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Study IDs two compressed air energy storage methods, sites for the Northwest

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MAY 20, 2013

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) have identified two compressed air energy storage methods for the temporary storage of the Northwest’s excess wind power and two eastern Washington locations to put them into practice.

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Energy Storage Energy Washington Wind

DOE Announces $100M Available for ARPA-Es 3rd Funding Opportunity; Focus on Grid-Scale Energy Storage, Electrical Power Technology, and Building Energy Efficiency

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MARCH 2, 2010

At the inaugural ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit in Washington this week, US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that $100 million in Recovery Act funding will be made available for ARPA-E’s third round of funding opportunity. Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology (ADEPT). Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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PNNL study finds 2028 grid resource adequacy likely sufficient for high EV penetration; managed charging strategies can double adequacy

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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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EPRI, NREL, and U of Washington form UNIFI consortium to advance grid-forming inverters to support renewables

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

This consortium brings together leading experts to research how to enable inverter-based resources to help shape a reliable grid for today and tomorrow. —Daniel Brooks, vice president of integrated grid and energy systems at EPRI. Eight North American power system utilities.

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EPRI Washington Grid Renewable

Ener1 Partners With Russias Federal Grid Company to Develop Grid Energy Storage Opportunities

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JUNE 18, 2010

Rapid introduction of smart grid technology combined with energy storage capabilities is seen as a crucial tool for building a robust and modern system. That group is co-chaired by US Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko, and will hold its next meeting in Washington, DC in July.

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This Essential Element of the Power Grid Is in Critically Short Supply

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

And its not just renewable-energy projects. The transformer shortage touches utilities, homeowners, businesses, rail systems, EV charging stationsanyone needing a grid connection. Solid-state power electronics, on the other hand, can seamlessly handle AC-DC conversions.

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PNNL study finds that PHEVs and BEVs could serve as feasible resource to offset grid imbalances caused by integration of large amounts of intermittent wind generation

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

V2GFull varies not only the charging of the vehicle battery, but also can vary the discharging of the battery back into the power grid. trafficThis scenario is currently less desirable to automotive manufacturers, but provides an additional resource benefit to PHEV/BEVs by theoretically doubling their capacity value to the grid.

Wind

Wind Grid PHEV Power Grid

$50M Battery500 consortium targeting battery pack with specific energy of 500 Wh/kg

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JULY 27, 2016

University of Washington. Though the immediate goal is to make effective, affordable batteries for EVs, consortium director and PNNL materials scientist Jun Liu expects the consortium’s work could also advance stationary grid energy storage. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Stanford University.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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JUNE 26, 2021

To date, the TCF has funded more than 380 projects by unlocking more than $170 million in funding from more than 300 private sector partners, including automotive manufacturers, energy storage companies, utilities, bioenergy companies, solar providers, and aerospace companies. Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, Washington).

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Concentrating Solar Power/Nuclear: Novel Tuning of Critical. Fluctuations for Advanced Thermal Energy Storage NAVITASMAX will develop a novel heat storage method for. energy density over existing systems by an order of. coupled with novel thermal energy storage technology, which. storage material.

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ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

These new GaN power devices will enable the next generation of low-cost, fast, small, and reliable power electronics, which are key for efficient power conversion in data centers, solar farms, power grids, and electric vehicles. University of Washington. Stanford University.

Energy

Energy Clean Cleaning Li-ion

ARPA-E awards $37M for IONICS projects; improving solid-state batteries and fuel cells

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

By creating high performance parts built with solid ion conductors—solids in which ions can be mobile and store energy—the IONICS program will focus on new ways to process and integrate these parts into devices with the goal of accelerating their commercial deployment. grid, transforming domestic energy production.

Li-ion

Li-ion Polymer Batteries Battery

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The utility.will get a Ford plug-in hybrid vehicle by the end of this year and as many as 20 by some time in 2009 to test their durability, range and impact on the power grid, said Susan M. Lutz believes there will be rapid battery development over the next three to four years that will provide more energy storage.

Plug-in

Plug-in Plug Hybrid Lithium Ion

Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

French construction company Bouygues Immobilier is working on an office in Meudon, western Paris, which uses 4,000 square metres of solar panels to meet not only its own energy needs but also to export surplus energy back to the power grid. February 17, 2009 9:11 am Link Smart grid great Dumb govt.

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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DECEMBER 30, 2021

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. This article, by researchers at PARC and the University of Washington, is one possible answer.

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Hydrogen Green Molten Salt China

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Study IDs two compressed air energy storage methods, sites for the Northwest

DOE Announces $100M Available for ARPA-Es 3rd Funding Opportunity; Focus on Grid-Scale Energy Storage, Electrical Power Technology, and Building Energy Efficiency

PNNL study finds 2028 grid resource adequacy likely sufficient for high EV penetration; managed charging strategies can double adequacy

EPRI, NREL, and U of Washington form UNIFI consortium to advance grid-forming inverters to support renewables

Ener1 Partners With Russias Federal Grid Company to Develop Grid Energy Storage Opportunities

This Essential Element of the Power Grid Is in Critically Short Supply

PNNL study finds that PHEVs and BEVs could serve as feasible resource to offset grid imbalances caused by integration of large amounts of intermittent wind generation

$50M Battery500 consortium targeting battery pack with specific energy of 500 Wh/kg

DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

ARPA-E awards $37M for IONICS projects; improving solid-state batteries and fuel cells

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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