The end-of-life issue of electric vehicle batteries is a key topic in the sustainability of EVs. By 2029, there will be 3 million used battery packs coming out of EVs per year which amounts to around 108GWh available storage capacity (see the IDTechEx’s latest report on Second-life Electric Vehicle Batteries). What will happen to this…
By Solar Reviews We first wrote in 2016 about the pros and cons of solar energy and the advantages and disadvantages from a homeowners perspective of using solar energy to power their homes. A lot has changed since then and so we thought it was time to update this article. Some of these changes are;…
By Kelly Pickerel LG Electronics is entering the U.S. residential energy storage system (ESS) business, complementing the company’s industry-leading solar panel technologies in the United States. At the 2018 Solar Power International Conference, LG Electronics USA Business Solutions is launching two advanced new energy storage systems and an expandable battery pack for American homeowners: an…
By Bridie Schmidt Peugoet joins race to electric, with a concept of new battery model that pays homage to its classic 504 Coupe. The post Peugeot unveils EV concept based on classic 504 appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By [email protected] As election season heats up, so is a fight over a ballot initiative to boost Arizona’s renewable energy portfolio standard to 50 percent by 2030. In November, residents will vote on whether or not to enshrine the increase in Arizona’s constitution under Proposition 127. The state’s current RPS is 15 percent by 2025….
By [email protected] (Aaron Cole) Are federal officials investigating Tesla CEO Elon Musk? Even more than they already may be? How much will the new 2019 Nissan Leaf cost when it goes on sale? And what about a bigger battery already? And what about Audi’s anticipated all-electric model? This is our look back on the week…
By Carolyn Fortuna A battery that is manufactured using traditional ‘jelly roll’ production is the core of a new global agreement Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
By [email protected] Wisconsin-based storage developer EnSync Energy Systems is working on a system that could allow your residential battery to sell energy to your neighbor’s electric vehicle. The device-to-device transaction system is designed to operate behind the meter, using DC links, and could be up and running within a year, according to Jim Koeppe, product…
By [email protected] Sempra will unload 981 megawatts of renewable energy and battery storage projects to a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, in a deal announced Thursday. The acquisition includes 379 megawatts of projects that Sempra Renewables and Consolidated Edison Development jointly own, plus 602 megawatts of Sempra-only assets. Con Ed’s getting it all — solar, solar-plus-storage…
By Sophie Vorrath University of Queensland-run research hub to be more than 80% solar powered, via 500kW PV and 600kWh vanadium flow battery system. The post Solar + flow battery to power Barrier Reef research station appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By [email protected] The scale of the threat facing gas-based electricity generation from renewables and energy storage was outlined this week at the Global Power & Energy Exhibition in Barcelona, Spain. Rory McCarthy, senior storage analyst for Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, illustrated for attendees how the business case for using renewables in place of natural…
By [email protected] Long-duration energy storage — batteries or other technologies that can store energy for at least four hours of continuous operation, or possibly even longer — accounts for a minority of the grid-scale energy storage deployed today. There are many reasons for this, including the cheapness and relative reliability of lithium-ion batteries for short-duration…
By Kelsey Misbrener Yotta Solar, a developer of innovative energy storage systems, is introducing a revolution in solar+storage technology—the SolarLEAF. The patented SolarLEAF utilizes the world’s first and only 100% passive thermal regulation system for panel-level energy storage. This passive temperature regulation enables the system to operate in extreme temperatures while protecting the battery life…
By Steve Hanley The DS 3 Crossback E-Tense is a modestly priced electric SUV from PSA Group that may find its way to America at some point in the future. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
By Michael Clark OPINION | Large-scale batteries will be able to smooth the electricity supply and stabilise electricity prices, writes Michael Clark Read Full Article Here For more great articles: www.rechargenews.com