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ARPA-E Battery/Storage Exposition 14 Jan

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CHARGES (Cycling Hardware to Analyze and Ready Grid-Scale Electricity Storage). The CHARGES program establishes two sites where ARPA-E-funded battery technologies will be tested under conditions designed to represent not just today’s applications, but also the demands of tomorrow’s electric power system.

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NIST Releases EPRI Report on Smart Grid Development; Priorities, Standards, Architecture

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EPRI technical experts have compiled and distilled recommendations from a variety of Smart Grid stakeholders, including technical contributions taken from two EPRI-facilitated, two-day, public workshops. Electric transportation. Release 1.0

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EKODA consortium exploring direct reuse or repurposing of batteries, gearboxes

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If the energy storage system is older, it would be possible to use it in a smaller agricultural machine. Even if the battery has multiple defective cells, it may still be suitable for stationary use, for example, as electricity storage in a home photovoltaic system. The battery system does not need to be thrown away.

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Electric Vehicles Open-up New Business Opportunities

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The automotive industry comprises a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, and selling of motor vehicles. Electric vehicles are relatively new in the field even though they were developed first. EV Workshop. Electric Vehicle Blog. EV Washing Service.