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DOE releases Energy Storage Grand Challenge Roadmap; 44% reduction in manufactured cost for 300-mile EV pack by 2030

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In addition to concerted research efforts, the Roadmap’s approach includes accelerating the transition of technologies from the lab to the marketplace, focusing on ways to manufacture competitively technologies at scale in the United States, and ensuring secure supply chains to enable domestic manufacturing.

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California Hydrogen Business Council says a robust P2G RD&D program should be a priority for the state

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According to the white paper, an important distinction between P2G and other forms of energy storage is that P2G allows conversion of energy amongst a variety of sectors and end-uses (e.g., Constraining storage solutions to “electricity-in, electricity-out” only will increase the cost of intermittency.

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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. Bioenergy Supply Chain. Technologies critical to supply chain development, such as feedstock collection and handling. Electric Motors – Transportation. Battery Storage For Transportation.

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Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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However, the financial cost of the shift is causing concern. The fact that German electricity prices are among the highest in Europe, despite relatively low wholesale prices, must serve as a warning signal ,” said IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven as she presented the report, Energy Policies of IEA Countries – Germany 2013 Review.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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Is the supply of battery packs going to be a bottleneck? Supplying to Volvo Trucks or Daimler Trucks or whoever is more burdensome. In fact, the code name for it internally was “the sandbox,” because we wanted to be able to build up a sandcastle and learn from that process and knock it down and build another one.

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Liquid Air Energy Network forms in UK; focus on transportation and energy storage

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The main potential applications are in electricity storage, transport and the recovery of waste heat. High efficiency internal combustion engine. Nitrogen could be supplied from a modest-sized onboard tank or an onboard liquefier driven by the engine and boosted by regenerative braking. Heat hybrid.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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Renault and Nissan are determined to establish an early lead in the new massmarket for electric cars. Their solution to the cost of thenew-generation batteries is to separate them from the car itself. The widespread adoption of electric cars would put a considerable extra strainon the power-genera-tion industry.