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MARCH 10, 2013

A plot of ESOI for 7 potential grid-scale energy storage technologies. Benson from Stanford University and Stanford’s Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) has quantified the energetic costs of 7 different grid-scale energy storage technologies over time. Credit: Barnhart and Benson, 2013.

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MAY 14, 2013

A123 Energy Solutions, a division of A123 Systems LLC and a part of Wanxiang Group, announced that its Li-ion Long Duration Grid Battery System (GBS-LD) meets the necessary requirements for CE Marking in the European Union (EU).

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NOVEMBER 15, 2012

launched its lithium-ion energy storage system for home usage. The battery stores power from the grid or from solar panels and stores it for later household use. In some regions, utilities occasionally provide negative pricing to dump excess power when demand is very low, so users may actually be paid to store energy.

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MAY 2, 2010

Saft is providing the Li-ion (lithium-ion) battery technology for ABB’s new SVC (Static Var Compensator) Light with Energy Storage—its latest development within the FACTS (Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems) family. The technology can play an important role in integrating renewables into the grid.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

CalBattery had earlier entered into a Work for Others (WFO) program with ANL to commercialize an advanced Li-ion battery combining ANL’s Si-graphene anode materials with other advanced battery materials into a Very Large Format (400+ Ah) prismatic cell targeting grid-scale storage and EV applications. Earlier post.).

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MAY 29, 2015

Daimler is entering the commercial and residential stationary energy storage system (ESS) market with its wholly-owned subsidiary Deutsche ACCUmotive. Daimler’s first industrial-scale lithium-ion unit is already on the grid and is being operated by the partner companies The Mobility House AG and GETEC Energie AG.

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DECEMBER 16, 2015

AES Energy Storage and LG Chem have entered a multi-year agreement that provides access to a gigawatt-hour (GWh) of lithium-ion battery capacity with the option to procure additional capacity for the AES Advancion energy storage solution. Advancion Node. optimizing the operation of the asset.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

AllCell Technologies LLC has launched a line of lithium-ion energy storage modules. Based on the company’s proprietary thermal management technology ( earlier post ), the modules deliver a combination of energy density, cycle life, and safety.

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APRIL 30, 2015

Canada-based Li-ion developer and manufacturer Electrovaya Inc. The transaction includes an advanced and automated production plant for lithium-ion electrodes and ceramic composite separators, with a rated capacity of 0.5 Separion is a proprietary ceramic composite separator for ultra-safe lithium ion battery applications.

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APRIL 27, 2022

South 8 will leverage the funding to accelerate the commercialization of its patented Liquefied Gas Electrolyte (LiGas) technology for high-performance batteries for electric vehicle, grid storage, aerospace, and defense applications. ? —Cyrus Rustomji, Ph.D., CEO of South 8 Technologies.

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APRIL 11, 2013

XGS), a manufacturer of graphene platelets, has launched silicon anode materials for Li-ion batteries, with immediate availability. We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of this new high-capacity anode product. XG Sciences, Inc. —Rob Privette. and the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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JUNE 4, 2014

For the near term, they have been working on a dual-battery combining a lithium-ion battery with a 12-volt lead-acid battery that could enable regenerative braking technology in non-hybrid vehicles for greater fuel savings. The research advances lithium-ion battery technology currently available on Ford’s electrified vehicles.

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MAY 21, 2013

Amprius’ plan, outlined at the DOE Merit Review in 2012, is to start with consumer electronics and move to vehicle and grid storage markets. a developer of lithium-ion batteries using silicon nanowire anodes ( earlier post ), has launched the first generation of its high-capacity and high-energy-density Li-ion batteries.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

a consortium of businesses spearheaded by three “Southern Tier” companies, will establish Li-ion research and development and production operations at the Huron Campus in Endicott, Broome County. This announcement also builds on the significant work being done in New York State in the energy storage and advanced battery industries.

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MAY 4, 2012

AES Gener and AES Energy Storage have begun commercial operation of the second energy storage project in Northern Chile, integrating 20MW of Li-ion battery-based energy storage (BESS) with a 544MW thermal power plant. A123 Systems supplied the energy storage systems for the project.

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At the heart of this collaboration lies noco-noco’s X-SEPA separator technology capable of extending the life of the conventional lithium-ion batteries fivefold, when used with a proprietary electrolyte, Greenfuel said in a release. GW from Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) with storage of 208.25

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Saft is supplying a lithium-ion battery system to provide energy storage for one of the Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS) projects funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE). The design will incorporate energy storage and two-way communications between solar electrical systems and utilities.

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JUNE 21, 2016

BMW i announced a home stationary energy storage system solution integrating its BMW i3 vehicle battery at EVS 29 in Montréal. The system utilizes BMW i3 high-voltage batteries and can be expanded to incorporate second-life batteries as they become available in the market.

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JANUARY 29, 2015

NEC Energy Solutions, along with NEC Corporation, has announced production availability of the Li-ion ALM 12V35 product line of 12-Volt batteries utilizing Nanophosphate lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO 4 ) technology from A123 Systems. All ALM 12V35 models are available now and are shipping to initial customers.

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JUNE 15, 2015

Nissan Motor Company and Green Charge Networks, a provider of commercial energy storage, are partnering to deploy second-life Li-ion vehicle batteries for stationary commercial energy storage in the US and international markets. General availability is targeted for Q4 2015. formed in 2010.

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

As part of the FY 2012 Phase I Release 3 SBIR/STTR Award program, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Michigan-based XG Sciences, a manufacturer of graphene nanoplatelets ( earlier post ), a contract to develop low-cost, high-energy Si/graphene anodes for Li-ion batteries for use in extended range electric vehicle applications.

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AUGUST 24, 2016

A team at the Ohio State University has developed a membrane that regulates bi-directional ion transport across it as a function of its redox state and that could be used as a programmable smart membrane separator in future supercapacitors and redox flow batteries. —Herya and Sundaresan. plugin EVs to Tesla’s 85 kWh battery pack).

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DECEMBER 21, 2015

XALT Energy and Efficient Drivetrains (EDI) announced a tentative agreement through which XALT will supply EDI with its NMC graphite Lithium-ion battery energy storage packs for use in EDI’s PHEV PowerDrive and electric power export solutions. The packs will be used for commercial truck fleet replacement orders.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding a combined $2.8 billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. Li 2 O spodumene concentrate. Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6

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JULY 18, 2016

Cadenza Innovation , a Li-ion battery startup founded in 2012 by Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud, former CEO and founder of Boston Power ( earlier post ), has raised more than $5 million in growth capital. Safety: integrated fire protection, enabling fail-safe battery packs for use in residential, grid and transportation applications.

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JUNE 22, 2015

Stealth-mode battery start-up 24M has introduced its new semi-solid lithium-ion cell. Together, our inventions achieve what lithium-ion has yet to do—meet the ultra-low cost targets of the grid and transportation industries. The lithium-ion battery is a brilliant, enabling technology, but its economics are flawed.

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MARCH 24, 2011

with advanced lithium-ion technology to provide stationary energy storage solutions for a Canadian utility project supported by Sustainable Development Technology of Canada. The lithium-ion battery storage system will be tested with a large urban Ontario distribution company. Dow Kokam will supply eCAMION Inc.

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MAY 1, 2013

Valence Technology recently announced the availability of the U-Charge P40-24, the first in a new generation of high-power battery modules utilizing the company’s lithium iron magnesium phosphate chemistry. The new module is a complementary product offering to the existing U-Charge product line, which has been available since 2005.

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DECEMBER 4, 2015

This expands the SEPARION family with both the nominal 21 micron (P20) and the 28 micron (P30) separators now available. SEPARION withstands unusually high temperature incursions, thus making a lithium-ion battery safer. SEPARION full ceramic material supported by PET non-woven. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 26, 2011

Scheme of the semi-solid flow cell (SSFC) system using flowing lithium-ion cathode and anode suspensions. Even the highest energy density lithium ion cells currently available, e.g., 2.8–2.9 Even the highest energy density lithium ion cells currently available, e.g., 2.8–2.9 –2.9

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

At the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) EXPO 2017 in Atlanta, XALT Energy introduced its first second-generation (Gen II) battery cell to its portfolio of lithium-ion cells. The 65Ah UHE cell will also be used in XALT Energy’s new XPAND XMOD module, the XMOD114E, said Richard Cundiff, CEO of XALT Energy.

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JUNE 17, 2011

(A) Energy storage potential (ESP) based on annual production of the elements. On the order of 1 billion 40 kWh Li-based EV batteries could be built with the currently estimated reserve base of lithium, according to a recent study by researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley.

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MARCH 11, 2009

Altairnano), a provider of lithium-ion energy storage systems, is pursuing federal funds associated with the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which includes $4.5 billion for the modernization of the US electricity grid. Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. Earlier post.). The program will provide up to $4.5

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APRIL 1, 2011

John Goodenough, are proposing a strategy for high-capacity next-generation alkali (lithium or sodium)-ion batteries using water-soluble redox couples as the cathode. The cell operates without a catalyst and has high storage efficiency. In theory, the specific energy of a lithium-oxygen (air) battery is 5200 W h kg -1.

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Renewable energy integration involves the incorporation of renewable energy sources into existing energy systems, such as electrical grids or heating systems. These systems store excess energy generated during periods of high production and release it when demand is high or when renewable generation is low.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM billion, and spends $60 million annually on Li-ion battery research and development. LG Chem provides the Li-ion battery system for Hyundai’s Blue Gen System.

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APRIL 28, 2016

PARC has already fabricated LiCoO 2 half cells using CoEx and measured improved energy and power. Performance modeling is also being conducted with different battery chemistries, including alkaline, Li x Mn 2 O 4 , LiCoO 2 , Zn-air, and Ag-Zn. Applying the technique to anodes, additional improvements can be expected. Earlier post.).

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