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Liquid Metal Battery Corp secures patent rights from MIT

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Earlier this year, the company announced it had received financing from France’s Total—which earlier had funded research on the technology at MIT ( earlier post )—and from a personal investment by Bill Gates. —Philippe Boisseau, President Total Gas & Power.

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The Many Benefits of V2G Charging

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V2G technology specifically allows you to pass that energy back to the power grid, usually in exchange for credits against your utility bills. To pass that electricity back to the grid, you need three things — an EV, a charger, and a utility company — equipped with V2G technology. Zpryme - The Road to V2G

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NAATBatt Coalition recommends deployment of up to 300 GWh of distributed energy storage systems by 2022

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But those same ratepayers receive only a portion of the benefits of local DES systems, since many of the benefits accrue to persons outside the local service territory. reducing dependence on imported petroleum by making electric vehicles more affordable to consumers. value proposition.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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Robust Adaptive Topology Control (RATC) Historically, the electric grid was designed to be passive, causing electric power to flow along the path of least. power grid. This new system would create a more robust, reliable electric grid, and reduce the risk of future blackouts, potentially saving billions of dollars a year.

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