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200 MW Solar Power Project Completed In Wisconsin, Energy Storage To Follow

June 6, 2024 admin alliant energy, batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, Solar energy, solar power plants, wisconsin

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:07:33 +0000

The Grant County Solar Project, with its 200 MW capacity, has been completed in Potosi, Wisconsin, by Alliant Energy. The new solar power plant has over 430,000 solar panels on more than 1,400 acres of land. Almost 350 acres of native pollinator habitat is included in the total land area … [continued]

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EV Battery Swapping Means Less Downtime For Fleets

June 6, 2024 admin batteries, battery swapping, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery swapping, lithium-ion batteries, Uncategorized, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:50:07 +0000

The Chinese startup U Power stirs the EV battery swapping pot, deploying guided robotic vehicles for speed and efficiency.

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5G & Microgrids Might Be a Great Match

June 5, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, demand response, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, grid, lithium-ion batteries, microgrids, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, rooftop solar, Solar energy, united states department of defense, US Department of Defense

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 04:32:38 +0000

NREL Explores Setup and Security of 5G for Microgrids With a 5G Sandbox Whether it is coincidence or careful planning, the infrastructures of both power systems and telecommunications are heading in a similar direction: toward the edge. Solar panels on a roof are like 5G towers in a neighborhood—in both … [continued]

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The Smarter E Europe: PV, Storage, E-Car & Heat Pumps — A Strong Team

June 3, 2024 admin batteries, buildings, clean power, clean transport, consumer technology, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, Europe, events, GERMANY, green economy, green jobs, heat pumps, home energy management, investment, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 21:24:39 +0000

MUNICH & PFORZHEIM, Germany — Visitors to The smarter E Europe, Europe’s Largest Alliance of Exhibitions for the Energy Industry, will find out how private consumers can become self-sufficient in electricity, heat and transport in a smart way and how this creates new business opportunities for installers and system providers. … [continued]

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SOLiTHOR Gears Up to 500 Charging-Discharging Cycles Whilst Continuing Apace With Very Little Capacity Lost

June 2, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, lithium-ion batteries, press releases, research, solid-state lithium-ion battery

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 18:09:09 +0000

SINT-TRUIDEN, Belgium — Since its inception in 2022, SOLiTHOR has made huge advancements in its battery technology development. SOLiTHOR’s all-solid-state lithium metal Gen1 prototype pouch cell has reached a milestone of 500 cycles, at full charge-discharge, with less than 7% of capacity loss and continues to cycle further. The pouch … [continued]

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Data On Battery Swapping For Heavy & Light Vehicles Is Nuanced

May 30, 2024 admin batteries, Battery, battery swapping, China, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, ev battery, ev battery charging, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, India, investment, Manufacturing, Shipping

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 02:50:45 +0000

A few days ago I published a reaction to a set of reactions to an article on the plummeting cost of batteries and how they enable megawatt scale charging. What were the reactions about? Battery swapping, which many people seem to think is the bees knees and should be everywhere. … [continued]

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Redwood Partners with Ultium Cells

May 28, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, gm, lg, lg energy solution, lithium-ion batteries, redwood materials, ultium, ultium batteries, ultium cells

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 03:53:06 +0000

At Redwood, our process involves sourcing end-of-life batteries and production scrap as well as raw materials and then recycling, refining, and remanufacturing these feedstocks into critical battery materials for North American cell manufacturers at gigafactory-scale. Redwood is now working with Ultium Cells LLC—the joint battery cell manufacturing venture between General … [continued]

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Researchers Claim Batteries With Iron Cathodes Outperform Traditional Materials

May 28, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, cobalt, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, iron, lithium-ion batteries, nickel, research

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 05:14:23 +0000

Researchers have developed a new cathode for lithium ion batteries that is a drop-in replacement for cobalt and nickel.

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Balancing Renewables Requires Big Grid Storage, But What Kinds? (India Seminar Slides & Transcript)

May 28, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, clean transport, climate change, demand response, electric trucks, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, events, green economy, grid, grid storage, India, india solar power, investment, lithium-ion batteries, pumped hydro, pumped hydro storage, Smart Grid, virtual power plants

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 04:57:42 +0000

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. With the … [continued]

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Gamma Technologies Proudly Sponsors Battery Workforce Challenge to Develop the Next Generation of EV Battery Experts

May 27, 2024 admin argonne national laboratory, argonne national laboratory (anl), batteries, clean transport, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, investment, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, press releases, stellantis, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 18:39:34 +0000

WESTMONT, Illinois — Gamma Technologies (GT), a global leader and innovator in multi-physics systems simulation software, announced its sponsorship of the Battery Workforce Challenge (BattChallenge), a 3-year collegiate competition aimed at fostering the next generation of engineers and technicians critical to the electric vehicle (EV) battery industry. GT will provide … [continued]

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