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SLAC and Stanford launch new joint battery center

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It will bring together the resources and expertise of the national lab, the university and Silicon Valley to accelerate the deployment of batteries and other energy storage solutions. Only about 1% of that capacity is in place today. The SLAC-Stanford Battery Center is intended to address that challenge.

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Singapore’s HES unveils plans for regional hydrogen-electric passenger aircraft: Element One

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Element One is powered by HES’s Aeropak—a combination of its extremely lightweight fuel cells with high energy density hydrogen energy storage, allowing flight duration extensions by several orders of magnitude compared to lithium batteries.

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End of production for BMW i3; 250,000 units over 8 and a half years

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At the same time, the BMW Group Plant Leipzig becomes the first location in the company’s global production network where BMW and MINI models are manufactured together. The BMW i3’s high-voltage battery has undergone continuous development since its market launch, doubling its storage capacity while retaining the same installation space.

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

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LAEN, which was an outcome of the report, will serve as the global hub where new ideas are demonstrated and shared, and promote liquid air as a potential energy solution among researchers, technology developers, manufacturers, energy producers and consumers, and government. Compressed air engines (e.g.,

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ISE Signs Exclusive 5-Year Agreement With Optare to Supply Ultracapacitor-based Energy Storage Systems for Buses

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a wholly-owned subsidiary of ISE Limited, a developer, manufacturer and distributor of energy storage systems (ESS) and heavy-duty hybrid-electric drive systems, signed a 5-year exclusive supply agreement with Optare UK Ltd, effective 21 June, for its ultracapacitor-based Ultra-E energy storage systems. Earlier post.).

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RINA awards Freudenberg e-Power Systems type-approval for methanol-powered fuel cell system

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Route flexibility and ranges of more than 5,000 nautical miles are basic requirements of the world’s maritime fleet. Hydrogen as a direct energy storage medium is also ruled out for these ship types, as its low volumetric energy density would require it to be stored in huge hydrogen tanks in a cryogenic or highly compressed state.

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UC Riverside opening Sustainable Integrated Grid Initiative; integration of solar energy, battery storage and electric and hybrid vehicles

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Schematic of the “New Grid Testbed” components, including renewable energy generation, energy storage, smart distribution and electric transportation Click to enlarge. The remaining half megawatt is at CE-CERT about two miles from campus. Two megawatt-hours of battery energy storage.

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