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Ricardo TorqStor flywheel energy storage technology receives SAE 2014 World Congress Tech Award

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Ricardo’s TorqStor high speed flywheel energy storage technology ( earlier post ) has been selected to receive the SAE Tech Award, as one of the top five technologies to be on display at the SAE World Congress 8-10 at the COBO Center, Detroit.

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Tesla to provide Megapacks for 300MWh project with Australia’s Edify Energy

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Tesla will provide a 150MW/300MWh energy storage system with its Megapacks in Australia for three new projects from Edify Energy. Edify Energy is an Australian solar and battery storage developer and has chosen Tesla to provide the massive battery energy storage systems (BESS) for a series of projects in New South Wales.

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Are Solid-State Batteries the Next Big Breakthrough for EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

To understand the significance of solid-state batteries for EVs, one needs to grasp the current challenges with lithium-ion batteries—the main energy storage technology in EVs today. Solid-state batteries can help by offering a cleaner and more efficient energy storage solution. See more at E Magazine.

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LG Energy Solution unveils its plans for LFP batteries

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LG Energy Solution finally unveiled its plans for LFP (LiFePO4) batteries at the 2022 Smarter E event in Munich. Jorg Jurgens, LGES director of energy storage systems EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa), revealed the company’s plans to pv magazine. pv magazine. Summing up.

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SpaceX to ramp its Tesla Powerpack installations at its Starbase facility

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Reports have emerged stating that SpaceX is expanding its onsite solar and battery storage systems at its Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The expansion will reportedly add 750 kW of solar and about 4 MWh of energy storage. acres. .

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Tesla is calling on Powerwall users in TX to demonstrate how they can help support the grid

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Tesla is looking to operate the distributed energy assets generated in its Powerwall batteries as a virtual power plant, according to a PV Magazine report. Participants would also be able to participate in something much bigger than simply meeting their homes’ energy storage needs.

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Honeywell’s newest partnership aims to prevent EV battery fires

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In 2019, the company’s Li-ion Tamer was featured in PV Magazine , which detailed the product’s effectiveness across the marine and automotive industries. With thousands of battery cells put in energy storage and utility-scale projects, it is a safe assumption that one will eventually have an issue.

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