Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
Vattenfall, BMW and Bosch are testing the use of second-life EV batteries in a 2 MW, 2,800 kWh energy storage system in Hamburg, Germany, to keep the electricity grid stable. The electricity storage facility comprises 2,600 battery modules from more than 100 electric vehicles.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 21, 2016
In 2013, BMW and the University of San Diego installed a micro grid application with Battery 2nd Life MINI E batteries. In 2014, BMW integrated high-voltage batteries into a stationary storage system in Hamburg. In 2014, BMW integrated high-voltage batteries into a stationary storage system in Hamburg.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 28, 2017
Pending on a final investment decision the largest battery storage will be built at the Vattenfall wind farm Pen y Cymoedd (230 MW) in South Wales—a 22 MW storage facility, which will help to support the stability of the country-wide power grid in the UK as part of the so-called EFR (Enhanced Frequency Response) service.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 15, 2013
The decision requires that the new resources be located in a specific transmission-constrained area in Los Angeles in order to ensure adequate available electrical capacity to meet peak demand, and ensure the safety and reliability of the local electrical grid. The Applications are expected in late 2013 or early 2014.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 30, 2014
Ambri, developer of Liquid Metal Battery grid-scale energy storage technology, closed a $35-million Series C equity financing. In July 2013, Ambri’s systems team operated its first 36-cell (2 kWh) battery system in the Cambridge lab, along with the first-generation battery management system (BMS). Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
JUNE 15, 2013
The fact that German electricity prices are among the highest in Europe, despite relatively low wholesale prices, must serve as a warning signal ,” said IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven as she presented the report, Energy Policies of IEA Countries – Germany 2013 Review. One possibility here is auctions.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
The study builds on a 2011 effort which looked into the six key applications of the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan: wind, solar, nuclear fission, bioenergy, carbon capture and storage (CCS) and the electricity grid. 2013) Critical Metals in the Path towards the Decarbonisation of the EU Energy Sector.
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