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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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The applications, i.e. technologies, of particular concern as a result are electric vehicles, wind and solar energy, and lighting. The researchers investigated the sensitivity to these sources of uncertainty in depth for hybrid and electric vehicles and lighting. Increasing primary supply. Substitution.

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Volvo Buses in project researching use of second-life electric bus batteries to store solar energy

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Batteries from electric bus route 55 in Gothenburg, Sweden are being used for solar energy storage in a second-life application. The reuse and recycling of batteries is a key issue as increasing numbers of cities plan transition to electrically powered transport. IRIS is a Light House project, financed by EU HORIZON 2020.

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Report: VW invests in novel energy storage company QuantumScape and its solid-state “All Electron Battery”

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Volkswagen executives have been hinting for awhile now about taking a different approach to high-energy-density electrical storage for long-range electric vehicles than the more “conventional” next-generation Li-ion or Li-metal battery pathways. Furthermore, electron transport allows for fast charge and discharge. Batteries'

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Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses

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As Tesla and other makers of home energy storage systems ramp up production for modular large-scale lithium-ion batteries that can be stacked together in industrial storage facilities, new wrinkles are coming to the grid. A load-balancing trading operation is not quite the same as mainlining renewables to light a house.

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Study Finds PHEV Li-ion Cells Show Little Capacity Fade Under Combined Driving and V2G Usage; Economic Model Suggests Incentives Will Be Required for Vehicle Owners to Participate in V2G

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An 800 watt constant load was added to account for the power needed for all activities unrelated to movement such as heater, air conditioner, radio, lights and other accessories. In the absence of such incentives, it is unlikely that large-scale grid energy storage in PHEVs will be attractive to a large number of vehicle owners.

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

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If these regional rollouts succeed, hydrogen FCVs might be just a few years behind plug-in vehicles in the commercialization process and might ultimately capture a larger share of the light-duty vehicle market. If these regional rollouts are successful, hydrogen FCVs may be just a few years behind plug-in electric vehicle, not decades.

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Hybrid biomass flow battery stores electricity and produces valuable chemicals at the same time

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A rechargeable biomass battery was designed to integrate electricity storage/generation and electrosynthesis of useful chemicals from furfural in one system. Resources Li, J., 2023) “Rechargeable Biomass Battery for Electricity Storage/generation and Concurrent Valuable Chemicals Production” Angew. 202304852

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