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New MIT metal-mesh membrane could solve longstanding problems with liquid metal displacement batteries; inexpensive grid power storage

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In those applications, inexpensive battery technology could potentially enable a much greater percentage of intermittent renewable energy sources to take the place of baseload, always-available power sources, which are now dominated by fossil fuels. The work was supported by the French oil company Total S.A.

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BP invests $5M in mobile electric vehicle charging company FreeWire; intro at some retail sites this year

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EV charging will undoubtedly become an important part of our business, but customer demand and the technologies available are still evolving. BP Ventures’ portfolio is primarily focused on emerging technologies in oil and gas exploration and production and downstream conversion processes.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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In July, the DOE announced that ARPA-E had received approximately 3,500 submissions for the approximately $150 million available as part of the first Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0000065) released 27 April 2009. Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. Earlier post.)

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A More Detailed Look at a Prismatic Li-ion Cell and Pack Manufacturing Process

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The cells operate between -10 °C and 50 °C with available power being limited in the cold threshold and cell life being limited in the heat. EnerDel expects the pack to depreciate more slowly than the rest of the vehicle and to have a secondary life in fork lift trucks or residential power storage once the car has been recycled.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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The whole infrastructure needs to be revamped, from electrical generation to transmission of to user sources and, finally, how to make plug-in sites available to city dwellers? Oil is the alternative. Are we going to burn more oil, natural gas, or (gasp) coal to produce it? And who is going to pay for all this???…

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