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Mercedes-Benz announces strategic partnership and equity stake in Chinese battery cell manufacturer Farasis

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In order to be able to meet increasing demand for German Mercedes-Benz plants in the future, Farasis is building a plant for battery cells in Bitterfeld-Wolfen; creating up to 2,000 new jobs. The first result was the production of battery cells with electricity from renewable energies such as hydropower, wind and solar energy.

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New tax rule could save consumers thousands on home energy tech

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Earlier this week (11 December), the government announced that VAT relief on Energy Saving Materials (ESMs) in residential buildings will be extended to include home batteries, power diverters and water-source heat pumps from 1 February 2024.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

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After a decade in the solar power installation business, Bradley Bartz is tired of being Mr. Nice Guy. He’s filed suit against Torrance, the proud home of Exxon/Mobil’s refinery, for stopping him from installing solar panels in the Hillside Overlay district. “ Idiots ! “ Idiots !&#

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ORNL assessment finds >65 GW of untapped hydropower in US rivers and streams

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Hydropower also provides reliable baseload power day and night, providing greater flexibility and diversity to the electric grid and allowing utilities to integrate intermittent renewable sources such as wind and solar power.

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Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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Relying on a higher share of efficient, low-emission combined cycle power plants and wind energy could save €150 billion (US$200 billion) by 2030 while attaining the same CO 2 targets, Siemens says. The country should give greater priority to high-efficiency combined cycle power plants and wind power, the company suggests.

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Pike Research forecasts worldwide grid energy storage spending to reach $22B by 2021, down from 2010 forecast of $35B

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Key applications for long-duration energy storage include counterbalancing the intermittency of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power; leveling the loads and time-shifting periods of peak demand on the grid; and avoiding or delaying the construction of costly transmission and distribution (T&D) assets, among others.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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Whittingham published a paper in Science ; Exxon began manufacturing coin cell lithium batteries, and a Swiss watch manufacturer, Ebauches , used the cells in a solar-charging wristwatch. They said, ‘If you want to build the batteries, then don’t ask any more questions,’” Marincic told me in a 2020 interview.