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

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This Vehicle to Grid (V2G) system consists of the Endesa two-way charger and an energy management system that can also integrate such off-grid, and renewable, power generation as solar panels and wind turbines. We believe this innovation represents a significant development for Nissan Leaf and e-NV200 customers.

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

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The remarkable advantage for BMW customers in using BMW i3 batteries as a plug and play storage application is the ability to tap into an alternative resource for residential and commercial backup power, thus using renewable energy much more efficiently, and enabling additional revenues from the energy market.

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Enabling Electric Vehicle Charging in Condominiums

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Third, you can take advantage of EV charger incentives to subsidize the cost of your investment. First, you’ll need to get a permit from your local government to connect to the grid. Next, as a homeowner, you will also have to add the cost of enabling an EV charger to your budget. Money, money, money: figuring out the costs.

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

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Notrees Wind Storage. Deploy a wind energy storage demonstration project at the Notrees Windpower Project in western Texas. Solid State Batteries for Grid-Scale Energy Storage. Demonstrate a prototype flow battery system that can be grid connected, charged and discharged, and scaled to utility power levels.

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Ioxus introduces new iCAP ultracapacitor series with a 3,000F cell

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Ioxus is targeting a number of markets for the iCAP: transportation drives or systems (comprising several specific sub-groups, notes Chad Hall, Founder and VP Sales); grid power storage; large regenerative energy capture (e.g., Start-stop for micro-hybrid applications. —Mark McGough, CEO of Ioxus. Mil-spec tumble test rated.

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The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

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Smart EV charging uses intelligence to manage when and how an electric vehicle plugged into a smart charger will receive power for charging based on the cost of electricity, its availability, and the needs of the driver. With smart EV charging drivers can save money and optimize the total cost of operating an EV. .

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A More Detailed Look at a Prismatic Li-ion Cell and Pack Manufacturing Process

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The current collectors extend beyond the circuit via tabs and are welded together to make an electrical connection. These tabs allow the electrode to be connected to a functional circuit. As Prabahakar Patel of CPI pointed out last year “ Lithium-ion battery costs have already come down by a factor of 15 over the past 18 years ”.

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