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POSCO begins lithium production for first time in Korea; domestic supply for Samsung, LG; investing $261M in anode materials by 2020

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The PosLX Plant will supply its lithium carbonate to POSCO ESM which produces cathodes for secondary batteries, and LG Chem and Samsung SDI, manufacturers of secondary batteries. Considering an increase in the use of electric vehicles and energy storage systems (ESSs) in the future, its demand will balloon to more than 180,000 tons by 2025.

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Five Cool Tech Demos From the ARPA-E Summit

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This unit transfers the heat outside and supplies cooled liquid back to the servers. The company developed the cold plate under an ARPA-E grant and is now measuring the energy savings of liquid cooling through an ARPA-E program. Phoenix Tailings —a startup based in Woburn, Mass.—extracts

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Air Force tests all plug-in vehicle fleet in California; part of large DoD V2G project

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They also enhance the power grid’s reliability and security by balancing demand against supply without having to use reserves or standby generators. V2G vehicle types include the Nissan LEAF, Phoenix Shuttle Bus, EVI Stake Bed and Box Trucks, EVAOS pickups (Ford F-150, -250 and -350), and VIA vans. V2G charging station.

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ALABC lead-acid UltraBattery Civic hybrid surpasses 100,000 miles of fleet duty

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A Honda Civic hybrid retrofitted with lead-carbon UltraBattery modules ( earlier post ) (provided by East Penn Manufacturing) has recorded more than 100,000 miles (161,000 km) of courier duty in the local area of Phoenix, AZ. That’s when we approached the US DOE and Ecotality about operating a vehicle in a fleet in and around Phoenix.

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US DOE Offers Abengoa Solar a Conditional Commitment for $1.45B Loan Guarantee for Concentrating Solar Power Plant

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Solana will include six hours of molten salt thermal energy storage capability, which will allow energy to be dispatched as needed during cloudy periods and after sunset. The plant will be located 70 miles southwest of Phoenix, near Gila Bend, Arizona.

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UK Faraday Battery Challenge awards £23M to support development of electrified car batteries

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This is a massive investment in business-led battery R&D in the UK, supporting innovative technologies and helping to build a UK supply chain that can compete on the global stage. Nexeon is working with partners Phoenix Scientific Industries (PSI), AGM Batteries and Oxford University’s Department of Materials. million to 63 projects.

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Is aviation the best application yet for hydrogen fuel cells?

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Well, let’s look at them from first principles and see, with the energy demands and the utilization of the vehicle that you have in aviation, what makes sense. When it comes to utilizing that energy, fuel cells are 50-60% efficiency. How do you supply the fuel cell stacks with the right inputs?