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GM: construction of Ultium Cells LLC battery plant in Lordstown progressing on schedule

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Ultium Cells LLC is a joint venture that will mass-produce Ultium battery cells for electric vehicles ( earlier post ) and create more than 1,100 new jobs in Northeast Ohio. This allows engineers to optimize battery energy storage and layout for each vehicle design.

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GM reveals new Ultium batteries and flexible global platform for rapid growth of EV lineup

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Most will have 400-volt battery packs and up to 200 kW fast-charging capability while the electric truck platform will have 800-volt battery packs and 350 kW fast-charging capability. This allows engineers to optimize battery energy storage and layout for each vehicle design.

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Johnson Controls and Fraunhofer Gesellschaft collaborate on next-gen cooling systems for Li-ion battery packs; focus on 48V micro-hybrid system

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Currently, systems with fans, compressors or pumps use energy to pull heat out of a battery. Leveraging a dual voltage architecture, the Micro Hybrid battery system involves a 12-volt lead-acid starter battery and a 48-volt Lithium-ion battery. 48V Batteries Hybrids'

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Battelle introduces Grid Command Distribution services and software for rapid modeling of smart grid distribution circuits

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Battelle staff developed the new Grid Command Distribution software internally as part of its work over the past two years as part of an ongoing smart grid demonstration project in Ohio: AEP Ohio’s gridSMART program, sponsored by the DOE. the addition of solar panels, batteries, volt/VAR. Earlier post.)

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GM commits to 100% renewable energy by 2050

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of GM’s Lordstown assembly plant in Ohio, the home of the Chevrolet Cruze. GM is in a unique position to meet this renewable energy goal given its electric vehicle battery expertise. Energy storage can ultimately address the intermittency or reliability of wind and solar energy. megawatt solar array powers 1.5%

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Fly the Hybrid Skies

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Fortunately, another technological revolution is well underway, in the automotive industry, which is being transformed by advances in power electronics, electric motors, and energy storage. NASA This altitude integration test began in June 2021 at NASA’s Electric Aircraft Testbed in Sandusky, Ohio.

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