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Highview Power and Encore Renewable Energy to co-develop the first long-duration, liquid-air energy storage system in US

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Highview Power Storage, Inc., a provider of long duration energy storage solutions, and Encore Renewable Energy, a developer of renewable energy generation and storage projects, jointly announced plans to develop the United States’ first long-duration, liquid-air energy storage system.

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UNSW, H2Store to develop hydrogen storage for renewables; residential and commercial P2G

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materials such as magnesium hydride (MgH 2 ) and lithium borohydride (LiBH 4 ) capable of storing hydrogen. Professor Aguey-Zinsou believes that his invention would offer significant advantages over current power storage solutions for home solar systems, such as the Tesla Powerwall battery.

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Tesla Virtual Power Plant is providing energy security to Australian homes

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Today, the Tesla-powered VPP seems to be providing substantial energy security to Australian homes. During the Q1 2021 earnings call, Elon Musk explained Tesla’s reason for integrating its solar and Powerwall products. “Even if all lights go out in the neighborhood, you will still have power.

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Royal Academy of Engineering and Highview create 5-year research chair in liquid air energy storage

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LAES has the potential to drive the development of variable renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power, due to its ability to convert excess/off-peak electricity into multi megawatts hours of stored energy. When power is required, liquid air is drawn from the tanks, pumped to high pressure and heated.

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BMW i home energy storage system integrates 2nd-life i3 vehicle batteries

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The battery storage system electrified by BMW i is sized so it can be placed in the basement or the garage of a detached house, where the stored energy can either be used for electrically-operated devices in the home or for charging the battery of an electric car.

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Tesla highlights latest milestone in Megapack energy storage deployment

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Tesla’s Megapack power storage systems are being deployed around much of the world, effectively offering massive batteries for storing energy from renewable sources such as solar or wind energy. Congratulations Megapack team on 12 GWh of operating industrial storage at 99% availability! Updated 1:36 p.m.

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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The project will be implemented by a unique Texas not-for-profit corporation created to research, develop and implement smart grid clean energy systems. The 16 utility-scale energy storage projects (ranked by DOE funding) are: Utility-Scale Energy Storage Projects. Notrees Wind Storage. Pecan Street Project (TX).