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Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

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JANUARY 11, 2014

Wide-scale utilization of flow batteries is, however, limited by the abundance and cost of these materials, particularly those using redox-active metals and precious-metal electrocatalysts. But until now, flow batteries have relied on chemicals that are expensive or hard to maintain, driving up the cost of storing energy. Background.

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BNEF report finds hydrogen promising decarbonization pathway, but carbon prices and emissions policies required

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MARCH 31, 2020

The falling cost of making hydrogen from wind and solar power offers a promising route to cutting emissions in some of the most fossil-fuel-dependent sectors of the economy, such as steel, heavy-duty vehicles, shipping and cement, according to a new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF). Abatement cost with hydrogen at $1/kg (7.4/MMBtu).

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Study sees gradual, focused replacement of lead-acid SLI batteries by Li-ion batteries over next couple of years

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APRIL 1, 2019

This energy sector is primarily driven by the need for low-cost with reasonably long cycle-life energy storage technology, for which the lead-acid battery is well suited. There will still be a need for a 12 V battery for the supply of auxiliary power that will not necessarily be a Pb-acid SLI battery.

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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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JULY 31, 2019

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. The report goes on to model the impact of this on a global electricity system increasingly penetrated by low-cost wind and solar.

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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

The report “Decarbonizing Steel: A Net-Zero Pathway” outlines the path to making profitable, low-emissions steel and describes how a combination of falling hydrogen costs, cheap clean power, and increased recycling could reduce emissions to net zero, even while total output increases. Source: BloombergNEF.

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Utility solar dethrones coal as the cheapest power source in Asia

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Photo: China News Service Renewable energy costs in Asia last year were 13% cheaper than coal and are expected to be 32% cheaper by 2030, according to a new study. China is expected to maintain a 50% cost advantage in renewable energy up to 2050.

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Nissan and Endesa collaborating to deliver vehicle-to-grid systems to market

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MARCH 5, 2015

Using this equipment, a Nissan LEAF or e-NV200 owner can connect to charge at low-demand, and cheap tariff periods, with an option to then use the electricity stored in the vehicle’s battery at home when costs are higher, or even feed back to the grid with a net financial benefit. —Paul Willcox, Chairman of Nissan Europe.

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What’s Happening in EV Battery Technology

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

That’s why billions of investment dollars are flowing into the EV supply chain, including EV battery manufacturing. All are counting on battery innovations to improve EV performance, drive down costs, and eliminate dependence on scarce materials.

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Coulomb, MasterCard, and the future of public charging

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Time will tell what business model/s might work to provide an adequate supply and dispersal of public charge stations. But given the relatively low cost of electricity, and the large public environmental benefit, it seems premature to presume monetization or let the desire for monetization drive the placement of charge stations.

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EV Info

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Wind farms stand idle for days on end, a fire interrupts a vital cable from France, a combination of post-Covid economic recovery and Russia tightening supply means the gas price has shot through the roof – and so the market price of both home heating and electricity is rocketing. Climate Change. Gas is the only answer.

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Underground Coal Gasification Company In Partnership to Test Alkaline Fuel Cells for Power Generation

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

For Linc Energy-owned sites, Linc Energy will pay to AFC Energy an upfront payment calculated on the cost of delivery of fuel cell systems, and a royalty based on profits generated from the use of AFC Energy fuel cells. Linc Energy will own the AFC Energy stock and have the right to freely trade the stock as appropriate. Once the 3.5

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GM Electrochemists Suggest Ongoing Investment in Both Battery and Fuel Cell Research; Connecting the Science with Vehicle Engineering

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JULY 15, 2010

With respect to next-generation approaches, the Li-sulfur system, which relies on the use of low-cost sulfur on the positive electrode, offers promising specific energy because of the potential for storage of 2 moles of lithium for every mole of sulfur, the authors note. Wagner et al.

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Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story

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APRIL 2, 2022

At that time, MOS was supplying equipment to Atari Inc. The cost of developing the Commodore 64: No one knows. The cost of developing the Commodore 64: No one knows. “I You waste a little bit of silicon, but silicon’s pretty cheap. One provided a power supply for engineering approval,” Ziembicki recalled. “It

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials, according to a new study on a unified African supply chain by BloombergNEF (BNEF).

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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APRIL 10, 2010

Factors Determining Abatement Costs. The marginal costs of reducing (or abating) emissions depend on technological, behavioral, and policy-related factors. Over the long term, capital adjustments can occur in the electricity supply technology and other production activities. HOW TO ESTABLISH A SUCCESSFUL REGIONAL.

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Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

BNEF report finds hydrogen promising decarbonization pathway, but carbon prices and emissions policies required

Study sees gradual, focused replacement of lead-acid SLI batteries by Li-ion batteries over next couple of years

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

BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

Utility solar dethrones coal as the cheapest power source in Asia

Nissan and Endesa collaborating to deliver vehicle-to-grid systems to market

What’s Happening in EV Battery Technology

Coulomb, MasterCard, and the future of public charging

Mad Power thoughts

Underground Coal Gasification Company In Partnership to Test Alkaline Fuel Cells for Power Generation

GM Electrochemists Suggest Ongoing Investment in Both Battery and Fuel Cell Research; Connecting the Science with Vehicle Engineering

Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story

BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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