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Duke Energy and ITOCHU to assess second-life applications for Li-ion automotive batteries

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Reuse possibilities for these batteries include providing a supplemental home energy supply, storing renewable power and providing a fast-charging power source for EVs. Initial testing will occur in Duke Energy’s Indiana service territory.

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The Many Benefits of V2G Charging

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V2G tech is a subset of bidirectional charging technology, which is any type of charging hardware and software that allows an electric vehicle to pass its stored energy to another destination. V2G technology specifically allows you to pass that energy back to the power grid, usually in exchange for credits against your utility bills.

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

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Sentient Science (West Lafayette, Indiana). Energy Storing Efficient HVAC, $595,558. Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000. Hydrogen Based Power Grid Support Using ElectrolyzeRs with Value Stacking (HYPER-V), $250,000. (Clermont, Kentucky).

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. DaimlerChrysler has presented plug-in hybrids in commercial vans that have enough room to store the batteries, but the technology is not quite ripe for cars."Plug-in

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