article thumbnail

False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

Grid 138
article thumbnail

Kyoto team develops new cathode material for high-energy-density rechargeable magnesium batteries

Green Car Congress

Batteries using a combination of ion-exchanged MgFeSiO 4 and a magnesium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide–triglyme electrolyte system represent a prototype for a low-cost, high-energy-density rechargeable magnesium battery in which no toxic or explosive components are used, the researchers concluded. —Orikasa et al.

Recharge 252
article thumbnail

Remembering the Legacy of Trailblazing Technologist Gordon Moore

Cars That Think

Moore is best known for his 1965 prediction, which would become known as Moore’s Law : the observation that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit would grow exponentially while the retail cost of computers would decrease. His projection came true over the decade that followed. billion to charitable causes.

article thumbnail

Argonne researchers propose new composite germanium oxide material for Li-ion anodes

Green Car Congress

Although Ge has attracted less attention than Si because of its higher cost, the diffusivity of Li in Ge is 400 times higher than that in Si at room temperature, indicating that Ge may be an attractive electrode material for high-capacity anodes. 1 ), and lower cost. … Theoretically, Ge can uptake 4.4 Our GeO 2 ? The GeO 2 ?SnCoC

Li-ion 199
article thumbnail

Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

Green Car Congress

Remember when the dot.com bubble burst in 2000 and, seemingly overnight, some companies ceased making millions hand-over-fist? We’ve seen a considerable reduction in solar panel costs, but that is exactly why there is reason to be optimistic. kWh average cost of electricity in the United States and globally.

Solar 246
article thumbnail

EV Guru: Sodium-Ion Batteries are Coming Sooner Than You think!

Plug In India

“Tesla might actually have to get into the mining & refining directly at scale, unless costs improve. Read the C&EN research here Lithium right now is very expensive and Sodium is quite cheap. Apart from the cost, there is no risk of thermal runaway with Na-Ion. “Price of lithium has gone to insane levels!”

Sodium 59
article thumbnail

ADB draft report says 3B Asians could become affluent by 2050; significant challenges

Green Car Congress

The difference in outcomes under the two scenarios and thus the opportunity cost of not realizing the Asian Century scenario is huge, especially in human terms. Asia accounted for about 20% of the world’s energy consumption in 2000, 27% in 2007, and is expected to rise above 40% by 2050. —Haruhiko Kuroda. Energy consumption.

Asia 186