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Mercedes-Benz Energy, Beijing Electric Vehicle start development partnership on 2nd-life battery storage

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Daimler AG, with its wholly owned subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Energy GmbH, and Beijing Electric Vehicle Co., BJEV), a subsidiary of the BAIC Group, have entered into a development partnership to establish second-life energy storage systems in China in the future. Beijing Electric Vehicle Co.,

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NSF awards UCSD team $39M to improve integration of distributed energy resources into grid; EV batteries also

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The major driver for the project is the need to decarbonize the electrical grid, protect it from cybersecurity attacks and make it more resilient. We will be replicating the entire California power grid on one campus. It will also entail the construction of a new energy storage testing facility on the East Campus.

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Tesla car batteries are being used in a study on how EVs could help power the grid

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In an announcement on Wednesday, the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia stated that it would be recruiting Tesla owners across the globe to analyze if the all-electric vehicles’ spare battery capacity could be utilized to support the energy grid — and perhaps even power homes in the near future.

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Unifrax to build large-scale silicon fiber anode manufacturing line

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SiFAB is a proprietary silicon anode battery technology developed by Unifrax which enables significantly greater energy density in lithium-ion battery systems than prevailing technologies. The micron range fiber material drops in existing processes, while the built-in nanoporous structure accommodates swelling. Source: Unifrax.

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IBM, Honda, and PG&E partner on smarter charging for EVs; utilities to communicate charging instructions directly based on grid conditions

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and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on a new pilot project that will allow communication between electric vehicles (EVs) and the power grid. Once plugged into a charge post, the Honda Fit EV initiates a charge request via the vehicles telematics system. IBM has teamed with American Honda Motor Co.,

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Volkswagen launches PowerCo for global battery business; €20B investment; standard factories

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Looking ahead, further products such as major storage systems for the energy grid are planned. In future, the plant is to reach an annual capacity of 40 GWh—enough for about 500,000 electric vehicles. Following Salzgitter, the next cell factory is to be established at Valencia.

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Consumers Think Renewable Energy Inadequate for EV Charging

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Consumers Think Renewable Energy Inadequate for EV Charging Are They Right? Electric vehicles (EVs) are finally coming of age. As EVs push the nation’s energy demands higher, will sustainable electricity sources be able to keep pace? Where Will We Be in 2030? What Do Experts Say?