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Jaguar Land Rover partners with Pramac to create charging unit using second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries

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MARCH 16, 2022

Jaguar Land Rover has partnered with Pramac , a global leader in the energy sector, to develop a portable zero-emission energy storage unit powered by second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries.

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Land Rover South Africa Batteries Battery

Williams Advanced Engineering developing battery system for Anglo American’s hydrogen-powered mine haul truck

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Global mining company, Anglo American, has engaged Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) to develop its new Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV): a 290-tonne electrically powered mining haul truck, which is set to be the world’s largest electrified vehicle. Earlier post.).

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Anglo American, Aurizon to explore feasibility of hydrogen-powered trains for bulk freight

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

Aurizon , Australia’s largest rail freight operator, and leading global mining company Anglo American will work together on a feasibility study to assess the introduction of hydrogen-powered trains for bulk freight. Earlier post.) Rail freight already produces up to 16 times less carbon pollution per tonne kilometer than road.

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Hydrogen Power Powered South Africa

Finally, South Africa Could Be Getting An EV With V2L — The Kia EV6!

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 29, 2022

Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest share of electricity output from backup/standby generators in the world. This is due many countries in the region having constrained generation capacity, and weak and intermittent grids, resulting in regular power cuts. Nigeria accounts for a huge chunk […].

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Study sees gradual, focused replacement of lead-acid SLI batteries by Li-ion batteries over next couple of years

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APRIL 1, 2019

A study by a team of researchers from Germany and South Africa forsees the gradual replacement of lead-acid SLI (starter, lighting and ignition) batteries with Li-ion batteries over the next couple of years. That will see an uptake of more hybrid-, plug-in hybrids and BEVs in the EU. —Ferg et al. Schuldt, J. 2019.03.063.

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Lead Acid Li-ion Batteries Battery

GE posts $63M in orders for Durathon sodium-halide battery systems

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

GE’s Energy Storage business announced $63 million in new Durathon sodium-halide battery orders since the business launched in July. In its first weeks of operation, the business secured 10 new telecom customer orders across several regions, including Africa, Asia, India and the US powering a total of more than 3,500 cell towers.

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Sodium South Africa Batteries Battery

GE to expand sodium-halide battery plant with $70M investment

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JULY 10, 2012

GE will invest an additional $70 million to expand its sodium-halide battery manufacturing plant in New York, which is part of the company’s new Energy Storage business. GE is also looking at using the batteries in heavy-duty hybrid applications such as in buses, locomotives and mining vehicles. —GE Chairman & CEO Jeff Immelt.

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Hydro-Québec and Technifin form partnership to license lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies for Li-ion battery applications

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OCTOBER 21, 2011

Hydro-Québec (Canada) and Technifin (South Africa) have entered into an intellectual property collaboration agreement relating to the licensing of their respective intellectual property (IP) in lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies, notably for lithium-ion battery applications.

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Anglo American Platinum invests in Hydrogenious Technologies; liquid organic hydrogen carrier technology for H2 storage

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AUGUST 4, 2014

Concept of hydrogen generation, storage and release using LOHCs. Hydrogenious is developing HydroSTORE, a stationary storage system, to offer solutions to the increasing energy storage needs arising out of further expansion of renewable energy generation. Click to enlarge. Perhydro-Dibenzyltoluene.

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South Africa’s Rubicon Group Wants to Help Drive The Transition To The Green Economy

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 22, 2021

South Africa’s Rubicon Group enables transformative sustainable and industrial technologies across the energy and manufacturing sectors in Africa and other emerging markets.

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Study recommends $10B/year US federal investment in energy RD&D and a substantial price on carbon emissions; leveraging the national labs and encouraging the private sector for a clean energy future

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

The remainder of the funding should go to other areas, including Basic Energy Sciences, the report by the team from the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs suggests. The largest percentage increases we recommend compared to 2009 funding levels are for energy storage, buildings, bioenergy, and solar photovoltaics.

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials, according to a new study on a unified African supply chain by BloombergNEF (BNEF). —James Frith, head of energy storage at BNEF.

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Redwood Materials Will Recycle Hawaiian Grid Batteries

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The station had been using the batteries to store power from 53 acres of photovoltaic panels, which was then used to power homes, businesses, and streetlights on Hawaii’s Kaua’i Island. The facility’s substation included eight stationary power containers made up of 2,320 lithium-ion battery modules in total.

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Grid Lithium Ion Batteries Battery

Bank of America: Oil Demand Growth to Hit Zero Within a Decade, EVs the Culprit

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

“I fully anticipate we’re going to keep a lot of pressure on that cobalt production,” Ted Miller, head of energy storage strategy and research at Ford, said at a mining event in South Africa. Today it looks feasible but it’s a scenario we’re going to have to watch.”.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

Driving an EV pushes these problems upstream, to the factory where the vehicle is made and beyond, as well as to the power plant where the electricity is generated. Then there is the fuel cycle—the activities associated with producing and using the fuel or electricity to power the vehicle through its working life. AFP/Getty Images.

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EV Driven

Jaguar Land Rover partners with Pramac to create charging unit using second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries

Williams Advanced Engineering developing battery system for Anglo American’s hydrogen-powered mine haul truck

Anglo American, Aurizon to explore feasibility of hydrogen-powered trains for bulk freight

Finally, South Africa Could Be Getting An EV With V2L — The Kia EV6!

Study sees gradual, focused replacement of lead-acid SLI batteries by Li-ion batteries over next couple of years

GE posts $63M in orders for Durathon sodium-halide battery systems

GE to expand sodium-halide battery plant with $70M investment

Hydro-Québec and Technifin form partnership to license lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies for Li-ion battery applications

Anglo American Platinum invests in Hydrogenious Technologies; liquid organic hydrogen carrier technology for H2 storage

South Africa’s Rubicon Group Wants to Help Drive The Transition To The Green Economy

Study recommends $10B/year US federal investment in energy RD&D and a substantial price on carbon emissions; leveraging the national labs and encouraging the private sector for a clean energy future

BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

Redwood Materials Will Recycle Hawaiian Grid Batteries

Bank of America: Oil Demand Growth to Hit Zero Within a Decade, EVs the Culprit

We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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