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ICL model predicts lithium-ion batteries most competitive for storage applications by 2030

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Researchers at Imperial College London (ICL) developed a model to determine the lifetime costs (i.e., levelized cost)—as opposed to the investment cost—of 9 electricity storage technologies for 12 different applications between 2015 and 2050. 2018.12.008.

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ARPA-E issues $125M open solicitation for energy R transportation and stationary applications

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Technologies that improve biomass characteristics, such as yield and sustainability, and decrease cost of production and/or water use. Engines - Transportation. Technologies for improved internal combustion engines and other engine types (e.g., Electric Motors – Transportation. Battery Storage For Transportation.

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AVL Concept Turbohybrid Mild Hybrid System Approaches Full Hybrid Fuel Savings at Lower Cost; Improved Driveability

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Comparison of Fuel Consumption, Fun to Drive and System Cost of the different powertrain concepts. However, the system cost of the Turbohybrid was 150% that of the baseline, while the system cost of the full hybrid was more than 300% that of the baseline. Downsizing a gasoline engine (e.g., Click to enlarge.

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Hyundai Introduces New Tucson/ ix35 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle

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The metallic separators significantly reduce the cost of the fuel cell stack and simplify the fuel cell manufacturing process. Metallic separators replace graphite, which is extremely difficult and expensive to manufacture. Advances in modularization which simplifies final assembly.

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Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

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In contrast, flow batteries can independently scale the power (electrode area) and energy (arbitrarily large storage volume) components of the system by maintaining all of the electro-active species in fluid form. For this reason, a growing number of engineers have focused their attention on flow-battery technology. Background.

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SAE technical experts: fuel cell technology has advanced significantly, FC vehicle production has begun, further cost reductions & infrastructure development required

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Takashi Moriya, Senior Chief Engineer at Honda R&D, re-iterated Honda’s strategic focus on electrification as the main pathway toward reducing greenhouse gases, and shift to renewable sources of energy. V6 engine, enabling it to be packaged under the hood of a sedan-type vehicle for the first time.

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BMW launches BMW i ChargeForward pilot in SF Bay Area

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Working with a group of nearly 100 BMW i3 drivers, selected from approximately 400 applicants, BMW i ChargeForward will demonstrate how intelligent management of electric vehicle charging can contribute to optimizing electric power grid efficiency while reducing total cost of electric vehicle ownership. Second-life.

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