Re-X Before Recycling Prize To Extend the Lifetimes of Manufactured Products

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 04:57:02 +0000

Ten teams receive a collective $1.5 million and Phase 3 opens to returning competitors. Latest Announcement The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) today announced the Phase 2 winners of the Re-X Before Recycling Prize, a competition to identify, prepare, and develop innovative ways to … [continued]

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Community Batteries — Will They Make A Difference?

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 03:55:56 +0000

In Queensland, Australia, Energex has partnered with Origin to trial community batteries in Ipswich, near where my daughter lives. We took a drive to find them. On the first try, we were able to locate and photograph one of the pole mounted community batteries. “Energex is connecting up to 30 … [continued]

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This Is What’s Driving Growing EV Sales & Competitiveness

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:25:01 +0000

As we’ve seen now, electric vehicles had healthy sales growth in 2024. Many companies actually had spectacular EV sales growth. Without a doubt, policies in certain countries help with this — because they force companies to actually try, and to be willing to produce and sell higher volumes of electric … [continued]

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ProLogium Unveils Fast Charging Inorganic Battery At CES 2025

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 01:42:55 +0000

South Korea’s ProLogium is at CES 2025 this week to introduce its 4th generation lithium ceramic battery (LCB) system, which it says can redefine the EV driving experience. The company says its new battery technology addresses many of the concerns electric car drivers experience every day — total cost of … [continued]

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US Focus On Domestic EV Battery Supply Chain Pushing Tesla to Move Supplies from China to US

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 01:05:38 +0000

The most critical element of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was the broad effort to bring manufacturing jobs back to the US, and especially cleantech blue collar (or “green collar”) jobs in the fast growing EV, battery storage, and solar industries. We’ve never had such serious and impactful reshoring … [continued]

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Solar and Storage Industry Statement on Final Rules for Technology-Neutral Energy Tax Credits

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 04:44:46 +0000

Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury released final rules for the Section 48E technology-neutral energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC). Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): “The United States must adopt an all-of-the-above energy strategy to meet surging demand … [continued]

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U.S. Department of Energy Invests $45 Million to Support Regional Consortia Focused on Securing Domestic Critical Minerals and Materials

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:45:12 +0000

DOE announced $45 million in funding for six projects to create regional consortia to accelerate the development of critical mineral and materials supply chains including novel nonfuel carbon-based products from secondary and unconventional feedstocks. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced … [continued]

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Hints Of A Next-Generation EV Battery Emerge From New Lithium-Rich Layered Oxide Material

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:36:15 +0000

The state of EV battery technology has come a long way since 1996, when GM deployed lead-acid chemistry in a short-lived attempt to bring electric cars back from a decades-long hiatus.

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Tesla Is Secretly Recalling Cybertruck Batteries

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:48:13 +0000

Something interesting has been going on with Tesla Cybertrucks. Tesla has been quietly replacing their battery packs, seemingly a lot of them. At least since September, Tesla has been swapping out Cybertruck battery packs for new ones when they are brought in for other maintenance issues. The first report we’re … [continued]

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Good News From China — CATL EV Chassis, Radar King Kong Pickup Truck

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 01:50:20 +0000

CATL has developed a new EV platform it says will reduce development time for new models from years to months.

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