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

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BMW i announced a home stationary energy storage system solution integrating its BMW i3 vehicle battery at EVS 29 in Montréal. Utilizing real-time energy readings, the system can measure the available energy supply and demand, making the necessary calculations to determine the optimal time to charge or discharge the system.

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Porsche gives used Taycan batteries second life powering plant

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The automaker on Tuesday announced that it’s using an energy storage system consisting of 4,400 used Taycan battery modules to help power its factory in Leipzig, Germany. ” Battery modules were installed into the energy-storage array without any technical changes, Porsche claims. .”

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ICL model predicts lithium-ion batteries most competitive for storage applications by 2030

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levelized cost)—as opposed to the investment cost—of 9 electricity storage technologies for 12 different applications between 2015 and 2050. We have found that lithium-ion batteries are following in the footsteps of crystalline silicon solar panels. Credit: Schmidt et al. —senior author Iain Staffell.

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4 companies jointly propose $8B green energy initiative for LA area; Wyoming wind, Utah storage, transmission

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Four companies—Pathfinder Renewable Wind Energy, Magnum Energy, Dresser-Rand and Duke-American Transmission—have proposed a first-in-the-US, $8-billion green energy initiative that would bring large amounts of clean electricity to the Los Angeles area by 2023. million LA-area homes.

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BMW i ChargeForward Program to demo contribution of intelligent EV charging to grid efficiency

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The study has two parts, a managed charge pilot program involving BMW i3 owners and a battery second life energy storage system. BMW will begin accepting applications at www.bmwichargeforward.com in January, and the program will kick off in July 2015. Program participation.

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