Tag: battery
Toshiba claims to create EV battery with 320 km drive range on 6 minute charge
Ultra-rapid recharging can be done in cold conditions, as low as minus 10°C, in ten minutes, claims Toshiba Toshiba Corporation announced the development of its next-generation SCiB which uses a new material to double the capacity of the battery anode, according to a press release. But electric vehicle analyst Chris Robinson says costs are still too […]
Statoil installing intelligent battery system named ‘Batwind’ for world’s first floating wind farm
Batwind battery will make decisions based upon real-time data to determine when to hold electricity, when to send to grid Hywind Scotland, the world’s first floating wind farm, will install a 1MW battery system called “Batwind” that it hopes will maximize the value of the project’s electricity, according to a press release from project owner Statoil. “As part […]
World’s largest battery installed in South Australia by Tesla, testing begins soon
Tesla battery to be fed electricity from Hornsdale Wind Farm On Thursday, the South Australian government announced that the giant lithium-ion battery built by Tesla has been installed and testing will begin soon. The project, which will be capable of supply electricity to 30,000 households for a period of eight hours at peak summer consumption […]
Magnesium battery breakthrough could lead to longer EV range – Univ. of Houston
Aim is to create higher-energy batteries at a lower price, especially for electric vehicles Magnesium batteries offer promise for safely powering modern life – unlike traditional lithium ion batteries, they are not flammable or subject to exploding, but their ability to store energy has been limited, according to a press release. Researchers reported Aug. 24 […]
The race for a better battery: ‘quinones’ organic compound is cheap, safe, lasts longer
Researchers have filed for 3 patents for the technology and hope to find partners to help commercialize it Modern batteries power everything from cars to cell phones, but they are far from perfect – they catch fire, they perform poorly in cold weather and they have relatively short lifecycles, among other issues. Now researchers from […]
SCE, GE new battery storage systems unveiled at California gas plants
SCE battery system will help decrease GHGs Southern California Edison along with General Electric unveiled the world’s first battery-gas turbine hybrid system at the SCE natural gas peaking plant in Norwalk and Rancho Cucamonga, California. The companies say the system will accommodate the changing electricity needs in California while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Installed at two separate […]
AltaGas opens North America’s largest battery storage facility
80MWh from battery storage enough power to feed electricity needs of 5,000 homes over the 4-hour period AltaGas Ltd. celebrated the grand opening of its Pomona Energy Storage Facility at the site of its existing Pomona generation facility in the East Los Angeles Basin of Southern California, according to a press release. At 20 megawatts […]
Panasonic aims to move Tesla auto partnership beyond batteries -CEO
Panasonic shifting into self-driving technology OSAKA, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Panasonic Corp aims to extend its partnership with electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc beyond batteries and into self-driving technology, as the Japanese conglomerate continues to shift its focus to the automotive business. The electronics maker has placed automotive applications at the centre of a growth […]
Tesla battery cell production starts at gigafactory
Tesla battery cell production factory in Nevada Jan 4 (Reuters) – Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc has started mass production of lithium-ion battery cells at its gigafactory in Nevada along with Japan’s Panasonic Corp, the company said on Wednesday. The cylindrical “2170 cells,” which will be used to power Tesla’s energy storage products and the […]
Roadblocks slow European electric vehicle take-up – Wood Mackenzie
High costs, battery lifetime and vehicle range slow growth With electric vehicle’s accounting for less than one in every 500 cars on European roads today, Wood Mackenzie’s report, Is the European EV market on the verge of a breakthrough? identifies a number of key issues hampering widespread EV take-up. “For EVs to move from the niche […]
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