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These funds will be invested, in part, in analyzing multiple stand-alone energy storage technologies to further improve the microgrid. It provides a crucial real-life demonstration of technology that can help to provide California a future of clean, sustainable and reliable energy. —Energy Commission Chair Robert B.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Wetzel (2005) Multifunctional Power-Generating and Energy-Storing Structural Composites for US Army Applications (Mater. 2007) Structural Polymer Composites for Energy Storage Devices (International Conference on Advanced Capacitors (ICAC2007)). Shirshova, N., Shaffer, M., Steinke, J.H.G., Greenhalgh, E., and Bismarck, A.

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MARCH 14, 2017

Aquion Energy Inc., the developer and manufacturer of Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHI) batteries and energy storage systems ( earlier post ), filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court of the District of Delaware. Energy Technology , 3: 20–31. Mohamed, A.,

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Contour Energy Systems, Inc, developer of new fluorine-based battery chemistries, nanomaterials science and manufacturing processes for lithium-ion energy storage systems ( earlier post ) is merging with Li-ion battery maker ActaCell Energy Systems, a spin-off from the University of Texas at Austin ( earlier post.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Hybrid Air is a full-hybrid solution combining compressed air and hydraulic power, with no battery required for energy storage. Hybrid Air combines a PureTech gasoline engine, a compressed air energy storage unit, a hydraulic pump/motor unit and an automatic transmission with an epicyclic gear train. Earlier post.).

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MAY 7, 2013

Wrightbus, which has had a relationship with Valence since 2007, selected Valence as the battery supplier of choice for Wrightbus’ range of hybrid vehicles. Valence has been manufacturing safe, reliable energy storage solutions since 2005. Valence Technology, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

The system has a total energy storage system of 100 kWh. AMP is a plug-in electric drive motor vehicle manufacturer, founded in 2007 by entrepreneurs who have created several hi-tech companies. AMP is focused on the electrification of fleet vehicles, including medium-duty class 3-6 trucks and vans.

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MAY 18, 2010

GE Energy Storage Technologies, a unit of GE Transportation, introduced its Durathon sodium-metal halide battery ( earlier post ) for critical backup power. GE is also using the technology to develop advanced transportation energy storage systems. Sodium-metal halide cell basic chemistry. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 11, 2012

Townsend-AllCell will have the exclusive world-wide rights to commercialize AllCell’s patented technology for automotive battery applications plus additional rights for other markets including grid energy storage applications. Anand Sankaran, Executive Technical Leader - Energy Storage and HV Electrical Systems at Ford Motor Company.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

a US-based global manufacturer of advanced energy storage solutions, prevailed in a patent infringement lawsuit regarding its carbothermal reduction technology. on 31 January 2007. Valence Technology, Inc., The lawsuit was filed against Phostech Lithium, Inc.

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OCTOBER 23, 2009

At the Tokyo Motor Show, Suzuki introduced its concept Burgman Fuel-Cell Scooter, based on technologies from the Crosscage concept motorcycle that it displayed at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show ( earlier post ), thereby realizing a more practical and accessible fuel-cell bike. The scooter is also equipped with a Li-ion battery for energy storage.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Saft is supplying a lithium-ion battery system to provide energy storage for one of the Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS) projects funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE). The design will incorporate energy storage and two-way communications between solar electrical systems and utilities.

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MARCH 6, 2014

Since 2007, RCUK has invested more than £29 million (US49 million) in joint UK-China energy research projects, most of which have been supported by matched resources from Chinese funders, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

In July, GM and Honda announced a long-term, definitive master agreement to co-develop a next-generation fuel cell system and hydrogen storage technologies, aiming for the 2020 time frame. According to Clean Energy Patent Growth Index, GM ranked Nº 1 in total fuel cell patents filed between 2002 and 2012. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

Li-air batteries will have a capacity for energy storage that is five to 10 times greater than that of Li-ion batteries, which Argonne is characterizing as a bridge technology for electric vehicle applications. Li-air technical barriers and needs (from the DOE report Basic Research Needs for Electrical Energy Storage ).

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Two very large-scale energy storage projects—Advanced Battery Storage in France and Germany and Smart Hubs in the United Kingdom—have also been initiated with the aim of reducing the gap between electricity consumption and production and increasing the share of renewable energies in the energy mix.

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In addition to transportation applications, hydrogen has the potential to decarbonize multiple sectors by enabling renewable, energy storage, and low carbon industrial applications. —Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy David Friedman.

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JULY 22, 2009

ZMC) increased its equity investment in energy storage developer, EEStor, Inc. These investors had also elected not to participate at the time of ZMC’s initial EEStor investment in April 2007. Earlier in July, ZENN Motor Company Inc. with an additional US $5.0 million investment. million).

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

The California Energy Commission has awarded $1,585,490 to spur research on projects including a solid-state Li-ion battery system for grid-scale energy storage. Funds for the 13 projects come from the Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program. Conventional Li-ion cell (left) compared to Seeo cell (right).

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MAY 30, 2009

Magna is providing the electric traction motor, transmission, motor controller, Lithium-ion energy storage system, battery charger and related systems. In 2007, Magna Steyr brought its HySUV hybrid concept to EVS-23 in Anaheim. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 1, 2011

The research has received funding from the EU’s Seventh Framework Program (FP/2007-2013) under grant agreement Nº266391. For vehicle applications, it is desirable to have devices with high energy density, high power density, long cycle and shelf life, and low cost.

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MAY 20, 2009

The objective of the project is to develop a high power and high energy electrical storage system that combines the strengths of each technology—high power density for ultracapacitors and high energy storage for Li-ion batteries—at equal or better system efficiency and net cost/density compared to current conventional Li-ion batteries.

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AUGUST 7, 2012

The BP-ICAM will carry out research into seven primary areas of direct interest to industry: structural materials, smart coatings, functional materials, catalysis, membranes, energy storage and energy harvesting. The EBI was launched in 2007.

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APRIL 17, 2011

Leyden Energy, formerly known as Mobius Power, Inc., was founded in 2007 under a uniform cell heat distribution technology patent acquired from chemical manufacturer Dupont. The Dream Car, which holds three world records and accelerates from 0-60 mph in three seconds, was on display at the Long Beach Convention Center from 15-17 April.

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MAY 18, 2009

The project addresses a number of the materials issues necessary to realize this high energy storage battery based on a non-aqueous O 2 electrode. The four-year research project “An O 2 Electrode for a Rechargeable Lithium Battery” began on 1 July 2007 and is scheduled to end on 30 June 2011.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

In the first phase of the contract, GS Yuasa delivered prototypes to Thales starting in spring, 2005; mass production started in 2007. At the time, GS Yuasa said its Li-ion batteries offered 100% greater energy storage capacity than the existing nickel-cadmium batteries used in airliners.

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

The name honors its predecessor, the FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle, introduced at the LA Auto Show in 2007. A li-ion battery provides energy storage. Honda Motor Co., unveiled the planned production model of its all-new fuel cell vehicle (FCV), called Clarity Fuel Cell, at the 44 th Tokyo Motor Show 2015. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 8, 2013

The battery, which can be low cost and reliable in terms of safety, provides another chemistry for post Li-ion batteries, they suggest, and with higher practical energy densities than Li-air systems for supporting applications including electric vehicles and large-scale grid energy storage.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

kWh) provides energy storage for regenerative braking. More than 80,000 people in New York, Washington, DC, and Greater Los Angeles, volunteered to drive the vehicles as part of Project Driveway, which began in November 2007. A 35 kW NiMH battery pack (about 1.8 The Fuel Cell Equinox carries about 4.2

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

In 2007, Vorbeck signed a worldwide license agreement with Princeton University for a patented method from the the Aksay Labs for manufacturing graphene at commercial scale. Vorbeck, in collaboration with PNNL and Princeton, is working to rapidly bring this new technology to market.

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MAY 5, 2016

Despite substantial cost reductions in recent years (59-70% per kWh between 2007 and 2014), lithium ion batteries are still significantly more expensive than the Department of Energy target of $125/kWh by 2022. Here we show that even substantial increases in lithium costs will have relatively small ( —Ciez and Whitacre.

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AUGUST 31, 2017

smart took the first step back in 2007 with the smart electric drive and today optionally offers all its models with an electric powertrain. This extends from intelligent services and energy storage units for private and commercial customers to charging technologies and sustainable recycling.

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JULY 27, 2009

Because Joule harnesses the sun to produce energy in the form of liquid fuel, it overcomes a major obstacle to the broad-based use of solar power, namely storage. Founded in 2007 by Flagship Ventures, Joule is privately held and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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OCTOBER 31, 2010

In 2001, Railpower launched the first hybrid electric switching locomotive in North America, using battery energy storage, called the Green Goat. Several Green Goats are still being used for light duty service, Pike notes, but the vehicles have not been available since 2007.

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APRIL 14, 2009

Facilitate innovation by encouraging investment in research and commercialization of sustainable energy technologies across all economic sectors. Motivate the public to actively seek out, invest in, and implement energy-saving practices and technologies.

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JANUARY 29, 2009

Investment in clean energy has not only increased, but has also diversified geographically. Developing countries attracted 23% (US$26 billion) of asset financing in 2007, compared to 13% (US$1.8 Four key enablers for a shift to clean energy will be energy efficiency, smart grids, energy storage, and carbon capture and storage.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

Jasna Tomić and Willett Kempton (2007) Using fleets of electric-drive vehicles for grid support. A Test of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) for Energy Storage and Frequency Regulation in the PJM System (2009). Journal of Power Sources , Volume 168, Issue 2, Pages 459-468 doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.03.010. 2007.03.010.

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