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Duke Energy partnering with Ford in V2G pilot

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Duke Energy has filed for North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) approval of a new demand response pilot program expected to launch in 2023 for customers in the Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) service area. Duke Energy Carolinas serves about 2.1

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Toyota to manufacture $48M EV battery lab in Michigan

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billion in a battery plant in Marshall, Mich., The unutilized Toyota battery lab will backup the automaker store date with electrification in North The us, Jordan Choby, team vice chairman of powertrain at Toyota North The us’s R&D unit, stated within the observation. .

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Ford unveils all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUV

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kWh Li-ion battery) and extended-range (98.8 kWh battery) options with either rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive powered by permanent magnet motors. Equipped with an extended-range battery and rear-wheel drive, Mach-E has a targeted EPA-estimated range of at least 300 miles. -ft. Top: Standard range battery with AWD.

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BASF announces winners of the open innovation contest on energy storage

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The winning concepts were: A molten air battery that uses a molten salt electrolyte at elevated temperature from Professor Stuart Licht at George Washington University. A novel rechargeable zinc battery from the research group of Professors Paul Wright and James Evans from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Startup Blue Current seeking to commercialize non-flammable fluorinated electrolytes for Li-ion batteries

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) battery scientist Nitash Balsara and co-inventor Joseph DeSimone of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, have launched Blue Current , a startup company backed by investment firm Faster LLC, to commercialize their non-flammable electrolytes for Li-ion batteries.

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BLUETTI expands its Solar+ program to three more states

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Following a successful launch in Texas last year, energy storage leader BLUETTI is expanding its Solar+ program to California, Massachusetts, and North Carolina. BLUETTI believes that a quality solar and battery storage system with good service support doesn’t have to come at a premium price.

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Hotstick USA exclusively licenses ORNL direct-current detector for emergency responder safety

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North Carolina-based Hotstick USA has exclusively licensed a direct-current detector technology developed by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to help emergency responders safely detect high voltages.

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