By [email protected] This week on Watt It Takes: How a Ukrainian immigrant quietly toiled away on a new battery chemistry and created a cleantech unicorn. Powerhouse CEO Emily Kirsch sits down with Gene Berdichevsky, the CEO of Sila Nanotechnologies, to talk about building a battery company by applying lessons learned from other failures. Sila is…
By Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent Treasury proposes rise from 5% to 20%, while the tax on coal will stay at lower rateHomes hoping to shrink their carbon footprints by installing a solar-battery system face a steep VAT increase from October under new laws proposed by HMRC.The Treasury put forward legislation on Monday to raise VAT…
By Darren Miller To make energy more affordable and future-proof our grid, we must better coordinate rooftop solar, batteries and other devices owned by consumers. The post The real energy revolution is happening in our homes appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By mmillikin Imec, a research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics, digital and energy technologies and partner in EnergyVille—a collaboration between the Flemish research partners KU Leuven, VITO, imec and UHasselt—has developed a solid-state Li-metal battery cell with an energy density of 400 Wh/liter at a charging speed of 0.5C (2 hours). Imec also announced that…
By [email protected] Microgrid startup Go Electric secured a rare cleantech hardware exit when acquired by battery maker Saft this week. The Indiana-based startup builds a compact microgrid controller, promising seamless backup power and integration with many types of energy devices. It made a name for itself when it met the Pentagon’s high bar for durable…
By [email protected] This week’s Grid Edge Innovation Summit 2019 conference in San Diego covered a broad range of technologies that are changing the nature of the electricity system, from distributed energy resources (DERs) like rooftop solar PV, behind-the-meter batteries and plug-in electric vehicles, to the software, systems and services meant to optimize and orchestrate their…
By Kailey Fralick The best portable solar chargers give you the freedom to take your electronic devices into the great outdoors without fear of dead batteries. Solar panel technology has improved, but there are still considerable differences in the quality of portable solar… Read More The post Best Portable Solar Chargers of 2019 appeared first…
By Michael Mazengarb OZ minerals will use a hybrid solar, wind and battery system to power its Carrapeteena Copper-Gold Mine in an effort to reduce diesel costs. The post Copper and gold turns to renewables, OZ Minerals to power site with solar, wind and storage appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more…
The Workhorse Group designs and produces battery-electric power trains in its 50,000 sq. ft. facility in Loveland, OH for its new Workhorse chassis. Workhorse’s approach to building its battery electric power trains uses proven, automotive-grade, mass-produced parts coupled with its custom designed, proprietary control software. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles…
By Sophie Vorrath ARENA backs ground-breaking fringe-of-grid project using 2.5MW of second-hand wind turbines, with 1MW solar and 2MW/0.5MWh lithium-ion battery. The post Refurbished wind turbines to help power W.A. garnet mine appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Kelly Pickerel Eos Energy Storage announced its involvement in two U.S. battery projects using the company’s Aurora 2.0 battery system. Aurora 2.0 is an aqueous zinc battery, built on 10 years of testing as a safe, scalable alternative to lithium-ion. The battery system has been installed by Duke Energy as part of a solar-plus-storage…
By Kelly Pickerel Solar Power World spoke with Carl Mansfield, VP of system solutions for NantEnergy, about the company’s attempt to take zinc-air batteries mainstream. NantEnergy, which acquired Sharp’s energy storage division and its lithium know-how last year, is improving a zinc-air/lithium hybrid storage system for the C&I and microgrid markets. Mansfield said that finding…
Plans to introduce lead battery-supported electric vehicle charging stations have moved a step closer thanks to funding through a competitive grant awarded by the U.S. state of Missouri, made possible by funds from the U.S. Department of Energy State Energy Program. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Electric Vehicles Research
By Giles Parkinson The second big battery in South Australia, which can do things the Tesla big battery cannot, releases its first performance report. The post South Australia’s “other” big battery is earning money, and keeping the lights on appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Billy Ludt REC Solar, a subsidiary of Duke Energy Renewables, is developing a solar-plus-storage project for Pleasanton Unified School District in Pleasanton, California. The project will include 1 MW of solar carports and a 660-kWh battery energy storage system at Pleasanton Unified’s Amador Valley High School. “For many years it has been our goal…