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NuScale, Shell and partners to assess hydrogen production using SMR

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Additional research participants include Idaho National Laboratory, Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS), Fuel Cell Energy, FPoliSolutions, and GSE Solutions. NuScale’s flexible SMR technology holds the potential—through hydrogen production—to balance and stabilize power grids dominated by renewable energies.

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Sandia, national lab partners studying vulnerabilities of electric vehicle charging infrastructure

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Sandia researchers are working with experts from Argonne, Idaho and Pacific Northwest national laboratories; the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; and others as a national security laboratories team. We have been studying potential impacts to the power grid.

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$50M Battery500 consortium targeting battery pack with specific energy of 500 Wh/kg

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Idaho National Laboratory. PNNL’s lead role in the consortium builds on its decades of leadership in materials science, chemistry, transportation and power grid modernization. Beyond PNNL, the consortium includes the following partners: Brookhaven National Laboratory. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Stanford University.

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DOE issues $6M request for proposals for H2@Scale projects

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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) are the lead labs based on coordination with DOE and on FY 2017 appropriations along with ongoing projects and capabilities. The H2@Scale concept has been built with participation from several national laboratories.

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PNNL study finds that PHEVs and BEVs could serve as feasible resource to offset grid imbalances caused by integration of large amounts of intermittent wind generation

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V2GFull varies not only the charging of the vehicle battery, but also can vary the discharging of the battery back into the power grid. trafficThis scenario is currently less desirable to automotive manufacturers, but provides an additional resource benefit to PHEV/BEVs by theoretically doubling their capacity value to the grid.

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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The first power plant using NuScale’s technology is set to start generating electricity in 2029 at the Idaho National Laboratory, as part of the Carbon Free Power Project. The transmission line will sidestep the growing difficulties of connecting renewable-energy sources to the power grid.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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PHEVLERs make our electric grid more efficient. [ 15 ] Electric power grids are designed with capacity to serve the highest power peaks demanded (e.g. PHEVLERs are better than BEVs in support of the electric grid. when the battery has recently sent electricity back into the smart grid). 15 ] Got EVs?

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