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Hexana aims to implement a fast neutron and sodium-cooled reactor, integrating a high-temperature storage device. The CEA, France’s Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, has spun out two start-ups—Hexana and Stellaria—to develop small fourth-generation modular nuclear reactors (SMRs).
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This three-year project incorporates engineering of fleet control, manufacturing and installation of seven 500-kW/6-hour TransFlow 2000 energy storage systems in California, Massachusetts, and New York to lower peak energy demand and reduce the costs of power interruptions. Demonstration of Sodium Ion Battery for Grid Level Applications.
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Fleet Charging It’s not just individual drivers who are exploring the tax benefits (and navigating the legal changes) around EV ownership. Fleet managers too are increasingly likely to take the plunge - provided the financial incentives and logistic support are in place.
For buildings and fleets, site-level energy needs are also factored in. New chemistries such as sodium-ion offer promise of incremental improvement. It depends on sophisticated back-end software that captures data from EVs, networked chargers, and the grid. What the industry needs is that big breakthrough technology shift.
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Reliance – EV Reliance New Energy Solar has acquired Faradion, a UK start-up that develops sodium-ion batteries. The company claims sodium-ion technology is safer and cheaper. Ola was one of the first taxi collection services to transition to an EV fleet.
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