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Electrify America has installed onsite, behind-the-meter battery energystorage systems (BESS) at more than 140 ultra-fast DC charging stations around the country, including more than 90 installations in California.
The home’s occupant will be able to use less than half of the energy of a similarly sized new home in the Davis area for heating, cooling and lighting. DC-to-DC electric vehicle charging. The home is also three times more water-efficient than a typical US home. Photo by Dorian Toy. Click to enlarge.
announced today a strategic global collaboration to develop new solutions for energystorage, building on their complementary strengths. The scope of the collaboration focuses on the following applications: Grid-connected energystorage. Solar energy. Global power and automation technology group ABB and BYD Co.,
(MHI), jointly with SSE plc (formerly Scottish and Southern Energy plc), will begin an energystorage system demonstration project using the power grid in the UK’s Orkney Islands, which has a high proportion of renewable energy generation in relation to demand.
Ioxus ultracapacitors were selected for use on the LIRR by Electrical Power worX Corp (EPX), a company specializing in the engineering and development of energystorage systems. The equipment will be used in Metro’s Wayside EnergyStorage Substation-WESS Project. Earlier post.).
GS Battery (USA) Inc., , the US subsidiary of Japan-based battery maker GS Yuasa, announced the deployment of its Hybrid Energy System (HES) for renewable energystorage and EV charging. Rated NEMA 3R, the cabinet is built of outdoor grade aluminum and has a green power coat finish.
Silicon Carbide multiport DC-DC converter fitted to the Tata Vista EV. A consortium led by motorsport and technology company Prodrive has successfully run a silicon carbide-based multiport DC-DC converter in an electric car. Click to enlarge. —Mark Willows.
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MHI) has delivered a large-capacity Li-ion battery energystorage system to the Shimizu Institute of Technology in Tokyo. The energystorage system, which is capable of 100 kW output with 60 kWh capacity, is currently one of the largest indoor lithium-ion battery-based systems in Japan.
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The National Science Foundation has selected a project by researchers at the University of Maryland and their partners from Genovation Cars ( earlier post ) for a $438,418 GOALI (Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry) award to develop a novel hybrid energystorage system for electric vehicles.
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Eos EnergyStorage announced the commercial availability of its MW-scale Aurora system for deliveries starting in 2016. per kWh—substantially less than conventional gas turbines and competing energystorage technologies. With a 30-year life, Eos is can provide peak electricity at a levelized cost of $0.12-0.17
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Siemens AG and The AES Corporation are forming a new global energystorage technology and services company under the name Fluence. The joint venture will bring together AES’ experience deploying energystorage in seven countries with Siemens’ energy technology leadership and its global sales presence in more than 160 countries.
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BYD Ltd and Utility Partners of America (UPA) have put into service a 500 kWh containerized energystorage system (ESS) for one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in North America. AC-DC-AC efficiency shown to be as high as 94%, an industry benchmark high; DC to DC efficiency as high as 96%.
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