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DOE report highlights opportunities of hybrid energy systems

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) released a new report, Hybrid Energy Systems: Opportunities for Coordinated Research , highlighting innovative opportunities to spur joint research on hybrid energy systems (HES). Hybridization can also help mitigate financial penalties for variable resources (e.g.,

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ARPA-E awarding $30M to 12 hybrid solar projects; conversion and storage

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Schematics of technology areas addressed by FOCUS a) Hybrid solar converter. b) Hybrid storage system. These solar cells will extract as much energy as possible from the highest-energy portion of the solar spectrum when used in the next generation of hybrid solar converters. Earlier post.). Source: ARPA-E. Click to enlarge.

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DOE announces $15.5B package primarily focused on retooling existing factories for EVs

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This includes making available $2 billion in grants and up to $10 billion in loans to support automotive manufacturing conversion projects that retain high-quality jobs in communities that currently host these manufacturing facilities. Leveraging New Loan Authority for Automotive Manufacturing Conversion Projects.

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Ideal Power, developer of new indirect power conversion technology, prices IPO

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the developer of a new approach to electric power conversion ( earlier post ), has priced its initial public offering (IPO) of 3,000,000 shares of common stock at an offering price of $5.00 has developed a novel, patented power conversion technology it calls Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA). Ideal Power Inc., Ideal Power Inc.

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ORNL demos 20 kW bi-directional wireless charging on UPS PHEV truck; 11" air gap, >92% efficiency

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Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in late February demonstrated a 20-kilowatt bi-directional wireless charging system installed on a UPS medium-duty, plug-in hybrid electric delivery truck. ORNL’s bidirectional technology is fully compliant with grid power quality standards.

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Coritech Services orders Ideal Power’s bi-directional battery converters for DoD vehicle-to-grid program

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developer of a power conversion technology called Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA), received a purchase order for ten of its PPSA-enabled 30 kW battery converters from Coritech Services, a provider of custom engineering solutions for a variety of applications including electric vehicle charging. Ideal Power Inc., Click to enlarge.

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Ideal Power and EnerDel partner on mobile hybrid power systems

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a developer of a novel indirect power conversion technology ( earlier post ), and EnerDel, Inc., a developer of a novel indirect power conversion technology ( earlier post ), and EnerDel, Inc., has developed a novel, patented power conversion technology called Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA). Ideal Power Inc.,

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