ABB's Mietek Glinkowski is interviewed at the ABB Smart Grid Center of Excellence in Raleigh, North Carolina USA GM and ABB demonstrate Chevrolet Volt Battery Reuse -- world's first use of electric vehicle batteries for homes Partnership with ABB results in prototype back-up power storage unit Energy storage project readies for testing on the power grid San Francisco, Nov. 15, 2012 -- General Motors and ABB today showed the next stage in battery reuse, the repackaging of five used Chevrolet Volt batteries into a modular unit capable of providing two hours of electricity needed by three to five average American homes. The uninterruptable power supply and grid power balancing system was demonstrated during GM's Electrification Experience. The prototype unit provided 25 kW of power and 50 kWh of energy to power all the support lighting and audiovisual equipment in an "off-grid" structure used for the event. "GM's battery development extends throughout the entire life of the battery, including secondary use," said Pablo Valencia, GM senior manager of battery lifecycle management. "In many cases, when an EV battery has reached the end of its life in an automotive application, only 30 percent or less of its life has been used. This leaves a tremendous amount of life that can be applied to other applications like powering a structure before the battery is recycled." GM and ABB last year demonstrated how a Chevrolet Volt battery pack could be used to collect energy and feed it <b>...</b>
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