By Sophie Vorrath CSIRO report says Australia could lead world in re-use and recycling of lithium-ion batteries, generating potential billion-dollar industry, and helping to push down costs of EVs and battery storage. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) With the growth of electric cars has come a flood of used batteries that is set to skyrocket in the next five years, according to a Bloomberg report. Bloomberg Businessweek notes that about 55,000 used battery packs were removed from electric cars this year as the cars’ packs reach their…
By [email protected] (Sean Szymkowski) The EPA rates the Tesla Model 3 Performance variant. Formula E closes out the final season featuring a two-car strategy. Solar investments tumble amid the trade war. And automakers ramp up efforts to reuse electric-car batteries. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. EPA MPGe figures are in for…
By mmillikin This autumn, AKASOL will begin serial production of the first-generation battery system AKASYSTEM OEM for the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro electric bus. AKASOL is also starting to develop second-generation lithium-ion battery systems in close cooperation with Daimler Buses. Being upwards compatible, these will offer about 35% more energy and contribute to an improved range in…
By Kyle Field American Manganese (AM) says it can retrieve 100% of the lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese and aluminum from batteries, like those used in plug-in vehicles, using technology it originally developed to process low-grade manganese ores. We spoke with American Manganese CEO Larry Reaugh about its roots in mining and how he believes it…
By Kelsey Misbrener Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, a global investment manager specializing in lower carbon and renewable energy infrastructure assets, has announced the 690 MW Gemini Solar Project in Nevada, to be located on nearly 44,000-acres of Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) supervised property approximately 25 miles northeast of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The Gemini Solar…
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) A new picture by an early buyer of a Tesla Model 3 Performance shows the car’s EPA rating of 116 MPGe. That’s down 14 MPGe, or almost 11 percent from the base long-range Model 3’s rating of 130 MPGe, owing to the battery’s and bigger motors’ higher output. The EPA…
By Giles Parkinson South Australia government hails success of trials of first phase of Tesla virtual power plant, saying it resulted in lower prices and greater grid security. It now seems disposed to roll-out the full 250MW planned, as well as its own plans for battery storage grants. Read Full Article Here For more great…
By Blagojce Krivevski Honda and Panasonic announced plans to conduct a research experiment in Indonesia on battery sharing using the Honda Mobile Power Pack (“Mobile Power Pack”) detachable mobile battery with electric mobility products, including electric motorcycles powered by the Mobile Power Pack. The two companies are planning to begin the research experiment in December…
By [email protected] Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s visit to China this week paid off. He finalized an agreement to build a combined car and battery factory in Shanghai designed to produce 500,000 cars a year. Doing so will give Tesla expanded global production capability as well as tariff-free supply in the world’s largest electric vehicle market….
By Steve Hanley Corvus Energy is expanding its battery factory in Vancouver and building a new factory in Bergen, Norway to meet the demand for hybrid electric ferries and ships in Scandinavia. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica
By mmillikin Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and Panasonic Corporation will conduct a research experiment in Indonesia on battery sharing using the Honda Mobile Power Pack (“Mobile Power Pack”) detachable mobile battery with electric mobility products, including electric motorcycles powered by the Mobile Power Pack. The two companies are planning to begin the research experiment in…
By Next Kraftwerke Next Kraftwerke has teamed up with sustainable energy company Eneco Belgium and battery supplier Alfen to integrate a 2-megawatt battery to its Virtual Power Plant Next Pool. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By [email protected] Dozens of companies across solar, batteries and biofuels have imploded over the years. But it’s hard to match the spectacular implosion of Better Place five years ago. Better Place rose to fame in 2007, pulling in nearly $1 billion of venture capital by promising to put millions of cheap electric cars and battery…
By Darius Snieckus in London ‘E-House’ design 50MW lithium-ion project built by BSR EPC for German developer Read Full Article Here For more great articles: www.rechargenews.com