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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. The battery storage system electrified by BMW i can be equipped with new or second-life batteries. BMW i 360° Electric.

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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. Unlike graphite, MXenes can also intercalate sodium and potassium ions, notes Alshareef. —Bayhan et al.

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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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