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Tesla lands in Texas for latest Megapack production facility

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Tesla has chosen the location of its latest manufacturing project, a facility that will churn out the Megapack, a large-scale energy storage system for solar energy projects. This is where Megapack comes in, as it stores energy and keeps the lights on when the main grid is unable to provide electricity.

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Tesla partners up to expand Virtual Power Plant program in Texas

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Tesla is a part of a new energy partnership in Texas set to help expand the company’s Virtual Power Plant (VPP) program in the state, as announced by one energy provider this week. Tesla Energy’s Powerwall home battery is super underrated, and it has so much potential in areas that are typically affected by power outages.

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JB Straubel’s Redwood launches energy business focused on second-life EV batteries

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Redwood Materials, the battery recycling firm founded by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, has launched a new venture called Redwood Energy. The business aims to repurpose used electric vehicle batteries into large-scale, low-cost energy storage systems.

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"Flying Batteries" Could Help Microdrones Take Off

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But theyre a difficult engineering challenge, says Patrick Mercier , an electrical and computer engineering professor at University of California San Diego. milligram cell can store 20 microampere-hours of charge, or about 60 ampere-hours per liter. The piezoelectric actuator in the circuit acts like a capacitor, storing energy.

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Revealed: General Motors battery guru explains why lithium – not hydrogen – is central to our EV future

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GM’s top EV battery guru, Andy Oury, believes we could switch to a hydrogen-based economy in the future, if we could build enough renewable energy to run it. That’s because – as Oury is at pains to point out – the lithium that currently powers electric vehicles, and other batteries, is almost as abundant as hydrogen anyway.

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Chemical Process Produces Critical Battery Metals With No Waste

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At some mining sites, olivine is a waste product, stored in piles on the surface. Its limited industrial utility stretches to gemstones, metalworking, ceramics, and occasionally, as a gravel for road construction. It’s certainly not an obvious choice as a source for battery materials.

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Building Resilience with Batteries: Why CPOs Should Integrate On-Site Battery Storage

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When CPOs consider how to build energy resilience into their network, battery storage is becoming a top line item. As concerns with grid challenges continue, a battery energy storage system (BESS) can provide the needed resiliency CPOs look to establish at their sites to guard against rising energy costs, grid strain, and more.