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Old Nissan LEAF Batteries Being Used For Grid-Scale Storage In California

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Buy low and sell high” may be the ultimate expression of how to be successful in business. Most of us don’t realize how much the cost of electricity varies during each day, each week, and each month. If you can buy electricity cheaply now and […].

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Reliance buys Na-ion battery developer Faradion

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Low cost – total cost of ownership already comparable to lead-acid with potential for further reductions in costs. The sodium-ion technology developed by Faradion provides a globally leading energy storage and battery solution which is safe, sustainable, provides high energy density and is significantly cost competitive.

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BNEF ups forecast for global investment in stationary energy storage, sees majority of capacity likely to be grid-scale

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BNEF projects that it will be made possible by further sharp declines in the cost of lithium-ion batteries, on top of an 85% reduction in the 2010-18 period. This is a new era of dispatchable renewables, based on new contract structures between developer and grid. —Logan Goldie-Scot, head of energy storage at BNEF.

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Proposed California Bill SB-233 Mandates Bidirectional Charging for EVs to Advance Grid and Climate Protection

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The bill, SB-233 , aims to advance grid resilience and protect the climate by using EVs as “batteries on wheels,” tapping their stored energy to balance electricity supply and demand rather than bringing high-polluting peak generators online. Vehicle-to-building works much the same way but on a larger scale.

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How HummingbirdEV uses modular platforms and micro-factories to lower the cost of commercial EVs

Charged EVs

How do you increase grid reliability, and how do you manage the peak hours? We hear a lot about vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-building, but what’s the application for vehicle-to-vehicle charging? And that’s with a handful of vehicles. Charged : All issues that we’ve heard about from a lot of companies.

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CPUC proposes revising Net Energy Metering rules to push customers to install storage with rooftop solar

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Now that California has nearly 25 gigawatts (GW) of solar on its grid, needs have shifted, according to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). It is now essential to address grid reliability shortfalls during “net peak” hours in the early evening when the sun is down and the grid has to rely on fossil fuels to meet demand.

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Using modular platforms and micro-factories to lower the cost of commercial EVs – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

How do you increase grid reliability, and how do you manage the peak hours? We hear a lot about vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-building, but what’s the application for vehicle-to-vehicle charging? And that’s with a handful of vehicles. Charged : All issues that we’ve heard about from a lot of companies.