Remove 2014 Remove Electrical Storage Remove Supplies
article thumbnail

Vattenfall, BMW and Bosch test second-life EV battery electricity storage in Hamburg for grid stabilization

Green Car Congress

Vattenfall, BMW and Bosch are testing the use of second-life EV batteries in a 2 MW, 2,800 kWh energy storage system in Hamburg, Germany, to keep the electricity grid stable. The electricity storage facility comprises 2,600 battery modules from more than 100 electric vehicles.

article thumbnail

California PUC requires SCE to procure at least 50 MW of new electrical capacity in LA Basin from energy storage systems

Green Car Congress

In the CPUC’s next long-term procurement proceeding, expected to commence in 2014, the CPUC will evaluate whether there are additional localized electricity needs in California. The Applications are expected in late 2013 or early 2014. Going forward, SCE’s customers will not be solely reliant on a fossil fueled electric supply.

article thumbnail

LowCVP reports indicate pathways for meeting renewable energy targets in transportation, decarbonizing fuel to 2030 and beyond

Green Car Congress

In all cases, the analysts concluded that the implied uptake of new blends/vehicles and/or supply of double counting suggested an ambitious implementation program and that incentives will be necessary. Element Energy, 2014. Element Energy, 2014. Options and recommendations to meet the RED transport target.

Renewable 255
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

The battery storage system also includes a voltage converter and power electronics to manage the energy flow between renewable energy sources, the house interface, and the Li-Ion high-voltage battery from the BMW i3. The system has been designed to be integrated into the house energy supply chain. BMW i 360° Electric.

article thumbnail

STEAG investing €100M in a total of 90 MW of grid energy storage systems with LG Chem Li-ion batteries

Green Car Congress

The six systems are to be operated independently of the STEAG power plants and are capable of relieving the grid fully automatically within a few seconds when there is surplus supply, and also in reverse feeding energy into the grid. —Joachim Rumstadt, Chairman of the Board of Management of STEAG GmbH.

Li-ion 150
article thumbnail

Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

Green Car Congress

The whole world of electricity storage has been using metal ions in various charge states, but there is a limited number that you can put into solution and use to store energy, and none of them can economically store massive amounts of renewable energy. The quinones are dissolved in water, which prevents them from catching fire.

Low Cost 374
article thumbnail

Liquid Air Energy Network forms in UK; focus on transportation and energy storage

Green Car Congress

The main potential applications are in electricity storage, transport and the recovery of waste heat. Nitrogen could be supplied from a modest-sized onboard tank or an onboard liquefier driven by the engine and boosted by regenerative braking. Compressed air vs. liquid air. Compressed air engines (e.g.,