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JUNE 18, 2022

In its mission to support and secure an attractive and sustainable circular business model for batteries, Volvo Energy is investing approximately SEK 50 million (US$4.9 million) for a 10% stake in the UK-based second-life battery energy storage specialist Connected Energy. The investment came as part of a £15-million (US$18.4-million)

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a novel strategy to improve the efficiency and performance of non-aqueous lithium-oxygen (Li-air) batteries. O 2 batteries are based on the oxidation of lithium at the (lithium) metal electrode and reduction of oxygen at the air electrode to induce current flow.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University has awarded $10.5 million for seven research projects designed to advance a broad range of renewable energy technologies, including solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy. Photo-electrochemically rechargeable zinc-air batteries.

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APRIL 7, 2013

Researchers at Fudan University with colleagues at the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight have developed a LiMn 2 O4 material for a Li-ion battery cathode that exhibits superfast charging capabilities. Their paper is published in the ACS journal Nano Letters. It is known that from the nature there are a lot of materials rich in facets.

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Cars That Think

JULY 15, 2021

Dozens of solar farms in the country’s southeastern region are slated to use “ hydrogen batteries ” in coming years. The dual-purpose devices can fit inside of shipping containers and pack a bounty of technologies: lithium batteries, electrolyzers, fuel cells, and canisters of a hydrogen-metal compound.

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JUNE 13, 2021

Canada-based NEO Battery Materials Ltd.—which He is currently a Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Yonsei University. Ltd (KMS) to pursue strategic opportunities for the advancement of low-cost, scalable silicon anodes through leveraging the developments in silicon technologies from both parties.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2024

Photo: CSIRO Researchers led by Australia’s national science agency had an efficiency breakthrough with roll-to-roll flexible printed perovskite solar cells. Printed solar cells are highly efficient, flexible, and decreasing in cost. Printed solar cells are highly efficient, flexible, and decreasing in cost.

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JANUARY 20, 2022

Honeywell and FREYR Battery signed an agreement pursuant to which FREYR will, subject to viability, leverage Honeywell’s leading technology offerings, including integrated automation, field instrumentation and security integration solutions in FREYR’s manufacturing process. —Tom Einar Jensen, FREYR’s Chief Executive Officer.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Michigan State University introduced an electric autonomous bus that will serve students, staff and faculty beginning early 2022 as part of the campus’ smart mobility ecosystem. Hope, which houses the largest solar carport array in North America. The bus’s 2.5-mile

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

A research team led by Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute Of Science And Technology (DGIST) Professor Jong-Sung Yu in Korea, with colleagues at UC Berkeley and Xi’an Jiaotong University in China, has successfully developed a new catalyst synthesis method that can efficiently decompose water into oxygen and hydrogen using solar light.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) is leading a landmark effort along with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) to deploy 100 battery-electric regional haul and drayage trucks across California.

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MAY 15, 2014

The University of California, Riverside is opening its Sustainable Integrated Grid Initiative to research the integration of: intermittent renewable energy, such as photovoltaic solar panels; energy storage, such as batteries; and all types of electric and hybrid electric vehicles. Two megawatt-hours of battery energy storage.

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MARCH 20, 2012

Spider9 , a cleantech company launched in 2011 at the University of Michigan, has finalized the license agreement for patented dynamic control systems and plans to launch its first commercial integration at the historic Henry Ford Valve Plant, known as the Water Wheel Center, in Northville, Michigan. —Spider9 CEO Glynne Townsend.

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MAY 8, 2012

Balqon Corporation, a developer of heavy-duty electric vehicles, drive systems and lithium-ion battery storage devices, has installed a one MWh lithium-ion battery storage system at the University of California, Riverside (UCR); the system has gone operational, providing electric power to the Bourns College of Engineering building.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

The Center for Urban Energy (CUE) at Ryerson University in Canada is testing a 150 kW Li-ion battery provided by Electrovaya in collaboration with Toronto Hydro to prove how off-peak electricity can be stored. Post doctorate research fellow Bhanu Opathella with the 150 kW battery. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia, have developed a new concept for an aluminum battery delivering twice the energy density as previous versions, made of abundant materials, and with the potential to reduce production costs and environmental impact.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

MAN Truck & Bus is working on the post-usage strategy for its electric-vehicle batteries. The aim is to extend the life of the batteries in the first step and, if this is no longer possible, to recycle the raw materials contained in them. This can significantly increase the service life of the battery.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Taking advantage of its advanced materials and processing technologies, the Teijin Group intends to further strengthen its ability to deliver innovative technological solutions in fields such as weight reduction and battery efficiency. Nanofront ultra-fine polyester fiber is used in the team’s driving gloves, improving steering wheel grip.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The new EPIC project coordinated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is aimed at accelerating the drying of high-quality electrodes for lithium-ion batteries, increasing the energy efficiency of this process and, hence, reducing the cost of production. EPIC is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research with €3 million.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2024

Photo: Oxford PV Oxford PV , a spin-off from the University of Oxford, says it’s achieved the world record for the most efficient solar panel. That’s a big deal compared to the more typical 16-24% in commercial solar panels. Solar power is the MVP of renewable energy, making up a massive chunk of new clean energy sources.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Global automotive supplier DENSO and Nagoya University have developed an in-vehicle battery-based energy management system (EMS) which uses forecasting models of household electricity demand and vehicle use to reduce electricity costs. Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Smart charging V2X' Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JULY 16, 2015

Solar Impulse, the solar-powered electric aircraft attempting to fly around the world, will be grounded in Hawaii until early spring 2016 due to damage to the batteries which overheated in the record-breaking oceanic flight from Nagoya to Hawaii. Overall the airplane performed very well during the flight, the team said.

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OCTOBER 27, 2021

Global solar energy supplies are growing rapidly, with nearly 10 times as much solar capacity installed today as there was a decade ago. But even as the glossy rectangles become increasingly cheaper and ubiquitous, solar PV alone can't solve the nagging question: What to do when the sun isn't shining? It's flexible.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

EV owners are more likely to add solar panels to their homes, according to a new US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study – here’s why. More of the 2018 survey participants owned or previously owned solar panels than an EV – 9.1% That has a significant influence on your owning EVs or PVs.”

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

A team of students from the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University is helping to improve the air quality for nomadic communities in Mongolia. The Project Koyash team at ASU designed a solar-powered air-filtration system that autonomously cleans polluted air in less than an hour.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Energy Research Center at RWTH Aachen University, E.ON electric utility company, battery manufacturers Exide and beta-motion and inverter manufacturer SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA) have joined forces to build the first multi-technology, modular large-scale 5MW battery storage system. The M5BAT project is backed by a €6.5-million

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Photo: Kyoto University An MIT-led team revealed a “guidebook” for how to tune surface properties of perovskites, a silicon alternative – here’s why that’s huge for solar. Their versatility opens up new avenues for solar installations, from urban buildings to portable, off-grid applications.

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JULY 24, 2012

The University of Michigan Solar Car Team won the 2012 American Solar Challenge (ASC) with its car Quantum, snagging a fourth consecutive ASC title, and also breaking the record the team set in 2008. Quantum, U-M’s lightest-ever vehicle, finished third in the World Solar Challenge in Australia last fall. U-M Quantum.

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AUGUST 21, 2016

Other than charging a battery-electric car using electricity harvested by photovoltaic panels, solar power isn't exactly practical for current production cars. But every year, dozens of solar-powered race cars compete in events around the world held for college students. In the U.S.,

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APRIL 20, 2023

Ultimately, the goal is to deliver a universally applicable mobility platform to handle a variety of payloads. The solar-powered, autonomous driving mobility unit will weigh around 70 kg.

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MARCH 14, 2022

One of the main impediments to harnessing solar energy is storage. Solar batteries work as a short-term solution, but not when it comes to long-term storage or to power, say, an entire city. Solar energy and oil wells might sound like an odd combination, but the principle is similar to how geothermal energy would be harnessed.

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OCTOBER 27, 2021

Global solar energy supplies are growing rapidly, with nearly 10 times as much solar capacity installed today as there was a decade ago. But even as the glossy rectangles become increasingly cheaper and ubiquitous, solar PV alone can't solve the nagging question: What to do when the sun isn't shining? It's flexible.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), together with partners at the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) are developing an agile production system for batteries. —KIT President, Professor Holger Hanselka.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

DERConnect will address an outstanding national need for large-scale testing capabilities across universities, national labs, industry, utility companies and Independent System Operators to validate future technologies for autonomous energy grids in real-word scenarios. We will be replicating the entire California power grid on one campus.

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MAY 3, 2018

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emission solutions for commercial fleets, is partnering with the City of Boulder and transit provider Via Mobility Services to repower diesel buses with battery-electric systems. The long-term plan is that we’ll be able to fuel the vehicles with the solar energy that’s collected at Via’s site.

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JANUARY 17, 2012

Separately, AECOM Technology Corporation and REC Solar unveiled a 1.16 MW installation at the California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) campus. The three solar systems are installed on the rooftops of two CSU Fullerton buildings and a parking structure carport under contract to AECOM. The funding, approved Jan.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

A global battery consortium charged with advancing lead battery technology has re-launched as it prepares a new technical roadmap designed to extend both the performance and lifetime of the core battery technology. The push for greater electrification requires a mix of battery technologies capable of delivering at scale.

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