Charged

MAY 6, 2024

Poor thermal management may result in thermal runaway events, creating a hazardous fire condition. It is, therefore, important to remove heat from battery and powertrain components efficiently. What is Battery Safety? Thermal hazards: The Li-ion batteries operate most efficiently within a tight temperature range of 20 to 35 °C.

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 20, 2022

There is going to be a large step up in demand for wind, solar, and EV batteries over the next decade. The post The five big energy events of 2022, and what they mean for wind, solar, EVs and batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy. But trade barriers emerge as a problem.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 17, 2024

A project is being run between the municipality of Hague and Dutch grid operator Stedin to develop a battery-powered smart beach electric grid to power the coast of Scheveningen. The project will power various beach pavilions, a beach volleyball stadium and other major event venues. Innovation is key to addressing this challenge.

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Batteries Smart Cities Electric vehicle Innovation 104

Greenability Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

Help keep toxic materials out of the landfill by recycling your old computers and e-waste at upcoming free electronic recycling events. There are $5 – $50 fees to recycle televisions, CRT monitors, freon containing devices, alkaline batteries, magnetic media (VHS tapes, cassette tapes, floppy disks), CDs, and DVDs. from 8 a.m.

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Greenability Magazine

MAY 24, 2021

Help keep toxic materials out of the landfill by recycling your old computers and e-waste at two free electronic recycling events. Electronics Recycling Event, Kansas City, MO. Central Presbyterian Church will host an Electronics Recycling Event from 9 – 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 5 in the church parking lot at 3501 Campbell St.,

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Smart Energy International

MAY 10, 2024

As blackouts become more common due to the severity of climate change, sources of continuous battery backup power can be one less headache—and a life-saving advantage—to fire departments and emergency services already faced with rising costs and operational challenges, explains Lance Honea of Swell Energy. Have you read?

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Charged

MARCH 7, 2024

Farasis Energy , a battery manufacturing company, Kautex Textron , a supplier of energy storage systems, and the Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics aim to make plastic-based battery housings safer by means of virtual design to increase the safety of EVs.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 16, 2023

High priced events on the wholesale electricity market are normally the result of bidding by fossil fuel generators and hydro plants. Now a new actor has emerged, battery storage. The post Did big batteries break the fossil fuel cartel on the grid, or did they just join it? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Charged

APRIL 17, 2024

EV battery manufacturing company Samsung SDI has announced a suite of battery technologies, including fast charging and ultra-long life batteries, as well as its roadmap for mass production of all-solid-state batteries (ASBs). The company aims to develop the technology to mass production by 2026. Source: Samsung SDI

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Regarding the prominent issue at hand, it is really true that electric car batteries can be recycled, and there are specific methods that allow for the recovery of up to 95% of the raw materials. Global governments are now insisting that electric vehicle (EV) batteries be designed and manufactured in a manner that facilitates easy recycling. 

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As inverter-based resources like wind turbines, solar photovoltaic, and battery energy storage systems are introduced to the grid, the associated risks are becoming more apparent. These instances were the first “significant” events involving battery storage systems, NERC said. Have you read?

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Solar Industry

DECEMBER 5, 2023

OhmConnect has integrated its Market-Aware Behind-the-Meter Battery Storage Pilot Program with SunPower, recently introduced as part of the California Energy Commission’s Demand Side Grid Support Program. MWh of energy during market-triggered events, with an average participation rate of 94%, says OhmConnect. .”

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 14, 2021

Yorkshire Water is rolling out 34 remote battery powered actuators across key sites in the region, and the utility says it is already seeing benefits. The water company is working in partnership with R2M Limited to install 3S remote battery powered actuators.

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Canary Media

MARCH 22, 2024

Got a person or event you’d like to see us cover or a hot job tip? Celina Mikolajczak: Battery industry veteran and expert Celina Mikolajczak is chief battery technology officer at Lyten… Canary Media’s Charging Up column chronicles gender diversity and notable career moves in the climatetech sector. Let us know!

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TechXplore

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

How likely would an electric vehicle battery self-combust and explode? But recent news of EVs catching fire while parked have left many consumers—and researchers—scratching their heads over how these rare events could possibly happen.

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Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

a global clean energy storage company, has been named as the battery provider for a 34.4 Our batteries are ideally suited for daily use in the Central Valley’s extreme heat, and we’re proud to provide the resources the hospital needs to ensure safe, reliable operations,” says Tim Harris, Redflow CEO and managing director.

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Charged

MAY 20, 2024

US chemical manufacturer Huntsman has developed a series of new lightweight, durable polyurethane foam technologies for the potting and fixation of EV battery cells. The new SHOKLESS foam systems can help to protect the structural integrity of EV batteries at a cell, module, or pack level from impact or a thermal event.

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Charged

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has added a new battery testing laboratory to its R&D labs at its North American headquarters in Plymouth, Michigan. The new lab will enable simulation tests that replicate battery cycling scenarios.

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Energy Central

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Battery Recycling Conference and Expo is the must-attend event for battery producers, recycling companies, critical raw material suppliers, and the entire battery supply chain to come together to discover the latest innovations and solutions to create a circular economy for used batteries and help create sustainable supply chains for the future.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Home batteries proved their resilience value during Vermont's Halloween blackout. The battery backup service lasted nine hours on average, but the longest instance ran for 82 hours. The event offers a timely data point for other jurisdictions mulling the use of home batteries for resilience.

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Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Batteries Resilience 190

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Peaking at nearly 32MW from 8,500 solar-plus-storage residential systems, Sunrun and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customer batteries provided consistent clean energy to California’s power grid through the summer and fall of 2023.

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Resilience Batteries Power grid Demand 104

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

Farmers could soon be reimbursed for creating water storage ponds or water “batteries” as part of an innovative drought-prevention project that has received funding (on 16 May) from Ofwat’s Innovation Fund. This project seeks to overcome this by using the flow of water to provide limitless power to the meter.

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Solar Industry

AUGUST 22, 2023

The SolarEdge Home Battery , from SolarEdge Technologies Inc. , is now included in Xcel Energy ’s new Renewable Battery Connect virtual power plant (VPP) incentive program. 16% of the company’s battery installations are now enrolled in grid services programs. In the U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Battery manufacturer LG Chem has launched a recall of some of its Resu 10H residential battery products in the interest of fire safety. LG Chem has received five reports of thermal events in the United States causing limited property damage," the letter notes. Dealing with lithium-ion battery fire risks.

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Batteries Lithium Electric vehicle Startups 130

Charged

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Electronics giant Honeywell has created a number of solutions to improve the safety of lithium-ion batteries, for EV drivers, first responders and workers involved in battery production. In rare cases, Li-ion batteries can undergo thermal runaway incidents, causing intense and prolonged electrical fires.

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Lithium Batteries Electric vehicle Electricity 91

Charged

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Battery management systems (BMS)—the electronic brains that monitors and maintains lithium ion battery packs—are essential for the safe and efficient operation of the batteries powering a variety of applications, including electric vehicles. Battery packs utilize three main wiring architectures. Temperature monitoring.

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Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Batteries 121

Charged

JULY 28, 2022

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) and Tesla have launched a pilot program that will combine thousands of Powerwall home battery systems to create a “virtual power plant” or “distributed battery.” Participating customers will receive $2 for every incremental kilowatt-hour of electricity their Powerwall discharges during an event.

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Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Batteries 138

GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Leave it to Elon Musk to turn battery chemistry into a viral phenomenon. Musk teased a forthcoming “Battery Day” during Tesla’s second quarter earnings call. But we at GTM have been following the battery market for years, and are veteran observers of Tesla announcing things.

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Batteries Electric vehicle Electricity Packaging 130

Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Interim report into South Australia separation event points to key roles played by battery storage and the controls over rooftop solar. The post Battery storage and big solar button keep lights on and dampen critics in South Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Batteries Government 89

Greentown Labs

AUGUST 20, 2021

This month, we’re spotlighting our annual DEMO Day event, which in 2020 evolved into the Greentown Labs Climatetech Summit. We regularly announced big news at the event, from our in-state expansion to our members’ product launches. This virtual event drew more than 2,200 attendees from 30 countries around the world.

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 98

Energy Central

DECEMBER 11, 2023

About The Event According to the International Energy Agency, the global stock of electric vehicles could reach 245 million units by 2030, which is an incredibly big boost considering 10 million today. While EVs emit less CO2, their lithium-ion batteries pose a serious sustainability challenge.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 10, 2020

In the power sector, another 100 megawatt battery just got contracted to support the grid near Los Angeles. This marks the first battery deal for Clean Power Alliance. in the rare event that the 101 and the 5 have emptied due to a general cessation of civic life. Big battery hotspot.

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Batteries Fossil fuels Politics Health 246

Terra Infirma

MARCH 28, 2023

When I finally got there, I had to weave through arriving guests, get my room card, jump straight in the shower, scrub off the sweat and dirt, get the penguin suit on (thank the gods I pre-tied my bow tie), and straight back out again into the event reception. And then talk sense to sensible human beings.

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Automotive Politics Electricity Sustainability 59

GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 18, 2020

In the first of a three-part series, Greentech Media's Julian Spector looks at implications and lessons from last year's APS battery fire. The McMicken fire set off a series of shadow investigations, as battery suppliers, developers and customers pieced together evidence to identify the risks posed by their own systems.

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Building Energy Monitoring Batteries Energy Monitor Energy 130

Charged

JUNE 29, 2022

Does battery swapping have a future? One of China’s largest battery suppliers thinks so. Contemporary Amperex Energy Service (CAES), a subsidiary of Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), has rolled out a modular battery swap solution called EVOGO, which is comprised of battery blocks, fast battery swap stations and an app.

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Batteries Technology Energy Energy 86

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Energy storage systems manufacturer Off Grid Energy has announced a new partnership with BMW Group UK to create a sustainable, second-life solution for BMW and MINI electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Off Grid Energy’s battery storage systems are presented as a more sustainable alternative to diesel generators. here and now.”

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Batteries Energy Energy Sustainability 130

Charged

APRIL 28, 2023

The new generation features a new motor and a new battery system, as well as a more efficient powertrain design with fewer parts. Motiv also collaborated with Our Next Energy (ONE) to develop a new Aries lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery system that incorporates Motiv’s patent-pending battery control interface.

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Batteries Patents Electricity North America 116