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Ioxus to provide ultracapacitors for Long Island Railroad wayside energy storage system

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The ultracapacitors will provide voltage support to assist the traction power system, capturing and storing the energy produced by the train, using it to facilitate better acceleration and allowing for greater energy efficiency and reduced energy consumption. Earlier post.).

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VYCON delivers flywheel kinetic wayside energy storage substation (WESS) for LA Metro

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VYCON, a designer and manufacturer of flywheel kinetic energy storage systems, has completed delivery of its kinetic energy storage system at the Los Angeles Metro Red Line Westlake/MacArthur Park station.

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Elon Musk unveils Hyperloop preliminary design study

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San Francisco and Los Angeles) that are less than about 1500 km or 900 miles apart. For the study, the Hyperloop design team used a system servicing San Fransicso and Los Angeles. This air is stored in onboard composite overwrap pressure vessels. The steam is stored onboard until reaching the station.

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Four Startups Aim to Change the Climate Tech Game

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Repurposing oil wells for battery-free energy storage “Our mission is to clean up and convert one million idle oil and gas wells into one million hours of clean energy storage,” said Kemp Gregory, CEO of Renewell Energy , based in Bakersfield, Calif. Department of Energy and is currently raising a $3.3

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

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Electricity is a commodity that is bought and sold, and yet unlike most other commodities, it cannot easily be stored. The need for large-scale electrochemical energy storage as a grid-stabilizing source of demand disappeared. General Motors’ Impact debuted at the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show.

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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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With the initiation of the EFRCs in April 2008, the Department of Energy (DOE) budgeted approximately $100 million for multiple EFRC awards starting in FY 2009. Dramatically increase our fundamental knowledge of the physical structure of biopolymers in plant cell walls to provide a basis for improved methods for converting biomass into fuels.

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ARPA-E awards $33M to 13 intermediate-temp fuel cell projects; converting gaseous hydrocarbons to liquid fuels

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The University of California Los Angeles. Fuel Cells with Dynamic Response Capability The University of Los Angeles (UCLA) will develop a low-cost, intermediate-temperature fuel cell that will also function like a battery to increase load-following capability. FuelCell Energy. Lead organization. Lead organization.

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