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Planar Sodium Nickel Chloride Batteries Could Deliver 30% More Power at Lower Temperatures Than Conventional Cylindrical Versions

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Schematic of a sodium-nickel chloride cell with planar design. A planar (flat) sodium-nickel chloride battery could deliver 30% more power at lower temperatures than the typical cylindrical design, according to researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Click to enlarge.

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PARC building cleantech portfolio; co-extrusion printing of novel battery electrodes and carbon-neutral renewable liquid fuels from atmospheric CO2

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Schematic of the HP-BPMED device used in the renewable fuels research. (a) PARC is developing a non-biological approach for producing liquid fuels from renewable energy, air, CO 2 and water. As long as the energy for the process is renewably generated, PARC notes, the overall process is carbon-neutral. Click to enlarge.

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Total Signs Research Agreement with MIT to Develop New Stationary Batteries for Solar Power; Smaller-Scale Version of All-Liquid Metal Battery Work Supported by ARPA-E

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This new class of batteries could enable continuous power supply from renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar and a more stable, reliable grid. The ability to store power is a major challenge and an essential ingredient for the scale up and widespread deployment of affordable solar power. The researchers have since switched.

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

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Improved energy storage technologies will allow for expanded integration of renewable energy resources like wind and photovoltaic systems and will improve frequency regulation and peak energy management. The selected projects include advanced battery systems (including flow batteries), flywheels, and compressed air energy systems.

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US DOE Issues Request for Information on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Market Development; Reports to Congress on Program

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Integrated renewable hydrogen systems and public-private community-based partnerships. Hydrogen produced by water electrolysis has the potential to be a useful means of storing excess electricity generated using wind, solar, and other intermittent renewable energy. transit buses or other heavy duty vehicles).

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How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain

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Second, the use of renewable electricity. Production at every single battery materials plant that we’re starting up will be powered by 100% renewable energy sources from day one. This is the case at our gigafactory in Europe, which relies on wind energy, and it’s also what we plan for our soon-to-come plant in Canada.

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ARPA-E awards $55M to 18 projects in two new programs: TERRA for transportation energy and GENSETS for distributed generation

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The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $55 million in funding for 18 innovative projects as part of ARPA-E’s two newest programs: Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture (TERRA) and GENerators for Small Electrical and Thermal Systems (GENSETS). Lead organization.