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NREL and partners to investigate secondary uses for electric drive vehicle batteries

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For the field test, researchers will deploy aged EV batteries at the University of California (UC), San Diego’s campus-wide electric power grid. The total budget for the NREL-CCSE second use battery project is approximately $1.3 million with 51% of the funding coming from CCSE and its partners.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Hot Shot Coanda-Stabilized Free Stream Gas Atomization (Hot CoSA) of Powders of Refractory Multi-Principle Element Alloys (RMPEA) for Extreme Environments, $250,000. Oberon Fuels (San Diego, California). Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000.

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BMW i home energy storage system integrates 2nd-life i3 vehicle batteries

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Together with the Federal Ministry of transport in Berlin, the project demonstrated that an energy positive home environment with a battery system is possible. In 2013, BMW and the University of San Diego installed a micro grid application with Battery 2nd Life MINI E batteries.

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ARPA-E awards $37M for IONICS projects; improving solid-state batteries and fuel cells

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Their “hybrid polymer” membrane uses large heteropoly acid molecules, linked to a commercially produced synthetic elastomer, to offer a highly selective, robust solution for the production of flow batteries at a price point that allows their affordable integration into the power grid. grid, transforming domestic energy production.

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Renault-Nissan and Singapore Government to develop zero-emission mobility

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Singapore is well-positioned for the deployment of EVs due to our relative small size, urban environment, robust electrical grid and IT infrastructure,&# said Mr Lawrence Wong, Chief Executive, EMA. . “EV development is an exciting new area particularly relevant to the Singapore context. Land Transport Authority.