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Battery Minerals: A Common Fight Over Uncommon Things

August 6, 2024 admin batteries, battery materials, battery metals, battery minerals, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery materials, green economy, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, policy & politics, policy research, research

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2024 01:10:15 +0000

The current media and political churn over the production and distribution of battery minerals is generating some energy of its own. The debate feels modern because it touches on the future of electric cars, wind turbines, solar panels, and energy storage. If we could only get our hands on some Vibranium! In reality, … [continued]

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ARPA, DARPA, & The Solid-State Batteries Of The Future

August 5, 2024 admin arpa-e, batteries, darpa, Energy Storage, green economy, lithium-ion batteries, solid-state batteries

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 23:53:13 +0000

Brain-like, high tech ceramics are in the mix for new solid-state batteries under development with an assist from ARPA-E and DARPA.

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Biden–Harris Admin Announces $63 Million to Advance Battery Recycling & Smart Manufacturing

August 4, 2024 admin batteries, battery recycling, clean power, Energy Storage, ev battery recycling, green economy, green jobs, investing in america, investment, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, justice40 initiative, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 23:35:59 +0000

Funding from the Investing in America Agenda is Spurring Partnerships with States and Local Governments to Support Modernization of the Manufacturing Sector and Increase Battery Recycling WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the availability of up … [continued]

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US Military Edging Closer To Electric Vehicles, One Step At A Time

August 3, 2024 admin amprius, batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, lithium-ion batteries, silicon batteries, silicon battery, silicon battery anode, tardec, US Army, US Department of Defense, US military, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 23:25:42 +0000

The Defense Department has been slow to adopt electric vehicles, but new silicon EV battery technology could help speed things up.

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New “Supercell” EV Batteries Have All The Energy Density For 20% Less Cost

August 3, 2024 admin artificial graphite, batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery costs, ev sales, forge battery, graphite, green economy, green jobs, investment, lithium-ion batteries, manganese battery, Manufacturing, nickel, North Carolina, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 16:20:33 +0000

New “Supercell” EV batteries are made with the help of high-tech atomic layer deposition (ALD) systems, adapted for commercial use to reduce costs and enhance performance.

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1st Recycling Facility Powered by Recycled Solar, New US Solar Cell Factory — Clean Energy News Roundup

August 2, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, comed, Energy Storage, goodwill, Greece, lithium-ion batteries, northvolt, recycling, Solar energy, solar panel recycling, solar panels, solarcycle, solaredge, sunnova, sunnova energy, ymca

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 05:00:18 +0000

Check out the video below to find proof that renewable energy isn’t about throwing away or making more waste. SolarCycle has deployed the first-of-its-kind solar recycling facility in the country to be powered by reused solar panels. Other good news for solar in the US that is a much appreciated: … [continued]

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Why Did The US Miss Out On Batteries?

July 31, 2024 admin batteries, China, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, United States

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 14:24:28 +0000

I recently came across a thought-provoking post on social media that raises an important question: How did the United States miss out on the battery revolution? This question is important not only to the future of EVs, but important to the future of the world — it deserves not only … [continued]

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Ford F-150 Lightning Is A Rolling Energy Storage Beast, & Sunrun Is Here For It

July 29, 2024 admin baltimore, batteries, clean power, clean transport, distributed energy storage, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, energy storage systems, ev batteries, ev charging, ford, ford f-150 lightning, grid, MARYLAND, renewable energy, Solar energy, sunrun, usa, vehicle to home (v2h), virtual power plant, virtual power plants

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:35:12 +0000

Sunrun and Ford are running a potentially game-changing first of its kind vehicle-to-home energy storage experiment this summer, leveraging the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck.

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U.S. DOE Announces $33M to Deploy Solar Technologies to Decarbonize America’s Industrial Sector

July 29, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, investment, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, Solar energy, solar thermal, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 23:27:50 +0000

Nine Projects Across Seven States Will Support Solar-Powered Production of Hydrogen and Lower Emissions from the Aviation, Food and Beverage, and Other Sectors WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of the Biden–Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $33 million for nine projects across … [continued]

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Mega Chargers, Micro EVs, & Electric Transport Recalls the Glamorous 50s & 60s (Videos) — Cleantech News

July 28, 2024 admin Agriculture, batteries, cadillac, clean power, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, green jobs, investment, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, research, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:45:21 +0000

Below is a roundup of more cleantech news, stories that didn’t grab enough attention for their own standalone article but seem important to highlight nonetheless. This week, Cadillac’s new design strikes a balance between luxury and sustainability, appealing to a certain segment of the automotive culture while also evoking a … [continued]

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