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NREL Tool Finds Effective Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage Configurations
The Energy Department's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has used the Battery Lifetime Analysis and Simulation Tool (BLAST) to confirm that energy storage for demand-charge management can deliver attractive economic benefits. The analysis paired recent utility rate structures with historic data on solar photovoltaic electricity generation and commercial facility loads to evaluate ...
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DNV GL Launches First Battery Performance Scorecard to Provide Independent Data to Battery System Buyers
DNV GL recently released its first annual Battery Performance Scorecard, to help equip energy storage product buyers with objective data to guide their purchase strategies. The Battery Performance Scorecard provides independent ranking and evaluation of battery vendors based on testing performed in DNV GL's laboratories. The release comes as increased electrification is beginning to disrupt ...
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NREL team investigates secondary uses for electric drive vehicle batteries
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), industry and academia are teaming to give batteries from electric drive vehicles (EV) a “second life.” NREL’s partner is an industry-academia team led by the California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE). Possible secondary uses for lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries include residential and ...
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Cables that Store Solar Power, Help Batteries, and Save Money
The world uses more energy than it ever has before. Chances are, we are not going to slow down. As the supply of fossil fuel reserves deplete, the world’s use of renewable energy sources is on the rise. While harnessing the power of a seemingly predictable renewable resource like the sun sounds straightforward, there are challenges. Solar energy is not generally available when energy is ...
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Only four weeks until the ICBR 2019 begins!
The program has been finalised, the Congress Guide printed and the final preparations are in full swing: This year's International Congress for Battery Recycling ICBR 2019 is scheduled to start in a good four weeks. We hope we'll see you in Lyon, won't we? We certainly look forward to welcoming you to this year's event! Once again, this year an extensive congress program awaits you: We have 30 ...
By ICM AG
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Going solid-state could make batteries safer and longer-lasting
Original story at MIT News If you pry open one of today’s ubiquitous high-tech devices — whether a cellphone, a laptop, or an electric car — you’ll find that batteries take up most of the space inside. Indeed, the recent evolution of batteries has made it possible to pack ample power in small places. But people still always want their devices to last even longer, or go ...
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NREL teams up on three ARPA-E Projects to optimize electric vehicle battery management and controls
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has joined DOE and research partners in launching the Advanced Management and Protection of Energy Storage Devices (AMPED) program with a kick-off meeting in San Francisco. Over the next three years, NREL engineers will work with teams led by Utah State University, Washington University, and Eaton Corporation ...
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Voith Turbo to Begin Production of DIWAhybrid Drive System for Transit Buses
Voith Turbo announced it will begin production of its patented DIWAhybrid drive system for transit buses this month. Over the last 18 months, Voith Turbo has fine-tuned and tested DIWAhybrid to better understand how the innovative drive system can best be utilized in municipal transit routes in North America. In recent multi-day real test runs, the DIWAhybrid drive system gained an average of 16% ...
By Voith GmbH
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Nexeon wins Rushlight Award for Energy Efficiency
Nexeon, a leading developer of next generation lithium-ion battery technology, has won the Rushlight Award for Energy Efficiency 2012-2013. The RSA-accredited Rushlight Awards highlight innovation and the holistic environmental benefit of technologies for organisations throughout UK and Ireland. The Energy Efficiency Award recognises technologies or innovation that bring significant ...
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New rechargeable flow battery enables cheaper, large-scale energy storage
Original story at MIT News MIT researchers have engineered a new rechargeable flow battery that doesn’t rely on expensive membranes to generate and store electricity. The device, they say, may one day enable cheaper, large-scale energy storage. The palm-sized prototype generates three times as much power per square centimeter as other membraneless systems — a power density that is ...
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Flow Battery Pilot Showcases Economics of Storage in Wholesale Markets
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has become one of the nation's first wholesale power markets to connect a groundbreaking type of flow technology batteries to its grid, which could give rise to promising storage capability on large-scale electric systems.San Diego Gas & Electric (SDGE) has unveiled a vanadium redox battery storage pilot project in coordination with Sumitomo ...
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IDTechEx: Graphene Solves the Big Problems in Energy Storage
The graphene industry is at a critical juncture for many small to medium sized companies: it is time for them to generate revenues and pre-empt any pending cash flow issues. These companies cannot often afford to the long view, which many research groups and government are rightly taking. We do, however, witness good commercial progress, many leading examples of which will be discussed and ...
By IDTechEx
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U.S. Department of Energy Projects Win 32 R&D 100 Awards for 2016
November 7, 2016 -- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) researchers have won 32 of the 100 awards given out this year by R&D Magazine and received a special recognition award for the most outstanding technology developments with promising commercial potential. The R&D 100 Awards, sometimes called the "Oscars of Innovation," are given annually in recognition of exceptional new products or ...
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