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U. Delaware and NRG Energy vehicle-to-grid project selling power to PJM

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A vehicle-to-grid (V2G) project between the University of Delaware and NRG Energy has begun selling power to PJM Interconnection for the power grid. We knew that by doing so would attract innovation and would find potential for energy storage or other technologies. Earlier post.).

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SCAQMD awards AC Propulsion $300K grant for 3 electric service van conversions

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The converted vans will run on electricity only and will charge directly from the power grid. an automobile conversion company out of New Castle, Delaware. Energy storage will be provided by a lithium-ion battery pack sized to provide a driving range of roughly 80 miles. Earlier post.).

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G.

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

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To date, the TCF has funded more than 380 projects by unlocking more than $170 million in funding from more than 300 private sector partners, including automotive manufacturers, energy storage companies, utilities, bioenergy companies, solar providers, and aerospace companies. Wilmington, Delaware).

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ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

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Led by DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), the OPEN 2021 program prioritizes funding high-impact, high-risk technologies that support novel approaches. Early work has shown very fast reaction kinetics, and power capabilities in excess of 5kW/Kg have been demonstrated. University of Delaware.

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ARPA-E awards $37M for IONICS projects; improving solid-state batteries and fuel cells

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By creating high performance parts built with solid ion conductors—solids in which ions can be mobile and store energy—the IONICS program will focus on new ways to process and integrate these parts into devices with the goal of accelerating their commercial deployment. PolyPlus Battery Company. 3M Company.

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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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Energy Laboratory, SuperPower, Tai-Yang. for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. Electric Vehicles, University of Delaware). Content QM Power and its partners will develop a new type of electric. motor with the potential to efficiently power future. storage material.

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