Ioxus – an ultracapacitor and asymmetric hybrid ultracapacitor manufacturer – recently raised $21 million from investors including GE, ConocoPhillips, NRG Energy, Schneider Electric, and Braemer Energy Ventures, an impressive list of investors for a historically undifferentiated ultracapacitor company.
Lawmakers want to drive EV adoption with new initiatives, more money
Earlier this week we featured a Tuesday Topic in our discussion forum asking how high gas prices would have to go to make you take a serious look at an electric vehicle. It’s a timely topic; this week legislation was introduced in the U.S. House to accelerate EV deployment.
EVs and charging: Newsy week puts the pedal to the metal
Tuesday night in his State of the Union speech, President Obama announced a goal of one million electric vehicles on U.S. roadways by 2015. The next day, Vice President Joe Biden was at a battery plant in Indiana explaining how the Administration plans to make it happen. Elsewhere, lawmakers were calling for more tax credits for manufacturers producing EVs. But that’s just for starters in what has been an eventful week in the EV world.
How high will gas prices have to go for YOU to buy an EV?
I saw a piece quoting former General Electric CEO Jack Welch saying the jump in gas prices sucked $100 billion out of the economy in the first quarter. You probably heard that sucking sound every time you pulled out your wallet to fill up your gas tank.
EPRI Publishes RFI for Substation-Size Li-ion Energy Storage System Demonstration
The Electric Power Research Institute has issued an RFI to prepare for multiple demonstrations and the market introduction of 1MW / 2MWh lithium ion battery energy storage systems (ESS) for electric utility grid management solutions. A utility team has been assembled for this project and all manufacturers of Li-ion systems and energy storage system integrators are eligible to respond.
Paving the way for EVs: 4 regions, 4 case studies
With plug-in- hybrid and electric vehicles on the way, reducing the time it takes for the permitting and installation process for home-based electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) is on the radar for many local governments. The DOE’s Alternative and Advanced Vehicles team has developed case studies on what’s happening in four leading regions of the country. We’ve highlighted them below, with links to the full reports.
Update: Ionex Has a 1 MW Battery Ready for the Grid, EPRI issues ESS RFI
The Electric Power Research Institute is issuing an RFI to prepare for multiple demonstrations and the market introduction of 1 megawatt / 2 megawatt-hour lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (ESS) for electric utility grid management solutions. A utility team has been assembled for this project and all manufacturers of Li-ion systems and energy storage system integrators are eligible to respond.
Xtreme Blends 15MW of Energy Storage With Wind
I just spoke with Xtreme Power’s CEO, Carlos Coe, on his way to officially commission a 15-megawatt energy storage system on First Wind’s 30-megawatt Kahuku Wind project on Oahu, Hawaii.
The year for wind storage? Energy storage for wind farms gains momentum
The market for wind-generated energy storage is showing signs of coming to life. Two companies, WindTamer Corporation and Xtreme Power, have recently landed contracts to deliver their battery storage systems to customers.
WindTamer picked up a $319,000 order to deliver its custom-designed battery storage system, which includes real time monitoring to smooth power demand on the electric grid, to PGM Corporation, a New York contract manufacturer of precision parts and assemblies for the power generation, military, aerospace and other industries. WindTamer’s proprietary system is designed to store energy from wind, solar installations or from the grid itself.
EnerG2 Wants to Sell Carbon for Energy Storage
EnerG2, known mostly for ultracapacitors, is joining the ranks of those that want to sell components to the storage industry.
The company formally unveiled its carbon technology platform today. With the platform, EnerG2 or third-party battery or capacitor makers can create carbon scaffolds for active materials, and together they will make up the anodes and cathodes in energy storage devices. Ideally, the final result would be longer-lasting, more reliable batteries that can store more power.