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Volvo Buses in project researching use of second-life electric bus batteries to store solar energy

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The reuse and recycling of batteries is a key issue as increasing numbers of cities plan transition to electrically powered transport. This energy warehouse allows a larger proportion of Viva’s solar-generated electricity to be used for the housing association’s power needs. —Ylva Olofsson, Project Coordinator at Volvo.

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials, according to a new study on a unified African supply chain by BloombergNEF (BNEF). Adesina.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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The solicitation was designed as a call for early-stage clean energy innovations that fall within five defined technology areas: energy efficiency; energy storage; AI/machine learning; advanced power electronics/power conditioning; and zero- and negative-carbon emission generation. Details of the 28 companies awarded a total of $4.2

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Cash for Volts?

Revenge of the Electric Car

By contrast, hybrid vehicles that mix traditional internal- combustion engines with electric power accounted for less than 3% of car sales in 2008, more than a decade after their introduction. Despite a high upfront cost, operating an electric vehicle is cheap, costing 2.5

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