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ARPA-E Battery/Storage Exposition 14 Jan

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CHARGES (Cycling Hardware to Analyze and Ready Grid-Scale Electricity Storage). The CHARGES program establishes two sites where ARPA-E-funded battery technologies will be tested under conditions designed to represent not just today’s applications, but also the demands of tomorrow’s electric power system.

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Volvo Construction Equipment investing $7.8M in battery pack production at excavator plant

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The new facility at the Changwon plant will produce a wide range of common electric storage solutions (battery packs) for Volvo Group and become a core competence center for electric excavators. With the SEK 80-million (around $7.8-million) Once complete, the facility will be approximately 2,500 sq.

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NIST Releases EPRI Report on Smart Grid Development; Priorities, Standards, Architecture

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EPRI technical experts have compiled and distilled recommendations from a variety of Smart Grid stakeholders, including technical contributions taken from two EPRI-facilitated, two-day, public workshops. Electric transportation. Release 1.0

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EKODA consortium exploring direct reuse or repurposing of batteries, gearboxes

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If the energy storage system is older, it would be possible to use it in a smaller agricultural machine. Even if the battery has multiple defective cells, it may still be suitable for stationary use, for example, as electricity storage in a home photovoltaic system. The battery system does not need to be thrown away.

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Electric Vehicles Open-up New Business Opportunities

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The battery of EVs can be used for some other electrical storage purposes once the capacity reduces. EV Workshop. Electric vehicle repair and maintenance workshops can be started in a place where there are a lot of electric vehicles available on road. Electric Vehicle Blog. EV Washing Service.