Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2013

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission today unveiled a utility-scale sodium-sulfur battery energy storage system ( earlier post ) pilot project to better balance power needs of the electric grid. The system has a 4 megawatt capacity, and can store more than six hours of energy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2016

Researchers from George Washington University and Vanderbilt University have demonstrated the conversion of atmospheric CO 2 into carbon nanofibers (CNFs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for use as high-performance anodes in both lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. times above that of sodium-ion batteries with graphite electrodes.

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EV Connect

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A landmark initiative is the $5 billion NEVI Program, which provides government funding to strategically deploy DC Fast Charging infrastructure and establish an interconnected charging network offering consistent data collection, access, and reliability.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program announced that the fourth cohort of innovative clean energy concepts has been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC); 28 companies out of 212 were selected to receive grants of $150,000 each. CalSEED is administered by New Energy Nexus.

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Get Electric Vehicle

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The batteries that use sodium instead of the pricey and rare lithium are the ones that are the closest to being on the market. The charge point operator (CPO) can store grid energy when it is affordable or locally produced solar energy and utilise it as backup power for rapid DC charging or during peak hours when electricity is costly.  

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