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US DOE Awards More than $47M in Recovery Act Funding to Advance Smart Grid Development; New Smart Grid Report and Smart Grid Clearinghouse

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However, technical challenges with regard to battery performance due to charge and discharge cycles need further investigation and remediation.” Smart Grid System Report Annex A. The DOE has also begun the development of a Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse. Zenergy Power Inc. American Superconductor Corporation.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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Medium-voltage DC circuit breakers could enable significant improvements in the United States’ electrical system, transforming how electricity is delivered and managed across the entire power grid, as well as critical applications in industry, transportation, and resource production.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Lynchburg, Virginia). Hydrogen Based Power Grid Support Using ElectrolyzeRs with Value Stacking (HYPER-V), $250,000. Offshore Wind Turbine Digital Twin for the Prediction of Component Failures, $200,000. Offshore Wind Turbine Digital Twin for the Prediction of Component Failures, $200,000. Framatome Inc.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. superconducting wire that can be used in future advanced wind turbine generators. used to make a wind turbine generator lighter, more powerful, and more efficient. has traditionally been too expensive to use in wind generators.

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ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

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This project endeavors to triple the current state-of-the-art in power density and double specific power of chargers today. If successful, such a device could help to dramatically reduce charging times for big batteries, like those in electric vehicles, to a matter of minutes. Northeastern University. Opcondys, Inc.

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