One of the challenges with capturing green solar energy is in being able to store that energy for use in times when the sun is unavailable. While the cost of harvesting solar energy has declined significantly in recent years, the cost to store that energy via battery packs and other methods hasn’t come down as […]
India’s ‘first grid-connected community energy storage system’ inaugurated in Delhi
A lithium-ion battery energy storage system that has been switched on in Rani Bagh, Delhi, will serve multiple applications and could pave the way for adoption of smarter energy networks based on renewable energy across India. The battery system is relatively small by the standards of some of the grid-scale systems that are starting to […]
Chemi Tech Group join hands with Sunpower Renewables, Australia for manufacturing Lithium Based Hybrid Solutions & Electric Vehicle Chargers in India
Chemi Tech Group, a leading trade house for solar equipment in the country, has now joined hands with Sunpower Renewables, Australia to bring in their Lithium-Ion Based Off-Grid solutions along with Electric Vehicle Charging based solutions in India. The company plans to start production at their manufacturing unit in Hyderabad from June 2021 onwards, till […]
IHS Markit: Lithium-ion battery cell average cost to fall below $100 per kWh by 2023
The average cost of a lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cell will fall below $100 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in the next three years, according to a new analysis by IHS Markit. The average cost of a li-ion cell is expected to decline further through the end of the decade, to as low as $73/kWh in 2030. […]
Japan’s battery start-ups take the world beyond lithium ion
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Japan’s battery startups take the world beyond lithium ion
New products can pack up to 10 times more energy than their powerful forebears OSAKA : What is the future of batteries? From smartphones to drones to electric cars, the current source of energy is the lithium-ion battery. But startups in Japan are battling to create high-performance power packs that could become the next global […]
Researchers created a technique to turn polymers, into components of batteries
New battery technology involving microwaves may provide an avenue for renewable energy conversion and storage. Purdue University researchers created a technique to turn waste polyethylene terephthalate, one of the most recyclable polymers, into components of batteries. “We use an ultrafast microwave irradiation process to turn PET, or polyethylene terephthalate, flakes into disodium terephthalate, and use […]
Nikola Pushes Deeper Into Battery Electric Vehicles With Next Generation Battery Tech
The Nikola Motor Company dropped a bomb on the electric vehicle industry today with news of a pending acquisition of a team that has developed next generation battery technology. The news comes with claims of a cathode with 4 times the energy density of today’s lithium-ion cells, lasts for 2,000 cycles, and at a cell […]
One-by-one: Saft supplying Nordic region’s next big battery project
Almost exactly a year since the Nordic region’s ‘largest’ battery energy storage system to date was announced, Saft has said that the next system to take that crown will be a project the company will work on in Finland. Saft, the battery energy storage system (BESS) specialist fully-owned by energy major Total, emailed Energy-Storage.news today […]
Lead acid batteries are US’ ‘most recycled’ products, trade group says
Lead acid batteries are “the most recycled” consumer product used in the US today, according to National Recycling Rate Study, a new biennial report from the Battery Council International (BCI). BCI, which represents the interests of lead acid battery companies and the automotive battery sector, issued the study towards the end of last week. It […]