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Electricity Grid

Novel High-Sulfur Utilization Electrolytes for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries 2019-169

  APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Rechargeable batteries Electric vehicle batteries Drones and electric aircraft batteries ADVANTAGES: Stability towards polysulfides Promotes the polysulfide affiliation with the electrode substrate to prevent polysulfide dissolution Homogeneous distribution of all current electrolytes and additives for the … [Read more...] about Novel High-Sulfur Utilization Electrolytes for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries 2019-169

Fast, Accurate Estimation of Renewable Energy Generation on the Distribution Grid 2016-077

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Monitoring and control of distribution grid ADVANTAGES: Estimates real-time generation of behind the meter distributed PV Designed to become more accurate over time ABSTRACT: As the penetration of distributed generation on the grid from resources such as wind and solar increases, so does the complexity of operating a power … [Read more...] about Fast, Accurate Estimation of Renewable Energy Generation on the Distribution Grid 2016-077

Distributed Energy Resources Customer Adoption Model Plus (DER-CAM+) 2016-075

After being tested by the industry and Universities the Grid Integration Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab is pleased to announce the official release of DER-CAM Plus (DER-CAM+), a significant leap forward compared to the previous version of DER-CAM. DER-CAM+ is a decision support tool for decentralized energy systems that has been tailored for microgrid applications, and … [Read more...] about Distributed Energy Resources Customer Adoption Model Plus (DER-CAM+) 2016-075

Low Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Grid Storage and EV Battery IB-3042

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Large scale electric utility grid systems Electric and hybrid automobiles Residential photovoltaics ADVANTAGES: Operates at comparatively low temperatures (60-80°C) Made of Earth-abundant materials Safe operation Low corrosion rate, no dendrite formation Scalable, low cost design ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researcher … [Read more...] about Low Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Grid Storage and EV Battery IB-3042