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Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses

Cars That Think

It's being marketed as the " Tesla Energy Plan ," and is available to any individual household in this region of 24 million people that has a solar panel system, a grid connection—and a Tesla powerwall, the Palo Alto firm's gigafactory-made 13.5 kWh battery wall unit. For bigger national grids it gets more complicated.

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Sandy solution for renewable energy storage; Thermal Energy Storage System

Green Car Congress

Sand is emerging as a key ingredient in the race to develop a viable electricity storage system for renewable energies. Australia-based Latent Heat Storage has developed a low cost thermal energy storage system based on the latent heat properties of silicon derived from sand.

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Roev’s electric ute plans explained: Conversions now, manufacturing its own vehicle by 2026

EV Central

There’s another new EV brand set to launch in Australia in 2023: Roev. But the newcomer is a lot more than just another electric car brand. It plans to revive car manufacturing in Australia. Read more: EV ute overload: The electric pick-up trucks coming soon. “We How much will Roev electric utes cost?

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Will the world run out of lithium?

Drive Electric

The United States Geological Survey revealed that the world’s identified lithium resources are estimated to be around 79 million metric tons, with the largest reserves in Chile, Argentina, and Australia. The estimated amount of lithium needed to meet current demand is only between 0.5 – 1.3 million tons.

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