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DOE to fund research to reduce costs of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission

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AUGUST 31, 2023

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) and Office of Electricity (OE) plan to fund (DE-FOA-0003241) research to drive innovation and reduce costs of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) voltage source converter (VSC) transmission systems.

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Cost Of Grid Convert Wind

New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage

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MARCH 2, 2023

The new battery design could help ease integration of renewable energy into the electrical grid at lower cost, using Earth-abundant metals, according to a study just published in Energy Storage Materials. h is achieved with an estimated raw active materials cost of $7.02 mAh cm −2 , a discharge duration of 28.2

Molten Salt

Molten Salt Grid Design Sodium

IHS Markit: average cost of lithium-ion battery cell to fall below $100/kWh in 2023

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The average cost of a Li-ion battery cell—used to power electric vehicles and to provide flexibility in the power grid as more renewables, such as solar and wind, are added will fall below $100 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in the next three years, according to a new analysis by IHS Markit. Cost is the name of the game.

Lithium Ion

Lithium Ion Cost Of Li-ion Batteries

DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

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MAY 10, 2023

million to 10 industry-led projects to advance nuclear technologies, including two aimed at expanding clean hydrogen production with nuclear energy. A well-established downstream syngas-to-synfuel conversion process, such as Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, converts the syngas to liquid synfuel for a total projected cost of less than $4/gallon.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Molten Salt Clean Cleaning

Highview Power and Encore Renewable Energy to co-develop the first long-duration, liquid-air energy storage system in US

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DECEMBER 28, 2019

a provider of long duration energy storage solutions, and Encore Renewable Energy, a developer of renewable energy generation and storage projects, jointly announced plans to develop the United States’ first long-duration, liquid-air energy storage system. Highview Power Storage, Inc.,

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Renewable Energy Vermont

IRENA report says tripling renewables investment required to reach 2050 climate goal

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Global renewable energy investment increased between 2013 and 2018, reaching its peak at US$351 billion in 2017, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Climate Policy Initiative (CPI). Renewable energy investment slightly declined in 2018, with modest growth through 2019.

Climate

Climate Renewable Financing 2018

Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The deficit is driving up electricity prices, reducing grid reliability, and hobbling renewable energy deployment. grids demands public scrutiny and accountability. Big Benefits One of the main values of connecting regional networks is that it enables, and is in fact critical for, incorporating renewable energy.

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Grid United States Connect Connected

California roadmap for grid-connected energy storage technology

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JANUARY 8, 2015

The California Independent System Operator (ISO), the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) unveiled a comprehensive roadmap to assess the current market environment and regulatory policies for connecting new energy storage technology to the state’s power grid. Weisenmiller.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Grid Connect Connected

Bosch on importance of renewable synthetic fuels to reach climate goals; e-fuels

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

One path to achieving this is with renewable synthetic fuels (e-fuels). Bosch outlines seven reasons why renewable synthetic fuels should be part of tomorrow’s mobility mix: Time. Renewable synthetic fuels have long since left the basic research phase. emitted by burning renewable synthetic fuels is reused to produce new fuels.

Renewable

Renewable Climate Fuel Gasoline-Electric

Stanford study quantifies energetic costs of grid-scale energy storage over time; current batteries the worst performers; the need to improve cycle life by 3-10x

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MARCH 10, 2013

A plot of ESOI for 7 potential grid-scale energy storage technologies. Benson from Stanford University and Stanford’s Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) has quantified the energetic costs of 7 different grid-scale energy storage technologies over time. Credit: Barnhart and Benson, 2013. Click to enlarge.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Grid Cost Of Energy

Alcoa outlines technology roadmap to decarbonize aluminum industry

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

outlined a technology roadmap to support its vision to reinvent the aluminum industry for a sustainable future. The roadmap includes three key programs: The Refinery of the Future , which aims both to reduce the capital cost of developing a refinery and to enable decarbonization of the alumina refining process. Alcoa Corp.

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Industrial Industry Carbon Emissions

UPS-led SEUL consortium switches on smart-grid fleet charging solution in London; maxing out on EVs without expensive grid upgrades

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MARCH 20, 2018

A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid. UPS thinks this is a world first, right in the heart of a mega-city.

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Grid London Fleet Charging

BMW Group and PG&E launching ChargeForward Phase 3 pilot; V2G testing

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MARCH 23, 2021

The BMW Group and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced an expanded partnership that further leverages renewable energy to sustainably power electric vehicles (EVs). ChargeForward is the first smart charging program to offer customers incentives for maximizing the integration of renewable energy while optimizing their EV charging.

BMW

BMW Grid Renewable Charging

EPRI Analysis estimates costs of fully developing US smart grid could reach $476B; benefits up to $2T

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APRIL 7, 2011

Total Smart Grid costs. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has released a broad assessment of the costs and benefits to modernize the US electricity system and deploy the smart grid. The analysis updates EPRI’s 2004 EPRI assessment, which estimated the cost of implementing a smart grid at $165 billion.

EPRI

EPRI Grid Cost Of Gasoline-Electric

California agencies release report charting path to 100% clean electricity; need to triple grid capacity by 2045

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MARCH 16, 2021

The report is the initial analysis called for in Senate Bill 100 (SB 100, De León, Chapter 312, Statutes of 2018), the state’s policy requiring that renewable and zero-carbon energy resources supply 100% of electric retail sales to customers by 2045. A clean electricity grid is necessary to achieve economywide carbon neutrality.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Grid California

California ISO releases five-year strategic plan; grid integration of renewable power, support for electric vehicle charging

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JANUARY 21, 2012

The California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO), California’s non-profit grid operator, released its new five-year (2012-2016) strategic plan. Between now and 2020, wind and solar generation will quadruple within the ISO transmission grid at the same time electric vehicle charging increases significantly.

Grid

Grid Renewable California Electric Vehicles

EPIC: state-level renewable electricity mandates increase electricity prices up to 17% over 12 years; cost more expensive than benefit

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APRIL 30, 2019

As states take the lead in confronting climate change, a flagship policy is often Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS). RPS programs, which require that a certain percentage of the state’s electricity come from renewable sources, currently cover 64 percent of the electricity sold in the United States.

Renewable

Renewable Price District of Columbia Chicago

What is Renewable energy integration, challenges, why it is needed

Baua Electric

DECEMBER 31, 2023

what is renewable energy integration ? Renewable energy integration refers to the process of efficiently incorporating renewable energy sources into existing energy systems. Energy Storage: Renewable energy sources are often intermittent, meaning they don’t produce energy consistently.

Renewable

Renewable Energy Energy Storage Wind

Advent Technologies announces availability of next-generation HT-PEM MEAs

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MARCH 15, 2022

Advent Technologies Holdings announced the availability of its next-generation high-temperature (HT) Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA). Due to the high-temperature operation, Advent’s MEAs—the heart of the fuel cell—can work with impure hydrogen that can be reformed onboard from methanol, natural gas, and other renewable fuels.

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Geely supporting Danish initiative on e-methanol with vehicle trials in Aalborg

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MARCH 30, 2022

While the country is one of the world’s largest producers of wind and solar renewable energy, it faces the issue of renewable energy being weather-dependent and prone to fluctuation. Geely Holding has been developing methanol vehicles and green methanol technologies for more than 17 years.

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Denmark Vehicles Iceland Renewable

DOE awarding nearly $8M for national laboratory H2@Scale projects

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced nearly $8 million for nine cooperative projects that will complement existing H2@Scale efforts and support DOE’s Hydrogen Shot goal to drive down the cost of clean hydrogen by 80% within the decade. Topic 3: Next-Generation Sensor Technologies. NREL, Renewable Innovations, Inc.,

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Seattle EPRI Hydrogen Energy Storage

DOE awarding up to $30M to 13 projects to integrate solar into US grid

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) SunShot Initiative will award up to $30 million to 13 new projects to support the integration of solar energy into US electric grid, while diversifying the nation’s electricity sources and improving the reliability and security of the electric grid.

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Grid Solar Energy Grid Renewable

International Transport Forum brief suggests Smart Grid and EV technologies could be mutually beneficial; V2X potential

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JULY 6, 2012

A new policy brief published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) International Transport Forum (ITF) notes that existing electricity systems will need to be reconfigured to support the widespread adoption of electric mobility and suggests that Smart Grid technologies and EVs and EVs could be mutually beneficial.

Grid

Grid International Transportation Supplies

HyBlend project to assess hydrogen compatibility with pipeline materials and operations

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JANUARY 7, 2022

Key deliverables will include: A publicly accessible tool that characterizes the costs of blending and its potential to reduce emissions relative to alternative pathways (e.g., renewable natural gas).

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Gas Renewable Polymer

Enel acquires eMotorWerks to provide grid balancing solutions and tap into US e-mobility market

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

Through the JuiceNet platform, these facilities can be remotely controlled and aggregated for grid balancing purposes relying on unidirectional and bidirectional (vehicle-to-grid, V2G) electricity flows. eMotorWerks has deployed more than 25,000 smart-grid enabled charging stations to date.

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Grid Market North America Colombia

SoCalGas & UC Irvine show power-to-gas technology able to boost use of intermittent renewable energy significantly

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MARCH 31, 2017

SoCalGas) announced that new research on power-to-gas technology shows the technique holds the ability to significantly increase the use of intermittent renewable energy. The ability to increase the mix of renewables on campus by tenfold is truly significant. Southern California Gas Co.

Renewable

Renewable Gas Power Powered

AeroVironment licenses PNNL EV smart charger controller technology

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MARCH 6, 2013

The PNNL technology tells a vehicle’s battery charger when to start and stop charging based upon existing conditions on the electrical grid. has licensed smart charging controller technology developed at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for incorporation into its charging station equipment.

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Smart Charger EV Smart Grid Power Grid

BASF pitching NiMH batteries for grid energy storage applications

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

BASF Battery Materials will discuss its latest improvements in Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery technology for grid energy storage applications at the 8 th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition (IRES 2013), being held 18-20 November 2013 in Berlin, Germany.

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NiMH Energy Storage Nickel Metal Hydride Grid

ANSI to develop roadmap of standards and codes for EVs at scale

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JUNE 9, 2022

Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) is the lead lab for the codes and standards pillar, supported by consortium members National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Idaho National Laboratory (INL), and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL).

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Standards Idaho United States DC

BloombergNEF: solar, wind, batteries to attract $10T to 2050; curbing emissions long-term will require other technologies

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JUNE 19, 2019

Deep declines in wind, solar and battery technology costs will result in a grid nearly half-powered by the two fast-growing renewable energy sources by 2050, according to the latest projections from BloombergNEF (BNEF). Global power generation mix. Source: BloombergNEF. This will attract $13.3 trillion in new investment.

Wind

Wind Solar Emissions Batteries

UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The new trucks will join UPS’ Rolling Lab, a growing fleet of more than 9,000 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles. Electric vehicle technology is rapidly improving with battery, charging and smart grid advances that allow us to specify our delivery vehicles to eliminate emissions, noise and dependence on diesel and gasoline.

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Cost Of Gasoline-Electric Alternative Fuels Los Angeles

DOE announces $11.5M in Phase 1 funding for carbon capture and storage program; ARPA-E FLECCS

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JULY 15, 2020

FLECCS project teams will work to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) processes that better enable technologies, such as natural gas power generators, to be responsive to grid conditions in a high variable renewable energy (VRE) penetration environment. The technology uses 10-15% less energy than existing amine absorbents.

Carbon

Carbon Gas-Electric Grid Gas

DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Hydrokinetic energy is an abundant renewable resource that can boost grid resiliency and reduce infrastructure vulnerability, but it is currently a cost prohibitive option compared to other energy generating sources. These methodologies will significantly decrease the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of the final HKT design.

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Mariner Universal Grid Water

Volkswagen Group presents technology roadmap for batteries and charging

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MARCH 16, 2021

The Volkswagen Group presented its technology roadmap for batteries and charging up to 2030 today on its first “Power Day”. The goal of the roadmap is to reduce the complexity and cost of the battery significantly in order to make the electric car attractive and viable for as many people as possible. —Thomas Schmall.

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Charging Batteries Battery Spain

Argonne releases new cradle-to-grave lifecycle analysis of US LDV vehicle-fuel pathways

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AUGUST 6, 2022

The study provides a comprehensive analysis of the cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a variety of vehicle-fuel pathways; the levelized cost of driving (LCD); and the cost of avoided GHG emissions. It is hard to overstate the importance of the improvements in battery costs on this analysis.

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Fuel Vehicles PHEV Carbon

DOE releases Energy Storage Grand Challenge Roadmap; 44% reduction in manufactured cost for 300-mile EV pack by 2030

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

While technology offices have established individual goals and targets, the Department has never had a comprehensive strategy to address energy storage. The Roadmap includes an aggressive but what it says in an achievable goal: to develop and domestically manufacture energy storage technologies that can meet all US market demands by 2030.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Manufacturer Energy Miles

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

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JANUARY 11, 2014

In a paper in Nature , they suggest that the use of such redox-active organic molecules instead of redox-active metals represents a new and promising direction for realizing massive electrical energy storage at greatly reduced cost. For this reason, a growing number of engineers have focused their attention on flow-battery technology.

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Low Cost Grid Batteries Battery

Lux analysis points to fall off in innovation interest in renewables and energy storage

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

New analysis based on big data analysis by Lux Research suggests that innovation interest in renewables is declining, after peaking about four years ago. Without continued innovation momentum, the market research firm noted, long-term success driven by further clean energy technology improvements is thrown into question.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Renewable Energy Solar

California Energy Commission adopts offshore wind goals: 5GW by 2030, 25 GW by 2045

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AUGUST 11, 2022

There are currently two federally-designated wind energy areas (WEAs) off the cost of California: Humboldt off the North Coast and Morro Bay off the Central Coast. However, the electric system in California’s North Coast region is relatively isolated from the California grid and serves primarily local community need. Maxwell, Sara M.,

Wind

Wind California Energy Mariner

JERA and Toyota deploy first large capacity Sweep Energy Storage System with second-life batteries

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

The system was built using batteries reclaimed from electrified vehicles (HEV, PHEV, BEV, FCEV) and is connected to the consumer electrical power grid. JERA and Toyota began discussions in 2018 to establish battery reuse technologies, which eventually led to this large-capacity, grid-connected Sweep Energy Storage System.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Nickel Metal Hydride Toyota Energy

Groupe Renault launching large-scale V2G trials with fleet of 15 Zoe EVs

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MARCH 22, 2019

Groupe Renault is beginning the first large-scale pilot schemes in alternating-current, vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging in electric vehicles. Vehicle-to-grid charging is a key pillar of the smart electric ecosystems that Groupe Renault has set up. The pilot schemes will begin in the Netherlands and Portugal.

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Fleet Portugal Grid Netherlands

NREL study finds most depot charging could accomodate short-haul heavy-duty electric trucks without upgrades

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JUNE 22, 2021

Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in collaboration with two electric utilities, recently examined the causes, costs and lead times of distribution system upgrades anticipated for depot charging of short-haul heavy-duty trucks in the United States. Their paper appears in the journal Nature Energy.

Charging

Charging Fleet Grid Electric

Shell forms consortium to accelerate the electrification of off-road mining vehicles

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

The pilot offer combines an innovative, high-powered energy storage solution with ultrafast charging and a standardized micro-grid energy system where the required solution can be complemented with renewable electricity generation on-site or through the grid.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Vehicles Grid Diesel

We’re closer to tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030 than we look – IEA

Baua Electric

JUNE 3, 2024

Photo courtesy of Tom Brewster/BLM California Governments are rolling out renewables at a record pace, and tripling capacity by 2030 is within reach – it’s time to make Paris Agreement targets official. Of the 194 NDCs previously submitted, only 14 include explicit targets for total renewable power capacity for 2030.

Renewable

Renewable Energy Solar Installation

DOE to fund research to reduce costs of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission

New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage

IHS Markit: average cost of lithium-ion battery cell to fall below $100/kWh in 2023

DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

Highview Power and Encore Renewable Energy to co-develop the first long-duration, liquid-air energy storage system in US

IRENA report says tripling renewables investment required to reach 2050 climate goal

Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

California roadmap for grid-connected energy storage technology

Bosch on importance of renewable synthetic fuels to reach climate goals; e-fuels

Stanford study quantifies energetic costs of grid-scale energy storage over time; current batteries the worst performers; the need to improve cycle life by 3-10x

Alcoa outlines technology roadmap to decarbonize aluminum industry

UPS-led SEUL consortium switches on smart-grid fleet charging solution in London; maxing out on EVs without expensive grid upgrades

BMW Group and PG&E launching ChargeForward Phase 3 pilot; V2G testing

EPRI Analysis estimates costs of fully developing US smart grid could reach $476B; benefits up to $2T

California agencies release report charting path to 100% clean electricity; need to triple grid capacity by 2045

California ISO releases five-year strategic plan; grid integration of renewable power, support for electric vehicle charging

EPIC: state-level renewable electricity mandates increase electricity prices up to 17% over 12 years; cost more expensive than benefit

What is Renewable energy integration, challenges, why it is needed

Advent Technologies announces availability of next-generation HT-PEM MEAs

Geely supporting Danish initiative on e-methanol with vehicle trials in Aalborg

DOE awarding nearly $8M for national laboratory H2@Scale projects

DOE awarding up to $30M to 13 projects to integrate solar into US grid

International Transport Forum brief suggests Smart Grid and EV technologies could be mutually beneficial; V2X potential

HyBlend project to assess hydrogen compatibility with pipeline materials and operations

Enel acquires eMotorWerks to provide grid balancing solutions and tap into US e-mobility market

SoCalGas & UC Irvine show power-to-gas technology able to boost use of intermittent renewable energy significantly

AeroVironment licenses PNNL EV smart charger controller technology

BASF pitching NiMH batteries for grid energy storage applications

ANSI to develop roadmap of standards and codes for EVs at scale

BloombergNEF: solar, wind, batteries to attract $10T to 2050; curbing emissions long-term will require other technologies

UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

DOE announces $11.5M in Phase 1 funding for carbon capture and storage program; ARPA-E FLECCS

DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

Volkswagen Group presents technology roadmap for batteries and charging

Argonne releases new cradle-to-grave lifecycle analysis of US LDV vehicle-fuel pathways

DOE releases Energy Storage Grand Challenge Roadmap; 44% reduction in manufactured cost for 300-mile EV pack by 2030

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

Lux analysis points to fall off in innovation interest in renewables and energy storage

California Energy Commission adopts offshore wind goals: 5GW by 2030, 25 GW by 2045

JERA and Toyota deploy first large capacity Sweep Energy Storage System with second-life batteries

Groupe Renault launching large-scale V2G trials with fleet of 15 Zoe EVs

NREL study finds most depot charging could accomodate short-haul heavy-duty electric trucks without upgrades

Shell forms consortium to accelerate the electrification of off-road mining vehicles

We’re closer to tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030 than we look – IEA

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