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DOE announces finalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

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JULY 14, 2022

Demand for lithium—a critical material used in batteries for electric vehicles, grid-scale electricity storage, phones, and laptops—has grown rapidly in recent years, with global demand expected to increase 500% by 2050.

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Utah United States Universal Lithium Ion

The Role of Power Utilities in Turning EVs into a Grid Asset – Part 2

Driivz

MAY 10, 2022

Part 1 of this two-part blog discusses the challenges facing electric utilities – both electricity generators and grid operators – with electric vehicle (EV) adoption coinciding with the electrification of buildings, heating, and industry. That is one way to balance the load on the grid.

Grid

Grid Parts Power Powered

Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

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JANUARY 11, 2014

In a paper in Nature , they suggest that the use of such redox-active organic molecules instead of redox-active metals represents a new and promising direction for realizing massive electrical energy storage at greatly reduced cost. —Huskinson et al. Background.

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Low Cost Grid Batteries Battery

Commerce Secretary Releases Draft Smart Grid Interoperability Plan; Plug-in Vehicle Standards One of the Priorities

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke released the draft of an accelerated plan for Smart Grid interoperability. The Smart Grid will employ real-time, two-way digital information and communication technologies in the operation of the nation’s electricity grid. Electric storage. Electric transportation.

Grid

Grid Plug-in Standards Plug

California Hydrogen Business Council says a robust P2G RD&D program should be a priority for the state

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OCTOBER 14, 2015

P2G converts electrical energy to chemical energy in the form of hydrogen. The hydrogen can then be transported through the natural gas grid via blending or further conversion to methane, transported by other means such as trucks, or used directly at the point of production. Click to enlarge.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen California Energy Storage Grid

Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

All eyes these days may be on Elon Musk's space venture—which has just put people in orbit —but here on Earth you can now get your monthly electric bill courtesy of a different Musk enterprise. For bigger national grids it gets more complicated. kWh battery wall unit. kWh battery wall unit.

Solar

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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APRIL 22, 2016

The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [ Dr. Bruce R.

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Clean Cleaning Future Green

Study Finds PHEV Li-ion Cells Show Little Capacity Fade Under Combined Driving and V2G Usage; Economic Model Suggests Incentives Will Be Required for Vehicle Owners to Participate in V2G

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AUGUST 22, 2009

A new draft working paper published by the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center concluded that a PHEV pack comprising lithium iron phosphate cells would incur little capacity loss from combining vehicle-to-grid (V2G) activities with regular driving. Test current profile used to simulate driving day for cells showing all trips.

PHEV

PHEV Li-ion Grid Lithium Ion

LowCVP reports indicate pathways for meeting renewable energy targets in transportation, decarbonizing fuel to 2030 and beyond

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JUNE 18, 2014

In all cases, the analysts concluded that the implied uptake of new blends/vehicles and/or supply of double counting suggested an ambitious implementation program and that incentives will be necessary. Bio-hydrocarbons Biodiesel Biogasoline Biomass Electric (Battery) Ethanol Europe Fuels High Octane Fuels' Element Energy, 2014.

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Renewable Transportation Fuel Energy

Study Finds PHEV Li-ion Iron Phosphate Cells Show Little Capacity Fade Under Combined Driving and V2G Usage; Economic Model Suggests Incentives Will Be Required for Vehicle Owners to Participate in V2G

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OCTOBER 20, 2009

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center have concluded that a PHEV pack comprising lithium iron phosphate cells would incur little capacity loss from combining vehicle-to-grid (V2G) activities with regular driving. Test current profile used to simulate driving day for cells showing all trips. Peterson et al.

PHEV

PHEV Li-ion Grid Lithium Ion

JRC study finds 8 metals for low-carbon energy technologies at risk of shortages; EVs, wind and solar, and lighting the applications of most concern

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The applications, i.e. technologies, of particular concern as a result are electric vehicles, wind and solar energy, and lighting. The study used a bottom-up approach, compiling an inventory of all metals used in each technology. Batteries Electric (Battery) Hybrids Materials Motors Sustainability' —Moss et al.

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Wind Light Solar Carbon

Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

The electric road ahead for heavy trucks is not exactly clear, and there are several roadblocks, some obvious and some far less so. Fleets don’t want to go electric at scale until they’ve done years-long pilots, but the Advanced Clean Trucks regulation will artificially constrict that timeframe. Soon they won’t have a choice.

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Fleet Portland Charging Building

PNNL study outlines requirements for grid storage, reviews four electrochemical energy storage systems: vanadium redox flow, Na-beta, Li-ion and lead-carbon

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MARCH 15, 2011

Classification of potential electrical storage for stationary applications. The future grid will face significant challenges by providing clean power from intermittent resources to a much more dynamic load. electricity) to hybrid and electrical vehicles, although the cost of implementing EES is of great concern.

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Li-ion Energy Storage Grid Carbon

The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

Driivz

MAY 31, 2022

Smart EV Charging and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G). Smart EV charging uses intelligence to manage when and how an electric vehicle plugged into a smart charger will receive power for charging based on the cost of electricity, its availability, and the needs of the driver. What are the Benefits of Smart EV Charging?

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MIT team calls initial performance results of magnesium-antimony liquid metal battery “promising”

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JANUARY 23, 2012

Sadoway and Bradwell, along with Dr. Luis Ortiz, are also founders of Liquid Metal Battery Corporation (LMBC), a Cambridge, Massachusetts company founded in 2010 to develop new forms of electric storage batteries that work in large, grid-scale applications. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). —Bradwell et al.

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Liquid Air Energy Network forms in UK; focus on transportation and energy storage

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MAY 9, 2013

The main potential applications are in electricity storage, transport and the recovery of waste heat. Since the boiling point of liquid air is far below ambient temperatures, the environment can provide all the heat needed to make liquid air boil. Compressed Air Engines Concept Engines Engines'

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Transportation Energy Waste

How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 6, 2021

It’s getting cleaner and prospects are improving BY TIM BENFORD: PRESIDENT OF DRIVE ELECTRIC DAYTON, PAST VICE-PRESIDENT OF ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. of burned gasoline into energy to turn the wheels, electric vehicles (EVs) use 59-62% of the electrical energy from the battery to do the same. km over their lifetime.

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Clean Cleaning Manufacturer Batteries

How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 6, 2021

It’s getting cleaner and prospects are improving BY TIM BENFORD: PRESIDENT OF DRIVE ELECTRIC DAYTON, PAST VICE-PRESIDENT OF ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. of burned gasoline into energy to turn the wheels, electric vehicles (EVs) use 59-62% of the electrical energy from the battery to do the same. km over their lifetime.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Manufacturer Batteries

EV Driven

DOE announces finalists of Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize

The Role of Power Utilities in Turning EVs into a Grid Asset – Part 2

Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

Commerce Secretary Releases Draft Smart Grid Interoperability Plan; Plug-in Vehicle Standards One of the Priorities

California Hydrogen Business Council says a robust P2G RD&D program should be a priority for the state

Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses

PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Study Finds PHEV Li-ion Cells Show Little Capacity Fade Under Combined Driving and V2G Usage; Economic Model Suggests Incentives Will Be Required for Vehicle Owners to Participate in V2G

LowCVP reports indicate pathways for meeting renewable energy targets in transportation, decarbonizing fuel to 2030 and beyond

Study Finds PHEV Li-ion Iron Phosphate Cells Show Little Capacity Fade Under Combined Driving and V2G Usage; Economic Model Suggests Incentives Will Be Required for Vehicle Owners to Participate in V2G

JRC study finds 8 metals for low-carbon energy technologies at risk of shortages; EVs, wind and solar, and lighting the applications of most concern

Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

PNNL study outlines requirements for grid storage, reviews four electrochemical energy storage systems: vanadium redox flow, Na-beta, Li-ion and lead-carbon

The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

MIT team calls initial performance results of magnesium-antimony liquid metal battery “promising”

Liquid Air Energy Network forms in UK; focus on transportation and energy storage

How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

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