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Sion Power reports 400 Wh/kg, 700 Wh/L and 350 cycles under 1C for Li-ion battery with Li-metal anode technology

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Yuriy Mikhaylik, Sion Power’s Director of Materials, is presenting details on this performance in an invited presentation at the ECS meeting in Honolulu this week. These cells will be available by December 2017. Click to enlarge. Sion Power is in the process of expanding its facilities in Tucson, Ariz.

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US DOE Awards More than $47M in Recovery Act Funding to Advance Smart Grid Development; New Smart Grid Report and Smart Grid Clearinghouse

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million in Recovery Act funding available for local governments to develop emergency preparedness plans for their electrical systems. Real-time pricing would enable customers to recharge vehicles during off-peak hours at reduced cost. Energy Secretary Chu also announced $10.5

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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The island gets on average nearly 3,000 hours of sunshine per year, putting it on a par with Honolulu and Brisbane, Australia. Heather Duncan/ORNL Most microgrids run in grid-connected mode whenever the main grid is available. Several factors combine to make Puerto Rico an ideal place for solar power and microgrids.

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ARPA-E to award $22M to 18 projects to accelerate production of macroalgae for energy and other uses; MARINER

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Honolulu, HI. The team will use the best available regional and global modeling products to understand macroalgae farm structure- hydrodynamics interactions, load response calculations, and nutrient flux to provide consistent and accurate simulations of seaweed growth and biomass yields. Category III MARINER Projects. Organization.

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