Bill Gates And Energy — Redefining Energy Podcast Transcript

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:18:46 +0000

Breakthrough Energy Venture’s odd investments, a mixture of sensible, venture-capital aligned start ups focused on climate action with a higher percentage that make no sense, have come under my scrutiny for years. Similarly, trying to figure out why the climate-aware billionaire oligarchs who founded it, including Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, … [continued]

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

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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VW ID. UNYX , Super Stable High-Rate Discharge Batteries, & More Cleantech News

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 01:16:20 +0000

So much cleantech news, so little time. Here are more cleantech stories from the past week you might want to read. The Volkswagen ID.4 is a popular vehicle among American and European families. However, Volkswagen has introduced the avant-garde E-SUV coupé, the ID. UNYX, to China, targeting a younger demographic … [continued]

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Lime Revs Up The E-Bike Machine For Paris Olympics

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:25:56 +0000

Lime is deploying the backdrop of the 2024 Paris Olympics to draw attention to e-bikes and battery swapping, too.

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US Military Invests In New Silicon Battery, Possible EV Connection Emerging

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:15:39 +0000

The US Department of Defense is adopting a new high performance silicon battery from the the Chicago firm NanoGraf, which is also eyeballing the electric vehicle market.

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Million-Mile EV Battery Bet Pays Off For Mercedes-Benz

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:00:31 +0000

A million-mile EV battery is one step closer to your new electric car, and Mercedes-Benz is among the automakers ready to pounce on it.

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Elon Issues One Of His Famous Ultimatums On Dry Coating 4680 Technology — Fix It Or Forget It

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 22:48:21 +0000

Dry coating of cathodes and anodes is what Tesla expected when it bought Maxwell Technologies but results remain elusive.

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Policy Report Cards on Trump & Biden, California Home Energy Assault, Huge Cleantech Growth — Top Cleantech Stories This Week

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:25:32 +0000

The summer seems to be flying by faster than an electric jet, and it’s already time for another weekly news roundup. Below are 27 of the most notable cleantech stories from the past week and a half. Have a look and make sure you haven’t missed anything! 1. Mike Barnard … [continued]

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Could EVs Of The Future Really Balance Grid Flow Fluctuation?

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:40:21 +0000

The advancement of smart grid technologies and renewable energy sources has transformed the automobile and power industries. We know that electric vehicle batteries produce much less carbon than their internal combustion engine vehicle counterparts. Then again, there’s concern about the amount of electricity that EVs consume — and whether that … [continued]

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New Study: A Fraction Of EU’s Planned Battery Production Can Power The Shift To LEVs

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 19:35:11 +0000

A modal shift to LEVs using planned battery capacity in Europe can reduce both dependencies on critical raw materials and cut 30Mt of transport’s CO2e emissions by 2030. A new study by EIT Urban Mobility and EIT InnoEnergy, both supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a … [continued]

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