Cost, Cost Of, Grid and Supplies

New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2023

The new battery design could help ease integration of renewable energy into the electrical grid at lower cost, using Earth-abundant metals, according to a study just published in Energy Storage Materials. h is achieved with an estimated raw active materials cost of $7.02 mAh cm −2 , a discharge duration of 28.2 Weller et al.

Molten Salt

Molten Salt Grid Design Sodium

Electric Cars & Costs to the Grid

Green Energy Consumers

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As more and more people switch from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles (EVs), we hear a lot of questions along the lines of “can the grid handle it?” Sometimes that question is about supply and emissions (i.e. will we have enough clean energy resources to supply all the kilowatt-hours of electricity those EVs will need?),

Grid

Grid Electric Cars Cars Electric

CEC determines Diablo Canyon needed to support grid reliability

Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2023

The determination is based on data showing California risks energy supply shortfalls during extreme weather events. The nuclear power plant supplies about 17% of California’s zero-carbon electricity and 9% of total electricity. This includes extreme heat and wildfires that threaten the grid with growing frequency and intensity.

Grid

Grid Clean Cleaning California

Fiat Chrysler and Italian grid operator Terna partner on V2G trials

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The CEO and General Manager of Terna, Luigi Ferraris, and the Chief Operating Officer of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) in EMEA, Pietro Gorlier, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the joint trialing of sustainable mobility services and technologies such as Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G).

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Grid Chrysler Ferrari Automobile

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

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2020

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.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Manufacturer Energy Miles

Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The deficit is driving up electricity prices, reducing grid reliability, and hobbling renewable energy deployment. grids demands public scrutiny and accountability. A transmission network contains webs of connections, which create a reliable, redundant power-supply system of massive scale. Their grip over the backbone of U.S.

Grid

Grid United States Connect Connected

Stanford study quantifies energetic costs of grid-scale energy storage over time; current batteries the worst performers; the need to improve cycle life by 3-10x

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2013

A plot of ESOI for 7 potential grid-scale energy storage technologies. Benson from Stanford University and Stanford’s Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) has quantified the energetic costs of 7 different grid-scale energy storage technologies over time. Credit: Barnhart and Benson, 2013. Click to enlarge.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Grid Cost Of Energy

Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2022

ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), announced the publication of an independent study that finds ClearFlame’s technology could help fleet owners and other heavy-duty truck operators lower total costs while meeting sustainability goals sooner than currently available alternatives.

Emissions

Emissions Engine Diesel Miles

How HummingbirdEV uses modular platforms and micro-factories to lower the cost of commercial EVs

Charged EVs

MAY 7, 2024

The company is laser-focused on keeping costs down, and a key part of that strategy involves setting up micro-factories to serve specific customers, and building local supply chains. They’re getting into the market with the wrong technology and high capital investment costs. For us it’s just the cost.

Commercial

Commercial Cost Of India Charging

UPS-led SEUL consortium switches on smart-grid fleet charging solution in London; maxing out on EVs without expensive grid upgrades

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2018

A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid.

Grid

Grid London Fleet Charging

Argonne-led team develops new low-cost cobalt-based catalyst for PEM electrolysis

Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2023

A multi-institutional team led by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) has developed a low-cost cobalt-based catalyst for the production of hydrogen in a proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer (PEMWE). Production of green hydrogen at that cost could reshape the nation’s economy. —Chong et al.

Low Cost

Low Cost Hydrogen Volt 2000

Nissan approves first bi-directional charger for use with Nissan LEAF in the US; Fermata Energy FE-15 charger

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Nissan, working with Fermata Energy, a vehicle-to-grid services provider, has approved the first bi-directional charger for use with the Nissan LEAF in the US. Bi-directional charging technology means not only charging the Nissan LEAF, but also sending energy stored in the vehicle battery back to the building or the grid.

Nissan

Nissan Energy Grid Store

Highview Power and Encore Renewable Energy to co-develop the first long-duration, liquid-air energy storage system in US

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2019

Highview Power’s proprietary liquid air energy storage system, called CRYOBattery, relies on low-risk, proven technology, generates zero emissions, has zero water impact and can be delivered at a cost of approximately half of the current cost of traditional lithium-ion batteries.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Renewable Energy Vermont

IEA: governments must act to ensure sufficient supply of critical minerals to meet net-zero goals

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2021

Demand outlooks and supply vulnerabilities vary widely by mineral, but the energy sector’s overall needs for critical minerals could increase by as much as six times by 2040, depending on how rapidly governments act to reduce emissions. Source: IEA. However, in climate-driven scenarios, these positions are reversed well before 2040.

Supplies

Supplies Climate Wind Clean

Using modular platforms and micro-factories to lower the cost of commercial EVs – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

HummingbirdEV is laser-focused on keeping costs down for its broad range of EVs and drivetrain components. The company is laser-focused on keeping costs down, and a key part of that strategy involves setting up micro-factories to serve specific customers, and building local supply chains. And that’s with a handful of vehicles.

Commercial

Commercial Cost Of Charging India

DOE seeks to cut cost of Level 2 EV charging equipment in half in 3 years; $12M FOA

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2011

The Grid Integration Tech Team (GITT), comprising the domestic automotive industry, electric utilities, and DOE programs and national laboratories, identifies two major task areas that need to be undertaken to achieve its vision of transitioning EVs from early market acceptance to mainstream adoption of millions of vehicles by 2020.

Cost Of

Cost Of Charging Grid Commercial

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

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2014

In a paper in Nature , they suggest that the use of such redox-active organic molecules instead of redox-active metals represents a new and promising direction for realizing massive electrical energy storage at greatly reduced cost. The design permits larger amounts of energy to be stored at lower cost than with traditional batteries.

Low Cost

Low Cost Grid Batteries Battery

DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2023

In collaboration with NE, DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office will provide funding and project oversight for the two hydrogen production–related projects that were selected: General Electric Global Research, Scaled Solid Oxide Co-Electrolysis for Low-Cost Syngas Synthesis from Nuclear Energy.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Molten Salt Clean Cleaning

Lux Research: grid storage battery cost to fall to $500/kWh by 2022, short of expectations

Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2012

Lithium-ion and molten-salt battery costs will approach $500/kWh by 2022, reducing the high capital cost of emerging grid storage technologies. Molten-salt batteries hold the most potential to be the cheapest large-scale systems, with manufacturing improvements playing the largest role, accounting for 95% of the cost reduction.

Molten Salt

Molten Salt Grid Li-ion Batteries

How HummingbirdEV uses modular platforms and micro-factories to lower the cost of commercial EVs – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

The company is laser-focused on keeping costs down, and a key part of that strategy involves setting up micro-factories to serve specific customers, and building local supply chains. They’re getting into the market with the wrong technology and high capital investment costs. For us it’s just the cost.

Commercial

Commercial Cost Of Charging India

SolarEdge, Kokam open 2GWh cell plant in South Korea

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

Once ramped, Sella 2 will enable SolarEdge to have its own supply of lithium-ion batteries and the infrastructure to develop new battery cell chemistries and technologies. The SolarEdge DC optimized inverter seeks to maximize power generation while lowering the cost of energy produced by the PV system.

South Korea

South Korea Lithium Ion Energy Storage 2006 IT

CMU researchers find controlled charging of PHEVs can cut cost of integration into electricity system by 54-73%; higher benefits with wind power

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2014

In a new study published in the journal Applied Energy , Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers found that controlled charging of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) reduces the costs of integrating the vehicles into an electricity system by 54–73% depending on the scenario. —Weis et al.

Wind

Wind PHEV Cost Of Power

US DOE releases national clean hydrogen strategy and roadmap

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2023

Deployments of clean hydrogen to decarbonize industry, transportation, and the power grid can enable 10 MMT/year of demand by 2030, ~20 MMT/year of demand by 2040, and ~50 MMT in 2050. Source: DOE. It also complements the massive $9.5-billion

Clean

Clean Cleaning Hydrogen Tax Credit

Siemens, Duke Energy and Ford demonstrate lower cost home smart charging technology for plug-ins; due on market next year

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Siemens Energy Management Division has teamed with Duke Energy and Ford to demonstrate the results of an 18-month effort to reduce the cost and expand electric vehicle charging technologies. OpenADR is an open standard for Automated Demand Response, allowing utilities to manage grid load resources remotely and automatically.

Plug-in

Plug-in Ford Charging Plug

JERA and Toyota deploy first large capacity Sweep Energy Storage System with second-life batteries

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The system was built using batteries reclaimed from electrified vehicles (HEV, PHEV, BEV, FCEV) and is connected to the consumer electrical power grid. JERA and Toyota began discussions in 2018 to establish battery reuse technologies, which eventually led to this large-capacity, grid-connected Sweep Energy Storage System.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Nickel Metal Hydride Toyota Energy

NREL study finds most depot charging could accomodate short-haul heavy-duty electric trucks without upgrades

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2021

Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in collaboration with two electric utilities, recently examined the causes, costs and lead times of distribution system upgrades anticipated for depot charging of short-haul heavy-duty trucks in the United States. Their paper appears in the journal Nature Energy.

Charging

Charging Fleet Grid Electric

California agencies release report charting path to 100% clean electricity; need to triple grid capacity by 2045

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2021

The report is the initial analysis called for in Senate Bill 100 (SB 100, De León, Chapter 312, Statutes of 2018), the state’s policy requiring that renewable and zero-carbon energy resources supply 100% of electric retail sales to customers by 2045. A clean electricity grid is necessary to achieve economywide carbon neutrality.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Grid California

Self-Generation Nation – Solar Sales Soar Amid Escalating Energy Costs

My Energi

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Self-Generation Nation – Solar Sales Soar Amid Escalating Energy Costs. Even prior to the catastrophic impact caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, prices were creeping up and unprecedented demand was beginning to put pressure on available supply. In 2021 alone, wholesale costs soared by upwards of 250%.

Solar

Solar Energy Sale Grid

Are public charging costs really putting the brakes on EV fleet sales?

My Energi

JUNE 7, 2024

Jordan Brompton, co-founder and CMO of myenergi, addresses concerns from the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) over rising public charging costs, questions whether high prices are really having a negative impact on vehicle sales, and explains the numerous solutions available for drivers to embrace more cost effective charging options.

Fleet

Fleet Charging Sale Petrol

Greenlots and Volvo Trucks partner on first installation of chargers for Volvo LIGHTS electrified trucking project

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Greenlots’ SKY platform is built for scale and designed to deliver a charging solution that meets Volvo Trucks' electric fleet's unique requirements and is optimized for cost and power. Heavy-duty fleets have unique charging characteristics and needs.

Volvo

Volvo Installation Light Fleet

A123 Systems to supply 1MW Li-ion grid storage system to Maui Electric Company; 2MW system for NSTAR demonstration

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Li-ion battery maker A123 Systems will supply a Grid Battery System (GBS) to Maui Electric Company (MECO), a utility serving residents and businesses on the islands of Maui, Lanai and Molokai in Hawaii. The system, NSTAR’s first battery energy storage project, is proposed for installation at a substation in Medway, Mass. Maui Electric.

Li-ion

Li-ion Grid Supplies Hawaii

BNEF ups forecast for global investment in stationary energy storage, sees majority of capacity likely to be grid-scale

Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2019

BNEF projects that it will be made possible by further sharp declines in the cost of lithium-ion batteries, on top of an 85% reduction in the 2010-18 period. The report goes on to model the impact of this on a global electricity system increasingly penetrated by low-cost wind and solar.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Grid Global Energy

DOE awards nearly $7M to 4 projects to reduce costs of electric vehicle chargers by 50% over next 3 years

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding nearly $7 million in research and development funding to four projects to reduce the current costs of electric vehicle chargers by 50% over the next three years. DOE share: $1,997,450; Recipient share: $1,441,770. DOE share: $1,617,619; Recipient share: $747,552. General Electric Global Research.

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Cost Of Electric Vehicles Eaton Grid

California Energy Commission awards SPARKZ $2.6M to support development of cobalt-free solid-state batteries

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Founded by industry veteran and former US Department of Energy executive Sanjiv Malhotra, SPARKZ will begin commercialization of a cobalt-free, US-made Lithium-ion battery, while continuing its research and development focused on re-engineering the rest of the battery supply chain.

California

California Energy Batteries Battery

DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Hydrokinetic energy is an abundant renewable resource that can boost grid resiliency and reduce infrastructure vulnerability, but it is currently a cost prohibitive option compared to other energy generating sources. These methodologies will significantly decrease the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of the final HKT design.

Mariner

Mariner Universal Grid Water

Groupe Renault launching large-scale V2G trials with fleet of 15 Zoe EVs

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2019

Groupe Renault is beginning the first large-scale pilot schemes in alternating-current, vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging in electric vehicles. Vehicle-to-grid charging is a key pillar of the smart electric ecosystems that Groupe Renault has set up. The pilot schemes will begin in the Netherlands and Portugal.

Fleet

Fleet Portugal Grid Netherlands

Solid state Batteries v/s Li-ion Batteries: A Comparison Based on Cost

Get Electric Vehicle

AUGUST 16, 2023

As for any novel technology, the cost to develop, manufacture and integrate remains one of the deciding factors in the mass adoption and acceptance of these technologies. To better understand the severity of the cost component, let us look at the cost comparison between Solid state and Li-Ion batteries.

Li-ion

Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries Battery

Shell forms consortium to accelerate the electrification of off-road mining vehicles

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The pilot offer combines an innovative, high-powered energy storage solution with ultrafast charging and a standardized micro-grid energy system where the required solution can be complemented with renewable electricity generation on-site or through the grid.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Vehicles Grid Diesel

Market Update: How Battery Pack Costs Declined Since 2008

Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, and grid energy storage all rely on efficient and affordable energy storage solutions, primarily lithium-ion batteries. Let’s look at the advancements in battery cost reduction, navigate through supply chain complexities, and explore the promising prospects ahead for the EV market.

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2008 Market Lithium Ion Batteries

Nissan and Endesa collaborating to deliver vehicle-to-grid systems to market

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2015

The two companies have agreed to collaborate on the following activities: Introduction of V2G services in the European market; Exploring the use of second-life EV batteries for stationary applications (including households, buildings, grid); and. Designing and evaluating potential affordable energy and mobility pack offers.

Grid

Grid Nissan Market Vehicles

Ricardo, National Grid study explores market potential for grid-balancing services for plug-in vehicles

Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

The report, Bucks for balancing: can plug-in vehicles of the future extract cash—and carbon—from the power grid? , is based on a research collaboration between a team of engineers from Ricardo and National Grid, the operator of the high voltage electricity transmission system within Great Britain (GB). Click to enlarge.

Grid

Grid Plug-in Plug Market

Benchmark: global battery industry needs to invest $514B to meet demand in 2030; $920B by 2035

Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2023

Globally, the battery industry needs to invest at least $514 billion across the whole supply chain to meet expected demand in 2030, and $920 billion by 2035, according to a new analysis by Benchmark. This includes spending on renewables such as wind and solar as well as grid and other infrastructure. trillion in 2022, IRENA said.

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Industrial Industry Global Lithium Ion

International Transport Forum brief suggests Smart Grid and EV technologies could be mutually beneficial; V2X potential

Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2012

A new policy brief published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) International Transport Forum (ITF) notes that existing electricity systems will need to be reconfigured to support the widespread adoption of electric mobility and suggests that Smart Grid technologies and EVs and EVs could be mutually beneficial.

Grid

Grid International Transportation Supplies

California roadmap for grid-connected energy storage technology

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2015

The California Independent System Operator (ISO), the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) unveiled a comprehensive roadmap to assess the current market environment and regulatory policies for connecting new energy storage technology to the state’s power grid. —California Roadmap.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Grid Connect Connected

New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage

Electric Cars & Costs to the Grid

CEC determines Diablo Canyon needed to support grid reliability

Fiat Chrysler and Italian grid operator Terna partner on V2G trials

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

Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

Stanford study quantifies energetic costs of grid-scale energy storage over time; current batteries the worst performers; the need to improve cycle life by 3-10x

Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

How HummingbirdEV uses modular platforms and micro-factories to lower the cost of commercial EVs

UPS-led SEUL consortium switches on smart-grid fleet charging solution in London; maxing out on EVs without expensive grid upgrades

Argonne-led team develops new low-cost cobalt-based catalyst for PEM electrolysis

Nissan approves first bi-directional charger for use with Nissan LEAF in the US; Fermata Energy FE-15 charger

Highview Power and Encore Renewable Energy to co-develop the first long-duration, liquid-air energy storage system in US

IEA: governments must act to ensure sufficient supply of critical minerals to meet net-zero goals

Using modular platforms and micro-factories to lower the cost of commercial EVs – Charged EVs

DOE seeks to cut cost of Level 2 EV charging equipment in half in 3 years; $12M FOA

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

DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

Lux Research: grid storage battery cost to fall to $500/kWh by 2022, short of expectations

How HummingbirdEV uses modular platforms and micro-factories to lower the cost of commercial EVs – Charged EVs

SolarEdge, Kokam open 2GWh cell plant in South Korea

CMU researchers find controlled charging of PHEVs can cut cost of integration into electricity system by 54-73%; higher benefits with wind power

US DOE releases national clean hydrogen strategy and roadmap

Siemens, Duke Energy and Ford demonstrate lower cost home smart charging technology for plug-ins; due on market next year

JERA and Toyota deploy first large capacity Sweep Energy Storage System with second-life batteries

NREL study finds most depot charging could accomodate short-haul heavy-duty electric trucks without upgrades

California agencies release report charting path to 100% clean electricity; need to triple grid capacity by 2045

Self-Generation Nation – Solar Sales Soar Amid Escalating Energy Costs

Are public charging costs really putting the brakes on EV fleet sales?

Greenlots and Volvo Trucks partner on first installation of chargers for Volvo LIGHTS electrified trucking project

A123 Systems to supply 1MW Li-ion grid storage system to Maui Electric Company; 2MW system for NSTAR demonstration

BNEF ups forecast for global investment in stationary energy storage, sees majority of capacity likely to be grid-scale

DOE awards nearly $7M to 4 projects to reduce costs of electric vehicle chargers by 50% over next 3 years

California Energy Commission awards SPARKZ $2.6M to support development of cobalt-free solid-state batteries

DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

Groupe Renault launching large-scale V2G trials with fleet of 15 Zoe EVs

Solid state Batteries v/s Li-ion Batteries: A Comparison Based on Cost

Shell forms consortium to accelerate the electrification of off-road mining vehicles

Market Update: How Battery Pack Costs Declined Since 2008

Nissan and Endesa collaborating to deliver vehicle-to-grid systems to market

Ricardo, National Grid study explores market potential for grid-balancing services for plug-in vehicles

Benchmark: global battery industry needs to invest $514B to meet demand in 2030; $920B by 2035

International Transport Forum brief suggests Smart Grid and EV technologies could be mutually beneficial; V2X potential

California roadmap for grid-connected energy storage technology

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