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How Smart EV Charging Will Help Promote Renewable Power Generation

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This can lead to a huge variation in the grid power available, which can be a problem for power companies. But, if householders and businesses can be flexible about when they charge their EVs, then they can help to balance the grid and support renewable power generation. The flexibility of controlled EV charging.

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New $30M ARPA-E program to develop new solar conversion and storage technologies; targeting higher solar penetration in mix

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Schematic comparing the cost and dispatchability of PV to CSP with thermal storage. The “PV+Storage” box includes the high cost of electrical storage for PV. The FOCUS Program target zone for electricity generation is indicated. b) Hybrid storage system (award Category 2). Source: ARPA-E.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $5.5M for green transportation projects and $1.8M for 20 energy research projects

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They are available only for new natural gas and propane vehicles that meet all California Air Resources Board emission requirements. Rolf Olsen of San Diego will receive $94,635 to study a new solar thermal storage device capable of integration with utility scale solar thermal power plants at a low cost.

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New Electrostatic Nanocapacitors Offer High Power and High Energy Density

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Electrostatic capacitors are characterized by high power but energy storage is limited because only surface charge is used. Conventional electrochemical supercapacitors store charge in electric double layers or in faradic reactions, permitting larger energy density storage on the electrode surfaces. Gary Rubloff.

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