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New Solar Power & Energy Storage System Uses Former Electric Vehicle Batteries

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One of the common myths about electric vehicle batteries is that they are hard to recycle when they are no. continued] The post New Solar Power & Energy Storage System Uses Former Electric Vehicle Batteries appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Electrochemical energy storage startup SPARKZ licenses ORNL cobalt-free battery tech

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Stealth-mode electrochemical energy storage startup SPARKZ Inc. has exclusively licensed five battery technologies from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) designed to eliminate the use of cobalt metal in lithium-ion batteries. —SPARKZ Inc. CEO Sanjiv Malhotra. SPARKZ Inc.

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Old EV batteries are being reused as energy storage devices in CA

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Electric vehicles are here to stay, and the subject of what to do with their battery packs once they are no longer suitable for the road remains a key concern among skeptics. B2U noted that its use of old EV batteries can significantly lower the cost of carbon-free energy storage.

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Tesla energy storage deployment increases 152% year-over-year

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As per Tesla’s Q4 and FY 2022 Update Letter, energy storage deployments actually grew by 152% year-over-year in the fourth quarter to 2.5 All in all, Tesla Energy was able to deploy 6.5 GWh of energy storage in 2022, the highest the company has accomplished to date. Credit: Tesla Inc.

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ACCURE Battery Intelligence secures €7.2M investment to expand battery safety and performance software

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ACCURE Battery Intelligence , a developer of predictive analytics software to ensure battery safety, performance and extended life for energy storage, electric vehicles, and other applications, secured a €7.2-million ACCURE is on a mission to improve battery safety, reliability, and longevity.

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Mercedes-Benz Energy, Beijing Electric Vehicle start development partnership on 2nd-life battery storage

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Daimler AG, with its wholly owned subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Energy GmbH, and Beijing Electric Vehicle Co., BJEV), a subsidiary of the BAIC Group, have entered into a development partnership to establish second-life energy storage systems in China in the future. —Gordon Gassmann, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Energy.

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IDTechEx: Nio spearheading battery swapping expansion beyond China

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Battery swap stations are Nio’s signature replenishment facility, and it is currently the only company offering such models to the general consumer. There are also other companies in China that offer models with battery swap support, but for the taxi market. Swapping to become more efficient by using smaller batteries.

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