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Hitachi Develops Lithium-ion Batteries for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

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The lithium-ion batteries being released today will serve to further expand the range of applications, not only in automobiles, but also in the Social Innovation Business, which is a core area of business for the Hitachi Group; for example, in railways, construction and industrial equipment, power storage devices, and other industrial fields.

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New Li-S battery shows cycle performance comparable to that of Li-ion batteries along with more than double the energy density

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organic framework (MOF) for sulfur impregnation, as well as by the choice of suitable electrolytes. metal anode, which is well-known to have some critical problems including chemical reactivity in commonly used organic electrolytes and dendritic growth of lithium during cycling, leading to poor cycle performance and safety problems.

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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In the first group, 16 awards totaling $435 million will support fully integrated, regional Smart Grid demonstrations in 21 states, representing more than 50 utilities and electricity organizations with a combined customer base of almost 100 million consumers. Notrees Wind Storage. Solid State Batteries for Grid-Scale Energy Storage.

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The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

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The energy from the EV batteries is available to the electric grid to serve peak needs, with the vehicles recharging during non-peak hours. Using EVs as decentralized electric storage resources, or batteries on wheels, minimizes the need for capital investments in the grid to support ever-increasing demand, while lowering operating costs.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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A key thing, he said, will be to recharge the batteries at an acceptable time for the electricity grid — to “make sure people aren’t charging at the very peak, peak time,” like late afternoon when the electricity grid is already weighted down by demands like air conditioning.

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