow batteries for energy storage applications are also appropriate.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. If too much or too little electricity is present in the power grid, the network can suddenly become unbalanced.

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Grid Power Powered Vehicles 138

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MAY 1, 2013

Valence Technology recently announced the availability of the U-Charge P40-24, the first in a new generation of high-power battery modules utilizing the company’s lithium iron magnesium phosphate chemistry. The BMS makes it easy to connect and configure the modules in parallel and/or series to meet the power needs of almost any application.

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Li-ion Power Powered Batteries 236

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MARCH 14, 2023

Depending on the State of Health (SOH) and residual capacity of the battery, second-life batteries can be further utilized in less demanding applications, such as stationary energy storage and lower-power electromobility applications. These are replacing lead acid batteries, which have historically provided this service.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2021

A new technology from Australia is certainly raising this prospect, offering a novel approach to stationary energy storage—whose packaging at least harkens back to the old, familiar car battery. What we are good at is energy shifting," says Maschmeyer. Maybe flow batteries aren’t always everything they’re cracked up to be.

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