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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The Hydro-Québec Center of Excellence in Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage is a leading research and development institute for advanced battery materials, focusing on solid-state battery technologies.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

FCA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., and ENGIE EPS, an Italian technology player in energy storage and e-mobility, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at creating a Joint Venture to become a leader in the European e-Mobility landscape. FCA Italy S.p.A.

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MARCH 28, 2014

Range extending hybrids are a synergy between electric trucks and series hybrids, and their design reduces the energy storage size required for trucks to run on batteries alone. These shorter trips reduce the vehicles’ average trip speed and create more opportunities to recover energy through regenerative braking.

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JUNE 6, 2012

The companies then seek to expand their cooperation in the energy storage field through areas such as lithium-ion batteries for energy storage systems.

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JANUARY 10, 2013

will introduce a 48V Micro Hybrid battery demonstration module as part of its full spectrum of advanced energy storage solutions for automobiles at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Johnson Controls, Inc.

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JUNE 7, 2019

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS in Dresden have developed a new battery cell production process that coats the electrodes of the energy storage cells with a dry film instead of liquid chemicals. This simplified process saves energy and eliminates toxic solvents. © Fraunhofer IWS.

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JULY 18, 2011

a division of the Chinese conglomerate Wanxiang Group Corporation, have received approval from the Chinese government for their joint venture to co-manufacture lithium-ion energy storage systems for the China market. Ener1, Inc. and Wanxiang Electric Vehicle Co., The new company—Zhejiang Wanxiang Ener1 Power System Co.,

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DECEMBER 10, 2012

By 2020, Pike Research forecasts that advanced lead-acid batteries will capture roughly 25% of the global battery-based grid storage market, a small subset of the broader energy storage market. The market value for advanced lead-acid batteries in grid storage will be approximately $6.8 billion in 2020, according to Pike.

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DECEMBER 27, 2013

Innovators at NASA’s Glenn Research Center have developed an automated pulse-and-glide technique using a flywheel energy storage system for on-road vehicles; the technology, which NASA Glenn says can improve fuel economy over existing internal combustion or battery hybrid systems by 40-100%, is available for licensing.

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MARCH 7, 2019

Like all automobile manufacturers, Audi is obliged by law to take back energy carriers after they have been used in cars. It is also conceivable that used battery modules could be used in mobile charging containers for electric vehicles or in stationary energy-storage systems.

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

Supercapacitor energy storage unit for the E-Booster Click to enlarge. PSA Peugeot Citroën plans to equip about 30% of its diesel automobiles with the new start-stop system by 2012. PSA plans to sell around one million vehicles equipped with the new E-Booster micro-hybrid technology e-HDi over the next three years.

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AUGUST 24, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) issued a notice of intent to release a funding opportunity that would provide up to $37 million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to advance electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling, transportation, and design (DE-FOA-0003120). As of July 2023, more than 3.9

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AUGUST 20, 2020

million award for a three-year effort to develop a new generation of non-lithium batteries, as part of the California Energy Commission (CEC) Grant Funding Opportunity “Developing non-Lithium Ion Energy Storage Technologies to Support California’s Clean Energy Goals.” ( GFO-19-305 ). Battery startup Anzode Inc.

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

The joint venture will lay the foundation for reliable sources of LFP with regard to the rapidly growing use of lithium-ion batteries for on-site energy storage and for electric and hybrid automobile drives. (LG Chem supplies the Li-ion cells for the Chevy Volt, for example.).

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DECEMBER 13, 2020

a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., and ENGIE EPS, and Italian technology player in energy storage, hydrogen and e-mobility, have been awarded with 25 MW of capacity in the context of the tender process held by the Italian grid operator Terna. FCA Italy S.p.A.,

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Italy Battery Batteries Grid 225

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MAY 8, 2018

Maxwell Technologies, a leading developer and manufacturer of capacitive energy storage and power delivery solutions, announced a technology partnership with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely), the parent company of leading brands such as Volvo and Geely Auto. million automobiles using its ultracapacitor technology.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

BYD was founded in 1995 as a battery business and has grown into a total energy solution company, manufacturing not only electrified vehicles but other products such as large-size energy storage cells. In 2008, BYD became the first company to sell mass production of plug-in hybrid electrified vehicles (PHEVs).

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

FAM AUTOMOBILES : a company specialized in electric vehicle (2- and 4-wheel) conception and production. FAM Automobiles is also specialized in other automotive activities: design of new parts, chassis modification, engine improvement, product management for car manufacturers and importers.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Continental AG, has selected Maxwell Technologies’ BOOSTCAP ultracapacitors as the energy storage element of a voltage stabilization system (VSS) it has developed for automobiles. The VSS stabilizes the auto’s electrical system and supports stop-start functionality for improved fuel efficiency and reduced emissions.

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JANUARY 19, 2012

Bombardier EnerGstor wayside energy storage unit. Bombardier Transportation, a leading producer of rail vehicles and rail transportation equipment, systems and services, has selected Maxwell ultracapacitors as the energy storage element of the Bombardier EnerGstor braking energy recuperation system.

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

Many of these vehicles use lithium-ion batteries as an energy source, which can pose rare but significant safety risks including fires that can impact drivers on the road, homeowners who may have EVs parked in their garages and shipping handlers transporting EVs to their final destinations.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries Battery 259

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MAY 13, 2012

an energy storage startup co-founded and led by Rob Ferber, a former Science Director at Tesla Motors who worked on the Tesla Roadster battery system, has launched a new cloud-based service for traction battery design for electric vehicle manufacturers. ElectronVault Inc.,

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Batteries Battery Energy Storage Manufacturer 265

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APRIL 26, 2010

The expansion was supported by a $249 million federal stimulus US Department of Energy grant designed to accelerate the manufacturing and deployment of the next generation of batteries for plug-in hybrid and all-electric automobiles. In September 2009, A123 raised $378 million in its initial public offering.

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JANUARY 21, 2011

will install a development center for functional electrolytes on its premises, in order to meet the rapidly expanding demand for large lithium-ion batteries used for automobile and energy storage applications in Europe and North America. UBE Chemical Europe S.A. UBE Chemical Europe S.A. through UBE Corporation Europe S.A.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Yutong), China’s largest bus manufacturer, has selected Maxwell ultracapacitors for energy storage and power delivery in diesel-electric hybrid buses that Yutong is producing for public transit agencies worldwide. Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co.,

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Diesel Manufacturer Hybrid China 170

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JULY 20, 2010

In terms of research, e-mobility is a key function for the automobile of tomorrow. Thus, building prototypes and the joint assessment of performance and specification in automobiles takes place across the research alliance. —Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

Balqon Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of heavy-duty electric vehicles, lithium-ion battery energy storage products and electric drive systems ( earlier post ), has received an order from Winston Global Energy, headquartered in Shenzhen China, for 300 electric drive systems at a purchase price of approximately $53,000 per unit.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

Incentivize the market on all three of these spaces and the market will change consumer behavior. The consumer is ready to go, but they have to have the product and the ability to use the product. Right now we are operating with a grid that was not adequate at middle of the last century.

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Tax Credit Tax Vehicles Grid 284

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

The team projects that reasonable estimates for production costs and loss of performance due to system implementation result in total energy storage costs roughly 5 times cheaper than those for 700 bar tanks, potentially opening doors for increased adoption of hydrogen as an energy vector.

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Hydrogen Energy Storage Carbon Fiber Store 276

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JANUARY 13, 2017

BMW has selected Bochum, Germany-based Scienlab as a strategic partner and is investing in test laboratories for developing energy storages and inverters. Scienlab electronic systems GmbH in Bochum produces test systems to test industrial products as well as electrified drive train components for electric and hybrid vehicles.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

The focus of the effort for these subcontracts is to develop multi-physics simulation models capturing realistic three-dimensional geometries and configurations of cell level and pack level of batteries or other energy storage devices that could meet the requirements of electric drive vehicles.

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Batteries Battery Energy Storage Vehicles 199

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

Army’s Tank and Automobile Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC). The REV vehicles act as dynamic energy storage devices on the power grid, together acting as an extension of the power plant whenever they are plugged in. These vehicles all have built-in connectivity to REV’s AutoGrid Network.

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

an automobile conversion company out of New Castle, Delaware. The AC induction motor is controlled by a proprietary power electronics unit that maximizes efficiency over a broad operating range and also allows energy recovery through regenerative braking. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

The cooperation between DLR and NTU has existed since 2012 and emphasizes electric mobility, energy storage, air conditioning systems, and hybrid lightweight construction as well as multifunctional materials.). Satheesh Kumar working on the project with the support of his German DLR-supervisor Dr. Michael Schier.

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JULY 8, 2022

Besides easily upgrading battery technology, reducing the purchase price of EVs (by decoupling the cost of the battery from the EV), and massively decreasing charging times, it is also important to note that the battery swapping stations themselves can become independent energy storage facilities with grid-balancing ability, IDTechEx said.

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JANUARY 21, 2013

The paper covers the basics of the electrochemistry of LIBs and the development of new materials and electrolytes in the search for higher capacities; it also addresses the challenge of energy storage in transportation applications with the target of displacing the internal combustion engine.

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JANUARY 6, 2016

Lux Research analysts built a data-driven model and evaluated the innovations necessary to meet ambitious 2025 fuel efficiency targets, and their impact on automobile prices. Among their findings: Micro-hybrids lead the charge based on energy storage advances. Lighter materials are key. Brazil has the highest target of 27.5%

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