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Natron Energy awarded $3M by California Energy Commission to pair energy storage with EV fast charging

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Natron Energy, a developer of new battery cell technology based on Prussian Blue analogue electrodes and a sodium-ion electrolyte, has ( earlier post ), has been awarded a $3-million grant by the California Energy Commission (CEC) for “Advanced Energy Storage for Electric Vehicle Charging Support.”

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

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After he graduated from the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, Nigeria, his plan was to get a high-paying job at one of the multinational oil and gas companies based in the country. He earned a master’s degree in electrical power systems engineering in 2018 from the University of Port Harcourt , in Choba, Nigeria.

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Flawed PHEV report has legs

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Via paid consultants, close relationships with universities, a pliant press more apt to reprint a press release than analyze it, and print and television advertising, their negative message has been successfully imparted. Tags: plug-in hybrid national academies of science battery electric car. Department of Energy.

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Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

Plugs and Cars

I suspect without some explicit direction from the top, prodded from those of us below, the automakers will do everything to achieve the requirements with conventional vehicles, eschewing the greater near term cost and long-term benefit of transitioning toward plug-in electric drive components and batteries. Such as the $1.1 No plug, no deal!

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Chevron invests in Prussian Blue battery tech company Natron Energy; stationary storage for EV charging stations

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Natron Energy , a developer of new battery cell technology based on Prussian Blue analogue electrodes and a sodium-ion electrolyte, has closed a strategic investment by Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) to support the development of stationary energy storage systems for demand charge management at electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.

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In situ observation of the charging of a Li-ion anode provides insights that can lead to design of better advanced batteries

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TEM images revealed a high density of dislocations emerging from the reaction front (marked by chevron-shaped dotted lines). The charge and discharge (lithiation and delithiation) of the electrode materials in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) produce large strains in the host material, leading to plasticity and fracture. Click to enlarge.

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America’s lithium laws fail to keep pace with rapid development – ET Auto

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soils, how the battery metal should be valued by regulators and who ultimately should pay to process it into a form usable by manufacturers. “There’ll likely need to be a court fight about whether they have the right to do that,” said Keith Hall, director of the Louisiana State University’s Mineral Law Institute.