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Eos Energy Storage introduces grid-scale battery system at $160/kWh

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Eos Energy Storage announced the commercial availability of its MW-scale Aurora system for deliveries starting in 2016. Eos’s grid-scale product is designed to reliably integrate renewable energy, improve grid efficiency and resiliency, and reduce costs for utilities and consumers. Source: EOS. Click to enlarge.

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California Energy Commission awards $227,000 to SMUD for energy storage research; 1MW zinc bromine flow battery

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The California Energy Commission awarded $227,000 to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) for a research project demonstrating how energy storage can be integrated into local microgrids. SMUD plans to set up two demonstration sites using Premium Power Corporation ’s energy storage system.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $1.8M additional funding to further UCSD microgrid project; energy storage, EV charging and V2G services are components

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The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved funding to advance further the development of its pioneering 42 MW peak microgrid and expand electric vehicle charging at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). —Energy Commission Chair Robert B. The Commission approved a $1.6-million

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Why battery storage can reduce demand charges?

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A TOU schedule, which means energy consumed during peak energy demand hours will be more expensive and less expensive during low demand periods, is also becoming more commonly applied to previously flat or tiered energy charges. How Battery Energy Storage Reduces Demand Charges? and closes at 9:00 p.m.

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Does EV home-backup capability outmode the Tesla Powerwall?

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According to GM the V2H bundle will initially only be available for purchase in California, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Texas. “We kw AC, while discharge power from the unit is DC and peaks at 9.6 That brings the total component cost to $7,299. in future updates,” said spokesperson Sanaz Marbley to Green Car Reports.

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Elon Musk unveils Hyperloop preliminary design study

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The capsules may be passenger-only, or, for more flexibility (and at a higher system cost), passenger and automobile combinations. When the California “high speed” rail was approved, I was quite disappointed, as I know many others were too. The total cost of Hyperloop in this analysis is under US$6 billion. Transporting 7.4

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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The California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program announced that the fourth cohort of innovative clean energy concepts has been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC); 28 companies out of 212 were selected to receive grants of $150,000 each. the cost of energy storage?by

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