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DECEMBER 22, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released the Energy Storage Grand Challenge Roadmap , the Department’s first comprehensive energy storage strategy. billion into energy storage research and development—$400 million per year, on average.

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OCTOBER 31, 2021

Energy Vault, a company developing grid-scale gravity energy storage solutions, has entered into an energy storage system agreement with DG Fuels, a developer of renewable hydrogen and biogenic-based, synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and diesel fuel.

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DECEMBER 28, 2019

Highview Power Storage, Inc., 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.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

Hydro-Québec has launched EVLO Energy Storage Inc. EVLO ), a subsidiary that designs, sells, and operates safe, efficient and sustainable energy storage systems. EVLO systems also include power control and energy management software. Energy storage will play a crucial role in the energy transition.

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JUNE 1, 2021

ŠKODA AUTO, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, is introducing a smart energy storage system using second-life batteries from electric vehicles. Following a successful pilot project in Prague, the energy storage units are now available to ŠKODA contract dealers. In partnership with the Czech technology company IBG ?esko,

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MAY 20, 2020

Northvolt and Vattenfall have launched of a new battery energy storage solution, Voltpack Mobile System—a rugged, highly modular lithium-ion battery system envisioned as a zero-emission alternative to replace diesel generators. —Torbjörn Johansson, head of Vattenfall Network Solutions Sweden.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Israel-based GenCell Energy, a provider of hydrogen and ammonia to power fuel cell solutions, launched GenCell EVOX, a new off-grid EV charging solution that leverages alkaline fuel cells, hydrogen and ammonia to power technologies. Motors Pure Energy the EV charging subsidiary of E.V. Motors Ltd.,

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Austin, Texas-based energy research organization Pecan Street Inc. launched Texas’ first grid-tied vehicle-to-grid (V2G) testing center at its lab in Austin, turning electric vehicles into a dispatchable load shaving tool for the municipally-owned electric utility, Austin Energy.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

By 2045, California will require the deployment of up to a staggering 55 gigawatts (GW) of long duration energy storage (LDES) to support its 100% clean electricity goals, according to a new modeling study released by the California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA). —Alex Morris, Executive Director of CESA.

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MARCH 2, 2023

Researchers led by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have extended the capacity and duration of sodium-aluminum batteries. Sodium and aluminum are a natural combination of inexpensive, abundant elements as a redox pair for battery energy storage. of peak charge capacity. —Weller et al.

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JULY 15, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released the Energy Storage Grand Challenge Draft Roadmap and a Request for Information (RFI) seeking stakeholder input on the Draft Roadmap. Categories of storage included in the Energy Storage Grand Challenge. Over the Fiscal Years 2017-2019, DOE has invested more than $1.2

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APRIL 1, 2022

The US Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) recently awarded $2.4 million in funding for three projects to advance novel thermal and hydrogen energy storage technologies toward increased duration, reliability and affordability. WE New Energy Inc.

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JANUARY 17, 2023

Mercom Capital Group, a global clean energy research and communications firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in 2022 for the energy storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency sectors. Corporate funding for energy storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency companies.

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

XL Fleet, a leading provider of vehicle electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, has entered into a partnership with a commercial EVSE (electric vehicle supply equipment) supplier to begin the launch of its XL Grid division. XL Fleet intends to continue expanding its XL Grid division to meet these energy demands.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Stealth-mode electrochemical energy storage startup SPARKZ Inc. has exclusively licensed five battery technologies from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) designed to eliminate the use of cobalt metal in lithium-ion batteries. SPARKZ Inc. I look at this as a very strategic partnership.

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JANUARY 1, 2021

This event will feature pitches from a select group of ARPA-E teams developing energy storage technologies. ARPA-E has run and is running a number of programs directly related to energy storage. These include: AMPED (Advanced Management and Protection of Energy Storage Devices). Open funding solicitations.

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JULY 30, 2020

A new study of the impact of high EV adoption on the Western US power grid by a team from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has found that 2028 grid resource adequacy—from generation through transmission—is likely to be sufficient for high EV penetration.

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JUNE 16, 2022

SAFE and the Electrification Coalition (EC) released a report highlighting policy opportunities to accelerate the adoption of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. The transition to transportation electrification reduces dependency on oil and improves energy and national security.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

With battery storage able to provide a unique role in balancing a renewable electricity grid, Toby Gill, CEO of Intelligent Power Generation, asks could innovations in green hydrogen and biofuel technologies contribute to a more optimized and economical energy mix? Our grid is changing, and so must the way we operate it.

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DECEMBER 29, 2021

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is hosting the National Energy Storage Summit—Jumpstarting America’s Energy Storage Future on March 8-9, 2022 to discuss harnessing science, technology, and policy to accelerate energy storage solutions for the nation.

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MAY 6, 2023

Rimac Technology is entering the stationary Energy Storage Systems (ESS) market with the launch of Rimac Energy. The launch of Rimac Energy marks a major milestone for the company, as it expands beyond market-leading EV technology and introduces innovative stationary energy storage systems.

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

Energy storage installations around the world are projected to reach a cumulative 411 GW (or 1,194 GWh) by the end of 2030, according to the latest forecast from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). That is 15 times the 27GW/56GWh of storage that was online at the end of 2021.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The first charging station for EVs that uses energy storage based on second-life batteries from Irizar e-mobility is up and running. The power of the grid needed to provide services is reduced by 70%. A 50 kW quick charging point can thus be put into operation using only a 15 kW grid connection.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $12-million initiative to support the development and demonstration of innovative, replicable solutions that advance electric vehicle adoption and the integration of electric vehicles with the electric grid. ( on 12 September 2023.

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AUGUST 13, 2019

Researchers at WMG, University of Warwick, have repurposed end-of-life electric vehicle batteries as small energy storage systems (ESS) for off-grid locations in developing countries or isolated communities. —Professor James Marco.

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MARCH 18, 2021

This collaboration grants AMTE Power a license to manufacture and sell sodium-ion cells (to be incorporated into battery packs) for Energy Storage Solutions (ESS) for defined fields of use and geographies. These trends will drive a significant increase in the use of battery storage.

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MARCH 16, 2022

Jaguar Land Rover has partnered with Pramac , a global leader in the energy sector, to develop a portable zero-emission energy storage unit powered by second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries.

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MAY 26, 2022

SolarEdge Technologies and SolarEdge’s subsidiary, Kokam Limited Company, a provider of lithium-ion batteries and integrated energy storage solutions, announced the opening of “Sella 2”, a two gigawatt-hour (GWh) battery cell manufacturing facility.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

The challenges involved in getting EV chargers hooked up to the grid are well-known to Charged readers. Various off-grid solutions are available, but the best approach may be a flexible one—using some combination of onsite generation, battery storage and grid power, according to what’s available and what’s needed for the application.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Because the system is powered by electricity, there is also potential for integrating a hyperloop system’s energy storage technologies with variable energy resources. Data indicate that energy use in the intercity market represents about 30% of total transportation energy use in the United States.

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MAY 6, 2021

EPIC funds are competitively awarded to support the most promising technologies and approaches across six investment areas: the entrepreneurial ecosystem; resilience and safety; building decarbonization; grid decarbonization and decentralization; industrial and agricultural innovation; and low-carbon transportation.

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JULY 16, 2021

Exro Technologies is introducing a new application for its patented Coil Driver technology—enabling EVs to fast charge seamlessly and provide electricity back to the grid regardless of power source or charger type. This includes charging capabilities from renewable energy sources like solar and wind power. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 11, 2021

ion Ventures, a modern utility and energy storage infrastructure specialist, and LiNa Energy , a solid-state battery technology developer, concluded their first successful trial of LiNa’s proprietary solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform at an undisclosed location in South East England last week.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

JERA, the largest power generation company in Japan, responsible for about 30% of Japan’s electricity, and Toyota Motor have built and deployed the first large-capacity “Sweep Energy Storage System”. The project plans to operate grid storage batteries for recharge and discharge operations, connected to the Chubu Electric Power Grid Co.,

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JUNE 28, 2023

GM Defense, a subsidiary of General Motors, was selected by the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to prototype an energy storage unit. Rendering of GM Defense’s energy storage solution. Rendering of GM Defense’s energy storage solution.

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MARCH 11, 2020

It will provide 840 MW of reliable energy to the IPA purchasers it serves, including Los Angeles and municipalities in other parts of California and Utah. The power plant is connected to the Los Angeles power grid by an existing high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission line. and Hitachi, Ltd.

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

Skeleton Technologies, a developer of curved graphene-based supercapacitor and battery energy storage, officially launched its SuperBattery ( earlier post ), and announced Shell as a partner. Skeleton goes after the high-power part of the energy storage market and we estimate the addressable market size to be €95 billion.

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