Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:00:18 +0000
Tennessee will play a key role in the domestic EV battery supply chain, as the host of two new factories slated to produce synthetic graphite in bulk.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 04:18:29 +0000
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is investing $25 million into 11 projects focused on developing next-gen batteries and associated components. The announcement today from the DOE indicates that the funding goes toward projects focused on “advance materials, processes, machines, and equipment for domestic manufacturing of next–generation batteries.” In other … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 22:43:36 +0000
CATL, the largest battery manufacturer in the world, is planning a major new push into battery swapping technology.
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:09:04 +0000
DOE announced 10 Phase 2 winners of the Solutions for Lasting, Viable Energy Infrastructure Technologies (SOLVE IT) Prize, awarding winning teams $150,000 each for their proposed community-driven clean energy solutions. Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 10 Phase 2 winners of the Solutions for Lasting, Viable Energy Infrastructure … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:59:04 +0000
We write about solar microgrids all the time, but we seldom feature specific projects and how they are helping real, live humans. The video below does a great job of highlighting a small project in New Orleans, Louisiana. “What do solar panels and battery-powered microgrids have to do with protecting … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 02:55:05 +0000
If electric cars are the cars of the future (and they are), then batteries are sort of the gasoline of the future (well, really, they should be considered the gas tanks of the future … but gas tanks aren’t nearly as valuable, technical, or worth discussing). What’s in those batteries … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:44:08 +0000
Berlin’s BVG transit system has received the world’s first series-produced electric bus with a battery passport: the Solaris Urbino 18 electric. In a press statement, Solaris said the deliveries put BVG three years ahead of EU regulations, which will require a battery passport in all electric vehicles starting in 2027. … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 04:14:35 +0000
Donald Trump may be the president-elect in the United States, but tons of Joe Biden policy is still alive and getting rolled out. As I’ve written recently, there actually seems to be a sprint to get as much implemented before Trump and Republicans take over. One of those items is … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 02:35:28 +0000
Portable energy storage systems have improved massively in the past few years. As electric cars have become much more popular, battery production has ramped up enormously, and thanks to economies of scale, battery prices have come down. The benefits of that extend well beyond the electric car market, also bringing … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 23:25:09 +0000
Porsche is on the back foot after Northvolt filed for bankruptcy recently and is facing a steep decline in sales in China,
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