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

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Notrees Wind Storage. Deploy a wind energy storage demonstration project at the Notrees Windpower Project in western Texas. Design, build, and deploy a utility-scale, low-cost compressed air energy storage system to support the integration of renewable energy sources onto the grid. 21,806,232. 43,612,464. 16,080,554. 10,792,045.

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A More Detailed Look at a Prismatic Li-ion Cell and Pack Manufacturing Process

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Dave Hahn, EnerDel’s director of component manufacturing, said the process is very similar to making audio tapes although the coating is thicker for a battery (note: audio tapes were a common way of storing music in the 20 th century). Range in prices = $2000 - $2500. The coating equipment is one of the plant’s major capital items.

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