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  Atomic Batteries Charge More Than Curiosity
  While we marvel at the images of the Curiosity rover, we must remember nuclear power is playing a crucial role
  by bluephoenixinc / on Aug 7, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “energy storage”

 

• EV & Bike News Roundup

  
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  Some more top electric car news from the past week or so: Bikes Copenhagenize Index 2013 — Bicycle-Friendly Cities Milan’s Design Week Shows Italian Ebike — Cykno New Bike-Friendly Cities — Texas Instruments, The World Bank Group, & More  EVs Two BYD Manufacturing ...
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• “Flash Thermography Measurement” Technique Sees Battery Electrode Defects Before Assembly

  
  The Green Optimistic — Authority: 503
  A team at Purdue University have discovered a method of detecting defects in lithium ion battery anodes as they are manufactured, before installing them in actual batteries. Their discovery relies on thermal imaging and could increase the reliability of lithium ion cells used in electric cars. Anodes and cathodes are ...
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• Breakthrough Renewable Energy Forecasting Coming To US Grid By 2015

  
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  Breakthrough renewable energy forecasting technologies may be two years away from revolutionizing the efficiency of wind and solar generation on America’s grid. Storm front image via Shutterstock The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is adding to its already impressive list of renewable ...
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• Chevy Volt Batteries to be Manufactured by LG Chem in July, Finally

  
  The Green Optimistic — Authority: 503
  Sales of the Chevy Volt extended range electric vehicle [EREV] has been slow, but steady, meaning that support companies like battery suppliers aren’t as productive as they could be. True, the market for electric vehicles as a whole hasn’t been enough to justify handshakes and champagne. Much to the contrary, ...
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• Liquid Air – A Major Upcoming Technology?

  
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  Long established science may be the key to a renewable electricity grid Highview Power Storage’s pilot liquid air plant hosted at SSE’s (Scottish and Southern Energy) 80MW Biomass plant on the Slough trading estate Compressing gases to liquids has been around for a long time. Liquid air powered cars were ...
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• Liquid Air Energy Storage Could Be an Economy Saver in the UK

  
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  No matter where people look in the UK, energy is an issue. Everyone is worried about it, and with every passing day, people become more concerned. That being said, some experts believe that liquid air energy storage could be the answer that the UK is looking for. Not only would this technology support the renewable ...
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• NREL Quantifies Significant Value in CSP

  
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  For those wanting to understand the effects on grid vitality from renewable energy sources like concentrated solar power, this study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) provides valuable information. Central tower solar thermal concentration in circular arrangement CSP with thermal energy ...
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• Battery-Equipped Wind Turbine Better Integrates Green Energy Onto Grid

  
  CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com — Authority: 489
  General Electric recently introduced a wind turbine equipped with a storage battery, creating a type of “hybrid” turbine that industry leaders hope will improve the integration of intermittent energy sources onto the grid and reduce the costs of wind power. The GE battery is able to store less than one minute ...
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• When Will Solar Batteries Become Economical?

  
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  Its always the same problem: You save energy but the electricity bills are still getting more expensive. Luckily, there is a solution: Solar power can be generated in Germany for 12 cents per kilowatt hour. In contrast, utilities currently charge an average of 25 cents for domestic electricity. What better reason to ...
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• Energy and Environment News Roundup – 5.7.13

  
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  A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world. EMISSIONS   Japan, China, South Korea to cooperate on air pollution  (via Phys.org) EU to vote on carbon market reforms in July  (via RTCC) EPA to defend greenhouse gas emission rule today in federal ...
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• Johnson Controls Wins 2013 Edison Award for Energy Storage

  
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  Johnson Controls won a 2013 Edison Gold Award for its recent collaboration with the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (UWM) for their work in the area of energy storage. Johnson Controls was presented with the gold award in the Living, Working and Learning Environments Category for its Energy Advancement and ...
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• LG Chem To Start EV Car Battery Plant In US

  
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  South Korea’s LG Chem, the world’s third-largest maker of lithium-ion batteries, is planning to start production at its Michigan battery cell manufacturing plant later this year. LG Chem had actually planned to start production earlier this year, but it cited lower-than-projected demand as the reason for the ...
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• Vanderbilt’s use of natural gas catching on

  
  Blue Phoenix Inc. — Authority: 125
  Cornelius Vanderbilt II was ahead of his time and visiting his Newport summer home (The Breakers) in Rhode Island this weekend I can certainly see why. Walking through room after room of this 70-room mansion display of Gilded Age excess, I felt like I was whisked away back into time. Yet, despite the vast presence of ...
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• EU Debate Over Climate Change Policy Could Dampen Renewable Energy Growth

  
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  Europe’s program to halt climate change is in disarray with lawmakers in the region expressing concern the drift is undermining the planet’s most significant effort to combat global warming.
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• Energy and Environment News Roundup – 5.6.13

  
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  A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world. TAR SANDS/KEYSTONE XL   Canadian minister takes fight for oil sands crude to Europe  (via Retuers) Oil sands growth will depend on Keystone: Canadian Natural Resources  (via The Globe and Mail) House to ...
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• Enstorage Pioneers 50kW Hydrogen Bromine Storage in Israel

  
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  Energy storage company Enstorage Inc. connected a 50 kW Hydrogen Bromine flow battery to the grid at their test site in southern Israel. This began the world’s first large-scale deployment of this promising new energy grid technology.   The battery is said to be capable of storing up to 100kWh and can be recharged ...
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• Artificial Leaf Creates Energy When Tossed in Water

  
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  The easy and practical generation of alternative energy has been one of the most important and challenging puzzles of the new millienium. So far, the enormity of the...
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• EXCLUSIVE Interview: Elon Musk on Supercharger Network Plans in Europe & More

  
  The Green Optimistic — Authority: 503
  Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors, has given us the privilege of answering our questions directly, again. This time, I asked him about plans to expand the Supercharger network not only in Western European countries, but also in Eastern countries like Romania or Bulgaria. He also told us details on how the ...
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• New Technology Incubator, A123 Systems Reborn

  
  The Green Optimistic — Authority: 503
  Business goes on, and while A123 Systems sank slowly into bankruptcy, that doesn’t mean it’s over. Part of A123 split off as B456 [obviously] so that Wanxiang could liquidate it for the bankruptcy proceedings. The main part of A123 Systems, now a subsidiary of Wanxiang Group in China, has been relaunched as a ...
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• 3D Hall Effect Sensor Improves Electric Vehicle Battery Management

  
  The Green Optimistic — Authority: 503
  The traction battery in an electric vehicle is actually made up of thousands of individual cells, over 7,000 in the case of the Tesla Model S 85kWh. Battery management systems [BMS] are just as critical to electric vehicle performance and range as is battery technology. After all, a battery is only as strong as its ...
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