Electrical Storage, Fuel and Grid

Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2014

In a paper in Nature , they suggest that the use of such redox-active organic molecules instead of redox-active metals represents a new and promising direction for realizing massive electrical energy storage at greatly reduced cost. Other flow batteries contain precious metal electrocatalysts, such as the platinum used in fuel cells.

Low Cost

Low Cost Grid Batteries Battery

ALTe Powertrain and Inmatech form JV for hybrid electric storage devices; Li-ion cells, supercaps, and control electronics

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APRIL 21, 2011

ALTe Powertrain Technologies, the developer of a Range Extended Electric Powertrain used to repower light commercial vehicles up to 26,000 GVW ( earlier post ), has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to form a joint venture with Inmatech, Inc. , The applications will range from automotive batteries to stationary grid power leveling devices.

Li-ion

Li-ion Electrical Storage Lithium Ion Hybrid

LowCVP reports indicate pathways for meeting renewable energy targets in transportation, decarbonizing fuel to 2030 and beyond

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JUNE 18, 2014

Illustrative impact of the fuel roadmap. The UK’s LowCVP has published twin reports which set out how the UK could meet its 2020 targets defined in the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive, and proceed on a pathway to decarbonize road transport fuel in the period to 2030 and beyond. Source: LowCVP, Element Energy. Click to enlarge.

Renewable

Renewable Transportation Fuel Energy

California Hydrogen Business Council says a robust P2G RD&D program should be a priority for the state

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2015

P2G converts electrical energy to chemical energy in the form of hydrogen. The hydrogen can then be transported through the natural gas grid via blending or further conversion to methane, transported by other means such as trucks, or used directly at the point of production. Power-to-Gas concept. Click to enlarge. The duck curve.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen California Energy Storage Grid

Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

Cars That Think

JUNE 12, 2023

Cheesecake is part of a cohort of companies trying to meet a growing need for alternative forms of energy storage. As countries transition away from fossil fuels to green sources of energy like wind and solar, there will be natural lulls in energy production due to weather conditions. Some companies have landed on thermal storage.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Energy Molten Salt Grid

PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

PHEVLERs Provide Value to the Drivers PHEVLERs use the Existing Energy Infrastructure PHEVLERs use Clean Fuels to Reduce Air Pollution. PHEVLERs drive primarily on electric fuel because they have sufficient electric range to satisfy all local driving needs. Table of Contents. PHEVLERs Provide Value to the Drivers.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Future Green

GE and SCE unveil first battery-gas turbine hybrid system

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APRIL 18, 2017

The hybrid system, the first of two to be deployed at SCE sites, was developed in response to changing regulations and grid requirements in the wake of the devastating gas leak from California’s Aliso Canyon storage facility and will ultimately support increasing renewable energy capacity on the California grid.

Gas

Gas Hybrid Batteries Battery

How Smart EV Charging Will Help Promote Renewable Power Generation

Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

The proportion of grid electricity generated by renewables such as wind and solar energy fluctuates depending on how hard the wind is blowing or how strong the sun is shining. This can lead to a huge variation in the grid power available, which can be a problem for power companies. How EVs can help balance the grid.

Renewable

Renewable Power Powered Charging

Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

It's being marketed as the " Tesla Energy Plan ," and is available to any individual household in this region of 24 million people that has a solar panel system, a grid connection—and a Tesla powerwall, the Palo Alto firm's gigafactory-made 13.5 For bigger national grids it gets more complicated. kWh battery wall unit.

Solar

Solar Companies Batteries Battery

UC Davis researchers suggest we may be at the beginning of a real hydrogen transition in transportation

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2014

This is far from certain, they acknowledge in a new NextSTEPS whitepaper, as hydrogen faces a range of challenges, from economic to societal, before it can be implemented as a large-scale transportation fuel. Hydrogen fueling infrastructure has been a major challenge. —“The Hydrogen Transition”. Transition issues.

Davis

Davis Hydrogen Transportation North America

California Study to Explore Repurposing EV Batteries for Household Energy Storage

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2010

The California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) will lead a joint research study of how the useful lifespan of electric vehicle batteries could be extended by repurposing them as household electric storage devices with a $992,000 grant from the University of California. Tags: Batteries Electric (Battery).

Energy Storage

Energy Storage California San Diego Batteries

ARPA-E issues $125M open solicitation for energy R transportation and stationary applications

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JANUARY 7, 2015

Technologies that utilize a biological agent in one or more principal step(s) of feedstock conversion to fuels. Technologies that do not utilize any biological agent in the conversion of organic feedstock to fuels, such as thermochemical and hybrid approaches or biomimetics. Electric Motors – Transportation. Transportation.

Transportation

Transportation Energy 2015 Fuel

California PUC requires SCE to procure at least 50 MW of new electrical capacity in LA Basin from energy storage systems

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

The decision requires that the new resources be located in a specific transmission-constrained area in Los Angeles in order to ensure adequate available electrical capacity to meet peak demand, and ensure the safety and reliability of the local electrical grid. This is a critical step, bridging our past and future.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Los Angeles California Energy

Volvo Buses officially launches the all-new plug-in Electric Hybrid bus

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

As previously announced ( earlier post ), Volvo Buses will officially launch the new plug-in 7900 Electric Hybrid bus at the International IAA Commercial Vehicles show in September. The plug-in hybrid drive reduces diesel fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by up to 75%, compared to a conventional diesel bus. Diesel engine.

Volvo

Volvo Plug-in Hybrid Plug

JRC study finds 8 metals for low-carbon energy technologies at risk of shortages; EVs, wind and solar, and lighting the applications of most concern

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The study builds on a 2011 effort which looked into the six key applications of the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan: wind, solar, nuclear fission, bioenergy, carbon capture and storage (CCS) and the electricity grid.

Wind

Wind Light Solar Carbon

ARPA-E awards $33M to 13 intermediate-temp fuel cell projects; converting gaseous hydrocarbons to liquid fuels

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JUNE 19, 2014

The US Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) is awarding $33 million to 13 new projects aimed at developing transformational fuel cell technologies for low-cost distributed power generation. Category 1: Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cells for Distributed Generation. Lead organization. Description. Redox Power Systems.

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Convert Fuel South Carolina Los Angeles

All UK households to get electric smart meters

Green Cars News

DECEMBER 2, 2009

A paper setting out the case for developing smart grids in the UK is also being published. Smart grids will help manage the massive shift to low carbon electricity such as wind, nuclear and clean fossil fuels. Smarter Grids: The Opportunity”, also published today, makes the case for developing smart grids in the UK.

All-Electric

All-Electric Grid Climate Change Wind

PNNL study outlines requirements for grid storage, reviews four electrochemical energy storage systems: vanadium redox flow, Na-beta, Li-ion and lead-carbon

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MARCH 15, 2011

Classification of potential electrical storage for stationary applications. However, the authors note, to date EES (almost exclusively pumped hydroelectric storage) contributes to only about 2% of the installed generation capacity in the United States. Credit: ACS, Yang et al. Click to enlarge. —Yang et al.

Li-ion

Li-ion Energy Storage Grid Carbon

Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

The site was built with maximum flexibility so that we could change things, swap out chargers, move things around and learn from the process of installing battery electric storage or putting solar on the site or what a megawatt charging unit would do under full power in partnership with the utility. What happens when we plug in 1.2-megawatt

Fleet

Fleet Portland Charging Building

Liquid Air Energy Network forms in UK; focus on transportation and energy storage

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MAY 9, 2013

The main potential applications are in electricity storage, transport and the recovery of waste heat. The heat engine can be deployed as either the prime mover or in a supporting role to recover waste heat from a conventional engine or fuel cell. —Dr.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Transportation Energy Waste

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

EV Central

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

When you look at the total cost of ownership of fuel and maintenance … we’re trying to get our price-points as low as possible to be a small fraction above that [of diesel-powered utes]. The company plans to make vehicle-to-grid (V2G) a key part of the sales pitch. “EV We don’t think we can get below that.”.

Conversion

Conversion Manufacturer Vehicles Australia

How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Further, according to a report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), gasoline and diesel ICE vehicle technologies fueled on a fossil/biofuel mix emit approximately 245–253 g CO2 eq./km Whereas, battery EVs fueled on average grid electricity emit 105–124 g CO2 eq./km, km over their lifetime.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Manufacturer Batteries

How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Further, according to a report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), gasoline and diesel ICE vehicle technologies fueled on a fossil/biofuel mix emit approximately 245–253 g CO2 eq./km Whereas, battery EVs fueled on average grid electricity emit 105–124 g CO2 eq./km, km over their lifetime.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Manufacturer Batteries

EV Driven

Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

ALTe Powertrain and Inmatech form JV for hybrid electric storage devices; Li-ion cells, supercaps, and control electronics

LowCVP reports indicate pathways for meeting renewable energy targets in transportation, decarbonizing fuel to 2030 and beyond

California Hydrogen Business Council says a robust P2G RD&D program should be a priority for the state

Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

GE and SCE unveil first battery-gas turbine hybrid system

How Smart EV Charging Will Help Promote Renewable Power Generation

Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses

UC Davis researchers suggest we may be at the beginning of a real hydrogen transition in transportation

California Study to Explore Repurposing EV Batteries for Household Energy Storage

ARPA-E issues $125M open solicitation for energy R transportation and stationary applications

California PUC requires SCE to procure at least 50 MW of new electrical capacity in LA Basin from energy storage systems

Volvo Buses officially launches the all-new plug-in Electric Hybrid bus

JRC study finds 8 metals for low-carbon energy technologies at risk of shortages; EVs, wind and solar, and lighting the applications of most concern

ARPA-E awards $33M to 13 intermediate-temp fuel cell projects; converting gaseous hydrocarbons to liquid fuels

All UK households to get electric smart meters

PNNL study outlines requirements for grid storage, reviews four electrochemical energy storage systems: vanadium redox flow, Na-beta, Li-ion and lead-carbon

Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

Liquid Air Energy Network forms in UK; focus on transportation and energy storage

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

How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

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