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UPS-led SEUL consortium switches on smart-grid fleet charging solution in London; maxing out on EVs without expensive grid upgrades

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A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid. A key part of this initiative is the use of onsite energy storage batteries.

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Leclanché to develop battery storage solution for Fastned’s network of fast charging stations

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The company’s strategy is use its Dutch network as a blueprint to roll-out fast charging stations across Europe and it is expanding quickly: in April, Fastned signed an agreement with Transport for London to become a partner for the development of the city’s 300 fast charging points by 2020, and in September the company was awarded a subsidy of €4.1

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Could Zinc Gel Chemistry Outperform Flow Batteries?

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A new technology from Australia is certainly raising this prospect, offering a novel approach to stationary energy storage—whose packaging at least harkens back to the old, familiar car battery. He adds that non-flow technologies likely "have lower investment cost but the energy throughput is lower. So we will have to see."

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Could Zinc Gel Chemistry Outperform Flow Batteries?

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A new technology from Australia is certainly raising this prospect, offering a novel approach to stationary energy storage—whose packaging at least harkens back to the old, familiar car battery. He adds that non-flow technologies likely "have lower investment cost but the energy throughput is lower. So we will have to see."

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Royal Academy of Engineering study examines future lower-carbon ship powering options

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The report reviews a range of short-, medium- and long-term technologies and examines the advantages and limitations of systems from solar and wind power, through fuel cells to nuclear propulsion. Hydrogen, compressed air and liquid nitrogen (the last two as energy storage) are likely to be long-term propulsion considerations.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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A key thing, he said, will be to recharge the batteries at an acceptable time for the electricity grid — to “make sure people aren’t charging at the very peak, peak time,” like late afternoon when the electricity grid is already weighted down by demands like air conditioning. “You may see that start to happen in the energy sector.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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And it produces almost all its electricity from hydro and solar. The shorter driving ranges of most EVs are no problem for daily commutes, but range anxiety is real for longer trips, especially in cold weather, which can cut driving ranges substantially due to the energy demand of heating the cabin and lower battery capacity.