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Cadenza Innovation Tests its Fireproof Battery At NYPA Headquarters

GreenTechMedia

The New York Power Authority, the country's largest state-owned electric utility, just installed an unusual battery at its headquarters. The 50 kilowatt/250 kilowatt-hour battery isn't remarkable for its size, but for its promise of a design that can eliminate fire risk. Building a fireproof lithium-ion battery.

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Funding the Next Generation of Efficient, Electric, Grid-Interactive Communities

GreenTechMedia

homes and commercial buildings consume roughly two-fifths of the country’s overall energy, three-fourths of all electricity, and account for most of the peak electricity demand that drives generation and power grid infrastructure costs. Shifting heating from fossil fuels to electricity can cut direct emissions.

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Swell Readies Up To $450M in Financing for Solar-Plus-Battery Virtual Power Plants

GreenTechMedia

Swell Energy has lined up $450 million in financing to give homeowners and business owners batteries and solar systems at no upfront cost, and earn the money back by turning them into virtual power plants serving utilities’ grid needs. Swell’s behind-the-meter battery-based VPP proposition.

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EIB finances grid upgrades across Germany

Smart Energy International

million) to municipal energy supplier Thüringer Energie AG (TEAG) to upgrade and digitise the electricity grid in Thuringia, Germany. The overarching goal is to ensure a reliable and safe power supply in Thuringia as demand for electricity grows. The financing forms part of a larger, €4.3 billion ($4.6

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From parking to power: Major Vehicle to Grid electricity trial ready for take off

Business Green

team up for large scale pilot of vehicle to grid systems that aims to provide businesses with clean power from their parking lots. V2G technology allows energy stored in EV batteries to be sold back to the grid when demand for power is high. Nissan and E.ON Energy giant E.ON Nissan is collaborating with E.ON

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Cars instead of cables: V2G’s potential to enhance a flexible energy system

Smart Energy International

Although the electrification of road transportation represents a significant challenge to our energy systems, adding pressure on power grids at the national and local levels, V2G provides immense potential as a source of flexibility to support the energy system of tomorrow, explains Francesco Nobili of Charles River Associate (CRA) Energy.

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Inside the drive to close the UK's EV battery recycling loop

Business Green

BusinessGreen reports on the fast-evolving plans to establish a thriving EV battery recycling industry in the UK. Batteries are set to become even more ubiquitous than they are already. But what happens when these millions of batteries reach their end of life?