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JULY 17, 2020

Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. Enovix Corporation. Exelon Corporation.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Rhombus Energy Solutions announced the certification of its high-power 60 kW AC to DC Power Conditioning System (PCS) charger unit to Underwriter Laboratories UL 1741 & 1741-SA standards. UL 1741 is UL’s Standard for Inverters, Converters, Controllers and Interconnection System Equipment for Use With Distributed Energy Resources.

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MARCH 12, 2010

Two 82 kW (peak) Remy DC drive motors running at 320V deliver 400 N·m (295 lb-ft) max torque, while a 25 kWh battery pack using Li-ion manganese oxide polymer cells provides the energy storage. The battery pack was assembled into a saddlebag configuration under the truck bed. Click to enlarge. John Thomas. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 19, 2014

California-based US Hybrid Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies (HCATT) for the design, integration and delivery of its H 2 Ride Fuel Cell Plug-In Shuttle Bus for operation by the County of Hawaii Mass Transit Agency’s (MTA) HELE-ON Big Island bus service. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 19, 2010

US-based lithium-ion battery producer EnerDel is partnering with the real estate arm of Japan’s industrial trading giant, ITOCHU Corporation, to develop and produce the advanced battery systems for a residential smart grid energy storage project to be installed in a major apartment building near Tokyo.

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DECEMBER 7, 2015

Future facility and charging point expansions are already planned out for 2016-2020 to accommodate more routes converting to fast charging electric vehicles. Foton electric bus equipped with Microvast LpCO battery system. As an example, Beijing transit route 13 is using Foton buses using fas charging battery technology from Microvast.

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JULY 21, 2009

has added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet by converting standard FedEx delivery trucks to hybrid-electric systems. The converted hybrids were developed with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Eaton Corporation, which provided the hybrid-electric systems ( earlier post ). FedEx Corp.

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JANUARY 25, 2010

Lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel has been selected to provide the heavy-duty battery systems used to power Japan’s first lithium-ion-powered electric bus. The vehicle was converted by Tokyo R&D, and is scheduled to hit the streets on regular local routes in Toyama, a coastal city located on the Sea of Japan. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 8, 2012

A123 Systems, a developer and manufacturer of advanced lithium-iron phosphate batteries and systems, signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Wanxiang Group Corporation establishing the framework for a strategic investment through which Wanxiang would invest up to $450 million in A123.

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JUNE 11, 2014

After undergoing multiple iterations, the latest version released for trial will undergo extreme weather conditions, using Lishen’s battery pack with improved energy efficiency and reliability. It is majority owned by China National Off-shore Oil (CNOOC), various Tianjin funds and large energy corporations in China.

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APRIL 30, 2010

ARPA-E’s first solicitation awarded $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 23, 2010

Canada-based Li-ion battery maker Electrovaya Inc. Each share purchase warrant is convertible into one common share of the corporation. we continue to grow and address new opportunities in the clean transportation and stationary energy storage markets. completed a financing for C$5 million (US$4.96

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AUGUST 16, 2012

US-based Li-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems announced the execution of definitive agreements with China’s Wanxiang Group Corporation, which follows the non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) that A123 signed with Wanxiang on 8 August 2012. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 22, 2012

This project is led by Steven Holdcroft, Simon Fraser University, in partnership with Automotive Fuel Cell Corporation, Ballard Power Systems, Hyteon Inc., Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are being developed worldwide as clean energy conversion devices. The newly funded projects are: Low Platinum PEM Fuel Cells.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

The difference lies in a more powerful electric motor, increased energy storage and equipment for overhead conductive opportunity charging. The battery pack uses a heater/cooler system which operates both at the ramp and when driving. —Håkan Agnevall, President Volvo Bus Corporation.

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MARCH 11, 2023

Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. As utilities shifted to more reliable alternating-current systems, they phased out these costly backup batteries.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Novel Polymer-enhanced Rechargeable Aluminum-Alkaline Battery Technology – $2,000,000. Ionic Materials will develop a more energy dense (by volume and mass) rechargeable battery based on an aluminum-alkaline chemistry. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

Incentivize auto manufacturers, for example, by exempting the profits resulting from the sale of the first 10 million vehicles that deliver more than 75 mpg from any corporate taxes. Incentivize the battery makers. ” Pataki suggested converting the tax credit to a rebate, for three years or for five. Gasoline is too cheap.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Oshkosh Corporation ran two Light Concept Vehicles (LCV) through the 43 rd Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 off-road race course in Mexico, 18-20 November; one crossed the finish line of the 1,061-mile desert course. The system has no batteries, using ultracapacitors for energy storage instead. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 12, 2010

The Cummins APU incorporated hybrid power electronics, system controls, and balance-of-plant components combined with SOFC modules supplied by Protonex Technology Corporation. The hybrid power electronics provide dynamic load sharing between the SOFC and a battery pack. Average net power produced over test period: 1,100W DC or 820W AC.

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APRIL 6, 2009

Chrysler LLC and A123Systems have signed an agreement stating that A123Systems will supply Nanophosphate lithium-ion prismatic cells, and jointly developed battery modules and packs, for Chrysler’s first-generation ENVI Range-extended Electric Vehicles and battery-only Electric Vehicles. A123Systems has applied for $1.84

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DECEMBER 19, 2009

Under terms of the agreement, Delphi will supply Allison with key hybrid drive system electronic components and energy storage systems to be used in its hybrid propulsion systems for medium-duty commercial trucks and buses. Since 2000, Delphi has been issued more than 100 patents in power electronics and advanced energy systems.

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MARCH 25, 2009

Battery pack and hydrogen tank are at the rear. Mazda Motor Corporation has begun commenced commercial leasing of the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid ( earlier post ), a hydrogen hybrid vehicle that offers substantially improved performance due to the addition of a hybrid system. Transparent view of Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

The vast majority of the funded projects are for battery-electric buses and infrastructure; two projects are receiving a total of $3.2 Juneau, the Capital City of Alaska, has a clean, renewable source of energy, local hydropower. The 30' battery electric buses will replace several vehicles at or near the end of their useful lives.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

The following small businesses, researchers, and energy entrepreneurs received the latest funding: Nad Karim of DCBpower in Palo Alto will receive $95,000 to research a dual chemistry battery system that has the potential to increase by 50% the range of electric vehicles over conventional fuel vehicles.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

The awardees went through a rigorous process including a review with CalSEED’s curated technical advisory committee, who volunteered their time and expertise to select the most promising future clean energy technologies. rechargeable battery?technology? the cost of energy storage?by Innovasion Labs PINC, Inc. technology?

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AUGUST 10, 2011

Advanced cells and design technology for electric drive batteries : Twelve projects awarded to develop high energy or high power batteries for electric vehicles that should significantly exceed existing state-of-the-art technologies in terms of performance and/or cost. Optodot Corporation. Grantee Description. 3M Company.

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

VTO focuses on a mix of near- and long-term vehicle technologies including advanced batteries, power electronics and electric motors, lightweight and propulsion materials, advanced combustion engines, advanced fuels and lubricants, and other enabling technologies. Broadly, VTO program activities are focused on achieving: Saving 1.4

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AUGUST 2, 2022

Nikola Corporation and Romeo Power have entered into a definitive agreement in which Nikola will acquire Romeo in an all-stock transaction. Headquartered in Cypress, California, Romeo is an energy storage technology company focused on designing and manufacturing lithium-ion battery modules and packs for commercial vehicle applications.

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MAY 29, 2009

The system captures energy from braking, converts the energy to electricity, stores the electricity in lithium-ion batteries, and uses it to power the electric motor, which assists the MP7 diesel engine with propulsion of the truck. Energy storage is a 288 cell ultracapacitor system. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 23, 2017

CIRCUITS project teams will accelerate the development and deployment of a new class of efficient, lightweight, and reliable power converters, based on wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors. Eaton Corporation. data center energy consumption and operating cost while creating a high-volume commercial market for SiC-based power converters.

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JUNE 19, 2014

Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Fuel Cell Tailored for Efficient Utilization of Methane Georgia Tech Research Corporation will develop a fuel cell that operates at temperatures less than 500°C by integrating nanostructured materials into all cell components. Category 1: Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cells for Distributed Generation.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The project includes quick-charging stations at this terminal layover in route to recharge bus batteries. Grid sourced electrical energy used to recharge the bus batteries will be augmented with solar energy collected with panels procured and installed under this project. City of Santa Clarita, California: $4,620,000.

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OCTOBER 18, 2009

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, has made an initial 20 unit commercial commitment for a series hydraulic drive system from Parker Hannifin. Like other hybrid systems, energy saved when applying the brakes is reused to help accelerate the vehicle. Earlier post , earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

ARPA-E’s first funding opportunity, “OPEN 2009,” was issued three years ago and was similarly an open call for transformational energy technology solutions. The increased energy. Methane Converter to Electricity and Fuel. Bio2Electric will develop a small-scale reactor that converts natural. Bio2Electric, LLC. University.

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JUNE 26, 2021

To date, the TCF has funded more than 380 projects by unlocking more than $170 million in funding from more than 300 private sector partners, including automotive manufacturers, energy storage companies, utilities, bioenergy companies, solar providers, and aerospace companies. Northrup Grumman Corporation (Elkton, Maryland).

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JULY 22, 2009

The FedEx fleet of hybrid-electric vehicles has leapt by more than 50 per cent from 172 to 264 after the company added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet by converting existing models. ISB EPA 07 200hp EGR diesel engine and an Eaton hybrid-electric system featuring lithium-ion batteries for energy storage.

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