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Electrovaya Partners on Approx. $7.5M Utility Energy Storage Demonstration

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Canada-based Li-ion maker Electrovaya Inc. is the energy storage partner for a utility demonstration project led by CEATI International Inc., The project has been conditionally approved for partial funding support from the Government of Canada’s Clean Energy Fund and final contract negotiations are underway.

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Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses

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Over the last five to 10 years we have seen an uptick in new entrants providing retail energy services," says Albert Cheung, head of global analysis at BloombergNEF. "It On any national grid, once the energy is in there, it's hard to trace the generating source—some of it will come from fossil fuels.

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Volkswagen and BYD Agree to Explore Partnership for Hybrids and EVs

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Volkswagen is involved in a number of newer partnerships related to lithium-ion batteries and electric drive units: In 2008, Volkswagen and Sanyo announced partnership to work on next-generation high-performance automotive electric storage systems based on lithium-ion technology. Hackenberg.

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Nissan develops vehicle-to-home power system for LEAF

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Soon the electricity stored in the lithium-ion batteries of a Nissan LEAF could make its way into the home. It was unveiled at Kan-kan-kyo, a house built in front of the Japanese carmaker’s global headquarters – and now Nissan [.].

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EKODA consortium exploring direct reuse or repurposing of batteries, gearboxes

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A camera moves slowly over a lithium ion battery, which has just been extracted from a car that was damaged in an accident. If the energy storage system is older, it would be possible to use it in a smaller agricultural machine. It uses an evaluation system to check the suitability of components for reuse or repurposing.

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Roev’s electric ute plans explained: Conversions now, manufacturing its own vehicle by 2026

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The company is intending to create a so-called micro factory (possibly more than one) that would require much smaller capital investments to open the doors and be profitable churning out as few as 10,000 vehicles annually (most factories need to manufacture hundreds of thousands to be competitive globally).