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Save With Solar and Smart Home Energy Management

Sunrun

That whole “getting smart” concept is what Sunrun has been working on within the residential solar sector for a decade. Experimenting with innovative energy options makes sense, because the utility company model isn’t always the most cost effective and reliable source of energy. Enter Sunrun's Brilliant Home.

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Proterra to Take Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Business Public via SPAC Transaction

GreenTechMedia

Proterra, builder of electric buses, heavy-duty vehicle drivetrains, batteries and charging systems, plans to go public on the NASDAQ exchange via merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the latest in a string of EV companies seeking access to public market financing to meet growing demand. Proterra is one of the oldest U.S.

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The Lead-Acid Battery’s Demise Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

R-Squared Energy

A key point they made in the email was that lead-acid batteries are 99% recyclable, while lithium-ion batteries are recycled at a rate below 5%. However, when I look at the trajectory, I see lithium-ion batteries steadily declining in price, while the price of lead-acid batteries is relatively stagnant. They agreed. Several things.

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Second Life: Carmakers and Storage Startups Get Serious About Reusing Batteries

GreenTechMedia

Batteries aren’t dead when they come to the end of their useful life in an electric vehicle. Reused or “second-life” lithium-ion batteries still have a lot of juice left in them, but so far the concept of using these batteries in stationary applications has yet to gain real market traction.

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Thermal runaway early detection: critical sensors and connections for safe battery management

Charged

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. Temperature monitoring.

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Battery cell qualification for EVs: Lucid’s cell specialist discusses the complicated process

Charged

The properties of a particular cell act as constraining factors for every aspect of a vehicle’s design—and not only for vehicle performance parameters such as range and power, but for the development of manufacturing processes as well. Charged : Can you elaborate on why battery cell development is so important for electric vehicles?

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Ten Regional Clean Energy Companies Graduate from Cleantech San Diego Startup Incubator

CleanTech San Diego

Annual Southern California Energy Innovation Network Showcase Event Being Held November 9. SCEIN is an incubator program for clean energy startups based in San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Imperial counties that are developing technologies to help California meet its clean energy goals.