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ENGIE New Ventures increases investment in 2nd-life battery company Connected Energy

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ENGIE New Ventures, the corporate venture fund of ENGIE, is participating in a new round of investment to further the development of Connected Energy. Based in the United Kingdom, Connected Energy uses end-of-life EV batteries to create energy storage systems. —Matthew Lumsden, CEO of Connected Energy.

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ARPA-E Battery/Storage Exposition 14 Jan

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This event will feature pitches from a select group of ARPA-E teams developing energy storage technologies. The purpose of the event is to connect these teams with potential investors and partners. ARPA-E has run and is running a number of programs directly related to energy storage.

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

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BMW i announced a home stationary energy storage system solution integrating its BMW i3 vehicle battery at EVS 29 in Montréal. —Cliff Fietzek, Manager Connected eMobility at BMW of North America. NextEra will operate them in various industrial sized stationary electricity storage systems. BMW i 360° Electric.

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Leclanché expands marine electrification solution to include fast charger for ports, harbors and vessels; Damen 1st adopter

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Its first customer for the turnkey solution is Damen Shipyards Group, a globally operating company with more than 50 shipyards and related facilities, which has selected Leclanché to construct and provide two fast charge electric ferry stations, and supporting electrical storage systems, on Canada’s Lake Ontario.

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KAUST uses laser pulses to boost performance of MXene electrode

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These nanodots, roughly 10 nanometers wide, were connected to the MXene’s layers by carbon materials. First, the nanodots provide additional storage capacity for lithium and speed up the charging and discharging process. This offers several benefits. The laser-scribed material also showed no loss in capacity during the cycling test.

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4 companies jointly propose $8B green energy initiative for LA area; Wyoming wind, Utah storage, transmission

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The project would require construction of one of America’s largest wind farms in Wyoming, one of the world’s biggest energy storage facilities (compressed air energy storage, CAES) in Utah, and a 525-mile electric transmission line connecting the two sites. million megawatt-hours per year vs. 3.9

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GE and SCE unveil first battery-gas turbine hybrid system

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This hybrid system supports SCE’s increasing renewable energy capacity by providing quick start, fast ramping capabilities when they are needed. MWh Li-ion battery energy storage system, capable of immediately providing power with GE’s proven 50MW LM6000 aeroderivative gas turbine, which offers 56% combined cycle efficiency.

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