Renewable Energy News / Batteries

Magnesium borate nanowire-enabled solid-state electrolytes deliver elevated ionic conductivity

April 26, 2018

By mmillikin Researchers at Zhejiang University of Technology in China have fabricated magnesium borate (of the form Mg2B2O5) nanowire-enabled poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) for solid-state lithium-ion batteries (SSLIBs). As reported in their paper in the ACS journal Nano Letters, these SSEs have enhanced ionic conductivity and a large electrochemical window. When these multifunctional…

Magnesium borate nanowire-enabled solid-state electrolytes deliver elevated ionic conductivity

April 26, 2018

Researchers at Zhejiang University of Technology in China have fabricated magnesium borate (of the form Mg 2 B 2 O 5 ) nanowire-enabled poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) for solid-state lithium-ion batteries (SSLIBs).Brought to you by: EV Driven Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles

Volvo Trucks To Share EV Battery Tech Across Brands

April 25, 2018

By James Ayre Sweden’s Volvo Trucks, a component of Volvo AB, has revealed that plans are now in the works to share electric vehicle battery tech across brands — which would mean that Mack Trucks (USA) and UD Trucks (Japan) could both end up utilizing the firm’s’ battery tech in the future Read Full Article…

Heat Pump Helps Audi E-Tron Trump Tesla Performance

April 25, 2018

By Steve Hanley The upcoming Audi E-Tron will use an advanced thermal cooling system that incorporates a heat pump. The system is designed to keep the 95 kWh battery pack between 25º and 35º Celsius at all times — especially during high performance driving periods Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica

Advanced Microgrid Solutions’ Hybrid-Electric Building Fleet Goes Live

April 25, 2018

By [email protected] Back in 2015, California real estate developer Irvine Company announced plans to turn high-rise properties into “hybrid-electric buildings” by equipping them with Tesla batteries and then turning them over to energy storage project developer Advanced Microgrid Solutions to earn money serving the power grid. This week, Irvine Co. and Advanced Microgrid Solutions unveiled…

Ørsted Announces First Battery Storage Project

April 25, 2018

By Joshua S Hill Danish offshore wind powerhouse Ørsted has this week announced its first entry into the large-scale battery storage sector with the announcement of the 20 megawatt (MW) Carnegie Road battery storage project which will provide services to the UK’s National Grid. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica

Hawaii reforms how electric utilities get paid, opening options for home solar and batteries

April 25, 2018

By Kathie Zipp Hawaii Governor David Ige signed into law SB 2939, which reforms the century-old model for how investor-owned electric utilities get paid. The law links future utility revenues, in the form of performance incentives or penalties, to performance metrics. This includes incentives for Hawaiian utilities to connect more customer-sited solar and battery systems….

Nissan unveils LEAF-based Sylphy BEV at Auto China 2018

April 25, 2018

By mmillikin Nissan unveiled the Nissan Sylphy Zero Emission, Nissan’s first electric car made in China for Chinese consumers, at Auto China 2018 in Beijing. The Sylphy offers a drive range of 338 kilometers (210 miles), according to official Chinese standards, based on SMVIC results referencing NEDC standards and depending on driving conditions. Built on…

Battery storage, smart grid & efficiency companies raise $472 million in VC funding

April 24, 2018

By Michelle Froese Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency sectors for the first quarter of 2018. For a copy of the report, please click here.Battery storage Corporate funding in…

New York Boosts Efficiency Target, Makes Way for More Solar and Energy Storage

April 24, 2018

By [email protected] Governor Andrew Cuomo announced new energy efficiency standards for New York on Friday, calling for investor-owned utilities to achieve annual efficiency savings equal to 3 percent of sales by 2025. The new target would accelerate energy efficiency by more than 40 percent over current forecasts and reduce energy consumption by 185 trillion Btu….

Resilient Solar: New York and San Francisco Study Solar With Batteries as a Resiliency Solution

April 24, 2018

By [email protected] While Superstorm Sandy made energy resilience a priority, the devastating outage on Puerto Rico has taken it to a whole new level. Puerto Rico is only now approaching full power seven months after Hurricane Maria decimated the island, knocking out about two-thirds of transmission and distribution systems. And earlier this month, an accident…

Trump loses court battle to roll back automaker gas mileage fines

April 24, 2018

By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) Automakers may complain about rising gas mileage standards, but as several have proved over the years, they don’t always have to meet them. Another strategy, employed regularly over the years by a few automakers is to ignore the fuel economy standards and just pay the penalties for missing them. Those…

Environmental upgrade of cruise ships

April 23, 2018

Norwegian expedition cruise operator Hurtigruten has signed a Letter of Intent with Rolls-Royce for a major environmental upgrade programme to hybrid power. The main engines on up to nine cruise ships will switch from diesel to gas power and the upgrade will also include installation of a hybrid battery system. Read Full Article Here For…

Nissan Now Taking Orders For Refreshed e-NV200 Electric Van — 40 kWh Battery Pack & Power Plug System Now Standard

April 23, 2018

By James Ayre Nissan has opened the order books for the new, refreshed version of the e-NV200 all-electric light-duty van, according to a new press release from the company. It should be realized, though, that deliveries aren’t slated to begin until December in Japan, and later than that elsewhere Read Full Article Here For more…

New Tech Could Help Make Automotive Batteries Better for the Planet

April 23, 2018

By Sebastien Bell Although battery electric vehicles are a solution to many of the world’s environmental issues, they aren’t without their flaws. New battery technology coming out of UC Berkeley could help make them more ethical. The world of electric power is dominated by lithium-ion batteries. Energy-dense and with little self-discharge to […] The post…