By Sophie Vorrath Brisbane-based zinc-bromine flow battery maker says overseas markets providing growing pipeline of “significant opportunities” while Australia continues to weigh the benefits of energy storage. The post Redflow hits straps overseas, says Australia still proving case for battery storage appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By Joel Stronberg History will recall that 2020 was the year climate issues finally mattered enough to voters to guide their hands when it came time to mark their ballots. Will history also record that the 2020 election resulted in the break-up of the Democratic party and that an underlying cause of the separation was…
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) Volkswagen considers building an EV sports car. Lucid reveals its battery pick. And Mercedes teases its EQA electric small car in the snow. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The production version of the Mercedes-Benz EQA electric car, the brand’s first compact-car EV effort in years, will arrive by…
By SPW By Philippe Hartley, Managing Director, CleanFinancing.com Commercial solar installers see battery system design and installation as their present and future, and they’re getting amped up. In California, 31% of the commercial SGIP applications over the last three years are for storage only, according to SGIP data. The segment may increase dramatically this year…
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) Lucid has revealed the battery cell supplier for its upcoming Lucid Air electric sedan: LG Chem. According to an announcement made Monday, the upstart electric carmaker, LG Chem cells will be “exclusively powering standard versions of this luxury EV through 2023.” Lucid noted in an accompanying release of “additional agreements… Read…
By Sophie Vorrath Western Power to install another 100 solar and battery-based stand alone power systems on grid in state’s Mid-West, Goldfields, eastern Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions. The post Another 100 stand-alone solar and battery systems to be installed by Western Power appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles:…
By [email protected] Residential solar company Sunnova experienced a surge in customers buying energy storage in the fourth quarter of 2019, CEO John Berger said on an earnings call Tuesday. The share of customers opting for batteries alongside solar, referred to as the “attachment rate,” jumped from 15 percent in Q3 to 24 percent in Q4….
By Kelly Pickerel Dominion Energy Virginia received approval from the State Corporation Commission (SCC) to move forward with four battery storage pilot projects to pave the way for additional energy storage technology needed to support the company’s commitment to achieve net zero carbon and methane emissions by 2050, increase in renewables and to improve grid…
By Kelly Pickerel Massachusetts-based KiloVault this week unveiled its new PLC series of pure lead carbon, sealed AGM, deep cycle batteries. Designed for optimum performance in Partial State of Charge (PSoC) applications, the PLC series is ideal for residential or light commercial off-grid, backup or self-consumption applications. PLC batteries use a specially formulated carbon additive…
By Giles Parkinson Oz Minerals reveals why it chose wind, solar and batteries over gas for its new $1 billion mining project. The post Why an Australian mining giant chose wind and solar over gas for $1 billion project appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By [email protected] Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto announced last week that it will build its first in-house solar plant to power mine operations, adding to a slew of recent renewable energy pledges from mining companies. But while solar and wind have an obvious role to play in helping mining operations control their carbon emissions, the…
By mmillikin Lucid Motors announced a long-term partnership with leading EV battery supplier LG Chem for the Lucid Air electric sedan. Lucid Motors said that it selected LG Chem for a long-term partnership because its batteries provide the ideal level of efficiency, with those batteries further optimized by Lucid to meet or exceed all target…
By Michael Mazengarb Windlab flags big write-down of its wind, solar and battery Kennedy energy project, but it won’t derail a potential $68 million acquisition offer. The post Windlab flags big write-down on Kennedy wind-solar-battery project appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) Tesla scores big in Consumer Reports’ annual roundup, and might be using a different kind of battery for China for the Model 3. Jaguar Land Rover is looking at its electric-mobility future. And we dig into some of the best EVs and plug-in hybrids for the snow. This and more, here…
By [email protected] (Stephen Edelstein) Tesla has made major investments into cylindrical battery cells, using 18650-format cells in the Model S and Model X, and 2170-format cells in the Model 3 and upcoming Model Y. The company also manufactures these cells at its Gigafactory with Panasonic. But now, perhaps combined with other key changes, the automaker…