Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2023

Whereas conventional battery management systems traditionally require extensive data from testing and limits specified by cell suppliers to build software that controls how the battery is used, Elysia Embedded’s algorithms offers customers the ability to unleash untapped potential through intelligent physics-informed models.

Batteries 334

Batteries Battery Insight 2010 334

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

BETHE projects will support the development of timely, commercially viable fusion energy, aiming to increase the number and performance levels of lower-cost fusion concepts. The BETHE program will build off of ARPA-E’s first fusion program, Accelerating Low-Cost Plasma Heating and Assembly (ALPHA).

Fusion 236

Fusion Energy Concept Low Cost 236

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

At the basic level, our strategy is simple: pair the best technology with the right application—whether that’s an electrified ride to school, a hydrogen-fueled big rig, or a commercial flight powered by low-carbon biofuel. —Zia Abdullah, NREL’s bioenergy laboratory program manager.

Transportation 488

Transportation Hydrogen Mariner Renewable 488

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2020

ReJoule and CleanSpark will be further supported by Ford Motor Company, BigBattery, and GRID Alternatives. The California Energy Commission Grant proposal was for the solicitation (GFO-19-310) Validating Capability of Second-life Batteries to Cost-Effectively Integrate Solar Power for Small-Medium Commercial Building Applications.

Grant 221

Grant Ford Batteries Battery 221

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2022

In addition, RNESL will also invest £25 million (US$34 million) as primary investment as growth capital to accelerate commercial roll out. Low cost – total cost of ownership already comparable to lead-acid with potential for further reductions in costs. Sodium is the sixth-most abundant element on the planet.

Sodium 199

Sodium Buy Batteries Battery 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The US Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated systems. Smart grid regional demonstrations involving plug-in vehicles include (ranked by DOE funding): Columbus Southern Power Company (doing business as AEP Ohio).

Energy Storage 270

Energy Storage Grid Energy Wind 270

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2021

These selections bring total SCALEUP program funding to over $70 million, building on $24 million in previously announced SCALEUP “Fast Track” selections. High-Throughput Manufacturing of Breakthrough Polymer Electrolyte to Enable Low-Cost Solid-State Batteries - $8,000,000. Earlier post.) Ionic Materials. Switched Source LLC.

Li-ion 199

Li-ion Batteries Battery Polymer 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

This is the second of three rounds of funding to help members of NY-BEST move promising technologies toward commercialization. NY-BEST is an industry-focused coalition working to establish New York as a global leader in energy storage technology for heavy-duty transportation, electric grid and other storage applications. Bettergy Corp.,

Energy Storage 231

Energy Storage Energy New York Zinc Air 231

Driivz

OCTOBER 8, 2023

The drive to fleet electrification includes all classifications of vehicles, from passenger EVs and light commercial vehicles to municipal and school buses to medium- and heavy-duty trucks. McKinsey asserts that on a TCO basis, light commercial vehicles are at parity now with ICE alternatives in the U.S.

Fleet 96

Fleet Grid Charging EV Smart 96

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2021

Arriving in spring 2022, F-150 Lightning will be available in four series and two battery options at more than 2,300 EV-certified Ford dealers across the country, with the option for fleet customers to access Ford’s complete ecosystem of connected data and telematics services via Ford Commercial Solutions.

F-150 526

F-150 Ford Extended Range Electric 526

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2020

These projects will work to develop timely, commercially viable fusion energy, with the goal to increase the number and performance levels of lower-cost fusion concepts. Commercial fusion technology has long been viewed as an ideal energy source. —Under Secretary of Energy Mark W.

Fusion 321

Fusion Concept Low Cost Wisconsin 321

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Xcel Energy has launched a new pilot for customers of five major automakers to make it easier for consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles in Colorado and to charge their EVs at times when renewable energy production is high and demand on the energy grid is low. —Alice Jackson, president, Xcel Energy-Colorado.

New Mexico 170

New Mexico Colorado Mexico EV Smart 170

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

million to develop an advanced smart charging technology that maintains plug-in electric vehicle consumer needs while reducing charging loads, to achieve electricity grid benefits. The proposed project addresses the problem of access and signals/controls for local data streams in order to control electricity systems loads for grid management.

Grid 150

Grid Charging Energy California 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2023

Projects from this solicitation, which will be implemented over the next 1–3 years, will focus on lowering the cost of heliostats and heliostat technologies and creating new market opportunities for the heliostat industry. Low-cost heliostats offer significant renewable energy potential.

Solar 170

Solar Energy Storage Low Cost Concept 170

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

CSIRO’s contributions will improve understanding of how sCO 2 power plants can enable lower and zero emission technology solutions, and how those plants might be used in remote mining and community locations as a low-cost alternative to diesel fuel power generation. Operational start-up is anticipated next year.

Power 186

Power Powered San Antonio Solar 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2013

reports that its zinc-ion-based ZIP-Cap asymmetric ultracapacitor is expected to provide a 25-fold reduction in build cost and a 5-fold increase in energy density (up to 35Wh/L) without the ultra-pure materials or expensive “dry-room” facilities that are necessary to build today’s ultracapacitors. Ionova Technologies, Inc.

Building 304

Building Energy Lead Acid DC 304

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2013

reports that its zinc-ion-based ZIP-Cap asymmetric ultracapacitor is expected to provide a 25-fold reduction in build cost and a 5-fold increase in energy density (up to 35Wh/L) without the ultra-pure materials or expensive “dry-room” facilities that are necessary to build today’s ultracapacitors. Ionova Technologies, Inc.

Building 275

Building Energy Lead Acid DC 275

Teslarati

JULY 5, 2021

Tesla Energy firmly argued against using coal and gas generators to support a proposed low-cost, reliable, secure, and zero-emissions grid in Australia. . Second, Tesla strongly recommended building a market that would incentivize the use of new technology or infrastructure to handle the energy coming from a sustainable grid.

Coal 144

Coal Australia Gas Energy 144

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2022

will build a pilot production process for their core technology and Center of Excellence for high volume manufacturing of hydrogen fuel cells. However, the cost of producing MEAs is high and the durability is often poor. Pilot line for novel Li-ion thermal management solution. Lead: Calogy Solutions; Partner: Linear Automation.

Canada 304

Canada Li-ion Emissions Vehicles 304

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Australia-based Latent Heat Storage has developed a low cost thermal energy storage system based on the latent heat properties of silicon derived from sand. Our system also means that energy consumers will be able to purchase stored electricity off-peak at low tariffs, which ultimately means cheaper energy.

Energy Storage 150

Energy Storage Renewable Energy Grid 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2019

The company will gradually be building up a portfolio of intelligent power tariffs, Wallboxes and charging stations as well as an IT-based energy management system. “We The low-cost 11 kW AC Wallbox is suitable for overnight charging, a procedure that protects the battery. —Thorsten Nicklaß.

Companies 310

Companies Energy Charging Power Grid 310

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2011

The new research and development funding will support four areas of investment, including improving the efficiency and performance of solar cells; developing new installation—or balance of systems—technologies; advancing solar energy grid integration; and researching new materials and processes for solar PV technologies.

Solar 294

Solar Energy Energy Grid Grid 294

Cars That Think

MARCH 14, 2022

Thermal energy storage is a known low-cost, low-risk approach for storing solar energy in the form of heat,” adds Codd. Hyperlight Energy The company is building a demonstration plant at its alpha site with the oil company Hathaway at Bakersfield, Calif., This can imply a long road to commercial success.”

Oil 119

Oil Solar Convert Molten Salt 119

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2022

million, taking their projects through to the demonstration phase, and towards the successful commercialization of their technologies. Technology to build, deliver, and operate a 120 tCO 2 /year DAC pilot plant based on Mission Zero’s IP. SAC Commercial, “GreenShed”. 400MW th of heat from the power plant to capture 1.5

Carbon 305

Carbon Coal Gas-Electric Waste 305

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The purpose of the workshop was to share information and identify the RD&D needs to enable low-cost, effective delivery of hydrogen from centralized production facilities to the point of use (e.g., The dominant technologies in commercial installations are alkaline and PEM, with the others in pre-commercial development in laboratories.

Hydrogen 218

Hydrogen Production Low Cost 2014 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Ecolectro is developing alkaline exchange ionomers (AEIs) to enable low-cost fuel cell and electrolyzer technologies. Ecolectro’s AEIs would be resilient to the harsh operating conditions present in existing alkaline exchange membranes that prevent their widespread adoption in commercial applications. University of Delaware.

Engine 247

Engine San Diego Polymer Lithium Ion 247

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2018

Ceres Power, a UK-based spin-out from Imperial College, is the developer of SteelCell low-cost Solid Oxide Fuel Cell technology. The properties of the SteelCell enable start-up times and robustness to vibration which make it commercially viable for automotive applications such as range extenders for electric vehicles.

Power 170

Power Powered Companies Supplies 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2011

Liquid Metal Battery Corporation (LMBC), a Cambridge, Massachusetts company founded in 2010 to develop new forms of electric storage batteries that work in large, grid-scale applications, has secured the rights to key patent technology from MIT. —Luis Ortiz, LMBC’s President. —Philippe Boisseau, President Total Gas & Power.

MIT 210

MIT Batteries Battery Energy Storage 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected 33 small businesses to work directly with DOE national labs to accelerate the commercialization of new clean energy technologies. Building on the tremendous response of Round 1, the department also has begun accepting applications for Round 2 of the SBV pilot. Grid Logic, working with ORNL.

Clean 150

Clean Cleaning Energy Li-ion 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2014

in the past few years important factors have emerged that are re-accelerating the commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. A few regions (notably California, Japan and Germany) have committed significant funds to support the next crucial steps forward on infrastructure build-out. —“The Hydrogen Transition”.

Davis 250

Davis Hydrogen Transportation North America 250

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $57 million, including nearly $11 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to support clean energy technology commercialization projects for 33 small businesses across the country. DOE Funding: $3,000,000. DOE Funding: $3,000,000. Strategic Polymer Sciences, Inc.

Fuel 210

Fuel Energy Carbon Fiber Polymer 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2012

However, the biggest impact fuel cells could have lies in the commercial automotive sector, which holds great potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. A significant technical barrier to full commercialization is the high amount of platinum required for each fuel cell. APC Investment: $2,211,530 (through NSERC).

Canada 262

Canada Li-ion Fuel Batteries 262

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2021

—Thomas Maschmeyer, Gelion Technologies As for applications, with a charging rate sweet spot of 4 hours and a discharge rate of between 2 to 36 hours, the Gelion Endure is not suitable for quick bursts of high power, as is needed in electric vehicles or to stabilize the voltage in an electric grid.

Lead Acid 94

Lead Acid Batteries Battery Lithium Ion 94

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

To help California mitigate its ever-growing wildfires, this year CalSEED has included companies that are innovating in technologies that will build wildfire resiliency into the grid. This novel technology would deliver safe, reliable, resilient, and cost-effective electric power in the grid.

Clean 371

Clean Cleaning Energy Solar 371

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2020

These projects will work to develop digital twin technology to reduce O&M costs in the next generation of nuclear power plants. Advanced nuclear reactors have the potential to provide reliable and low-cost clean power to millions of American homes. SSR-W is a low overnight-capital plant design, targeting a e build cost.

Molten Salt 307

Molten Salt Maintenance Massachusetts EPRI 307

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2021

—Thomas Maschmeyer, Gelion Technologies As for applications, with a charging rate sweet spot of 4 hours and a discharge rate of between 2 to 36 hours, the Gelion Endure is not suitable for quick bursts of high power, as is needed in electric vehicles or to stabilize the voltage in an electric grid.

Lead Acid 83

Lead Acid Batteries Battery Lithium Ion 83

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Building every electrolyzer promised for 2030 would provide only about one-sixth of the green hydrogen required to meet climate targets, according to figures from the International Energy Agency in Paris. To become a low-cost producer of green hydrogen, we first have to become an extreme user—to make it pervasive across our business.

Australia 145

Australia Hydrogen Green Renewable 145