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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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Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

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The company is building these shipping container systems, which work like giant batteries that store energy as heat and pressurized air , rather than a chemical reaction (Cheesecake’s name is derived from a nerdy acronym for their technology.) Recent years have seen the construction of large lithium-ion battery farms that do just that.

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New Flow Battery Electric Car To Be Made In The USA

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The race to develop a flow battery electric car is heating up in the US, thanks in part to the Inflation Reduction Act. The post New Flow Battery Electric Car To Be Made In The USA appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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ABB and BYD enter strategic global collaboration on energy storage

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announced today a strategic global collaboration to develop new solutions for energy storage, building on their complementary strengths. ABB and BYD said they share a common vision of sustainable power and industry as well as transport solutions. Solar energy. Global power and automation technology group ABB and BYD Co.,

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BMW i home energy storage system integrates 2nd-life i3 vehicle batteries

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BMW i announced a home stationary energy storage system solution integrating its BMW i3 vehicle battery at EVS 29 in Montréal. The system utilizes BMW i3 high-voltage batteries and can be expanded to incorporate second-life batteries as they become available in the market.

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UK Government creates Energy Storage R&D Center for electric and hybrid vehicle batteries

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The UK Government is creating a new “UK Energy Storage R&D Centre” for the advancement of electric and hybrid vehicle batteries. million) center will capitalize on the growing electric and hybrid vehicle battery market, which has been estimated to be worth £250 million (US$398 million) for the UK by 2020.