Renew Economy

JULY 24, 2024

Origin to double size of Eraring battery, adding a more than four-hour second stage to help soak up solar at the site of Australia's largest coal generator. The post Origin to double size of Eraring battery to soak up solar next to country’s biggest coal generator appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Batteries 143

Renew Economy

JULY 16, 2024

Construction of what will be South Australia's biggest battery will get underway towards the end of 2024 after the huge project got the all clear from the state government. The post South Australia’s biggest battery set for construction following “milestone” approval appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Construction Batteries Government 132

Charged

JULY 25, 2024

French EV and software company Ampere has announced its plan to integrate FP lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery technology with Renault ’s nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) technology. The first Renault models to be equipped with LFP batteries are expected to be available by early 2026.

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Batteries Lithium Europe Technology 111

Renew Economy

JULY 22, 2024

Developer of Australia's biggest solar farm is pushing another solar and battery project to the NSW planning department, this time in the Snowy Mountains. The post Solar and battery project proposed for gateway to Snowy Mountains appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Batteries 112

TechCrunch: Climate

JULY 20, 2024

A wave of automakers and battery makers — foreign and domestic — have pledged to produce North American–made batteries before 2030. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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North America Batteries Construction Government 118

CleanTech Group

JUNE 27, 2024

The post Battery Recycling appeared first on Cleantech Group. From 2023 to 2040, global demand for lithium will grow 870%, 210% for nickel, 390% for graphite, and 220% for cobalt.

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Recycling Recycling Batteries Lithium 103

Renew Economy

JULY 15, 2024

The first stage of what will be the biggest battery project in Australia has been energised little more than a year after it was first announced. The post First stage of Australia’s biggest battery project energised to start flattening solar duck appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Batteries 145

Charged

JUNE 27, 2024

Electric vehicle battery manufacturers and EV manufacturers are working to overcome the two biggest challenges of electric mobility: range and charging time. Within this framework, testing systems must be flexible to adapt to higher voltages and higher-capacity batteries.

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Batteries Energy Monitor Lithium Electric vehicle 115

Renew Economy

JULY 23, 2024

One hundred Tesla Megabucks trucked in for installation at landmark battery project in north-west Victoria. The post Edify trucks in 100 Tesla Megabucks for final leg of landmark battery project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Batteries Energy Energy 108

Renew Economy

JULY 23, 2024

Big solar and battery project - flagged as first hybrid to be connected to Victoria's transmission lines - says it has AEMO connection approval. The post Massive solar and battery hybrid project – dubbed first of its kind – secures grid approval appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Batteries 116

Batteries 116

Renew Economy

JULY 10, 2024

The already giant Supernode battery project in the north of Brisbane is to treble in size after the developer Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners extended its off-take deal with Australia’s biggest utility, Origin Energy.

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Batteries Construction Energy Energy 145

Renew Economy

JULY 9, 2024

The newly connected Broken Hill battery has helped NSW beat a short-lived record for battery charging and discharging. The post New big battery breaks habit, goes for morning stretch and takes state to new record appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Batteries 142

Renew Economy

JULY 9, 2024

Octopus Australia wins local planning approval for a gigawatt scale battery project at an old coal power station site near Brisbane. The post Local council approves gigawatt-scale battery on old coal site appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Batteries 119

Energy Storage News

JUNE 19, 2024

Meeting the requirements of the European Union’s forthcoming ‘digital product passport’ for batteries is not as complex as it may seem, Energy-Storage.news Premium has heard.

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Batteries Energy Energy 112

Renew Economy

JULY 14, 2024

Funding deal means Akaysha can start building huge four-hour battery, which will be one of the biggest in Australia. The post Huge finance deal and off-take landed for one of Australia’s biggest four-hour battery projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Batteries Energy Energy 138

Renew Economy

JULY 23, 2024

Efforts by network companies to control operation of mid-scale batteries has big implications for the energy market and energy affordability. The post It’s time to put “community” back into community batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Batteries Energy Energy 82

Renew Economy

JUNE 27, 2024

While Peter Dutton says he is waiting for battery storage to be "discovered," one analyst values Tesla's battery business at $A200 billion, more than nearly every Australian company. The post Tesla battery business is worth nearly $200 billion, more than any Australian company except BHP appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Batteries 145

Charged

JULY 10, 2024

Sakuu , a provider of commercial-scale equipment and technologies to the battery manufacturing industry, has announced a joint development agreement (JDA) with EV battery manufacturer SK On. We look forward to working closely with Sakuu to accelerate innovations in the manufacturing processes for EV battery electrodes.”

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Batteries Innovation Technology Construction 116

TechXplore

JULY 2, 2024

Electric vehicles, large-scale energy storage, polar research and deep space exploration all have placed higher demands on the energy density and low-temperature performance of energy storage batteries.

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Lithium Batteries Electric vehicle Demand 127

Charged

JULY 15, 2024

The company is now making its framed and encapsulated ATP pads available directly to European companies that integrate the pads into their EV battery packs. While framed pads are most suitable for prismatic battery cells, encapsulated ATP pads are designed for pouch and solid-state battery cells.

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Batteries Technology 112

Canary Media

JULY 26, 2024

I hear the same refrain from climate advocates and fossil-fuel boosters: Whether you like electric vehicles or not, mining all the minerals needed for those batteries is going to be a problem. People worry that we’ll run out of lithium, or skyrocketing demand will push prices through the roof, or the battery boom…

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Batteries Fossil fuels Lithium Electric vehicle 81

Renew Economy

JUNE 16, 2024

Massless batteries may allow wind turbines to store their own excess energy in blades, or make battery-powered planes a reality. The post Swedish startup promises “massless” carbon fibre battery for wind blades, EVs and aircraft appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 16, 2024

Iberdrola has partnered with Multiverse Computing to pilot quantum computing to optimise the placement of grid scale batteries. The pilot, which was developed under the umbrella of Iberdrola’s Global Smart Grids Innovation Hub, was overseen by its distribution company i-DE and focussed on the Gipuzkoa electricity grid in the Basque Country.

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Batteries Power grid Startups Technology 122

Canary Media

JULY 9, 2024

electric vehicle and battery manufacturing since the Inflation Reduction Act was passed two years ago. A long list of components go into those EVs and batteries — and the more of them that can be produced in the U.S., Companies have invested more than $100 billion in U.S. the better. On Tuesday, the Biden…

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Batteries Electric vehicle Investment Electricity 130

Charged

JUNE 25, 2024

The battery management system (BMS) is critical for optimum battery performance and safety within an EV. It must be robust enough to withstand the environment it occupies yet remain compact and lightweight and limit any additional bulk to the overall battery pack. Sponsored by TE Connectivity.

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Batteries Electric vehicle Electricity 115

Charged

JULY 19, 2024

Now the company is developing a new solid-state polymer battery pack that it says can almost double the range of its EVs, and it will allow existing customers to upgrade to the new pack when it’s ready. Mullen began Class 1 EV cargo van road testing with the integrated solid-state polymer battery pack in February.

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Automotive Batteries Investment Technology 111

Renew Economy

JANUARY 16, 2024

Energy Queensland gets new funds to install another 12 network connected batteries across the state – including two flow batteries made by local manufacturers. The post Queensland funds another 12 “solar soaker” batteries, plus two locally made flow batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Batteries Energy Energy Government 129

Charged

JUNE 5, 2024

US battery technology company Solidion Technology has introduced its bipolar electrode-to-pack (BEEP) platform to create compact solid-state batteries for EVs. The pack requires only one casing and a small number of connectors—instead of the hundreds of housings and connectors in typical lithium-ion batteries—according to the company.

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Technology Batteries Patents Lithium 119

Charged

JULY 1, 2024

Chinese battery suppliers are making their wares cheaper and faster. Two of the country’s largest battery-makers have announced plans to release EV batteries supporting 6C fast charging this year. battery in the second half of the year, and CATL will launch its Qilin 2.0 battery by the end of the year.

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Batteries Lithium 124

Charged

MAY 29, 2024

With an innovative approach to lithium-ion battery electrode manufacturing, dry battery electrode (DBE) processing eliminates the solvent-based slurries traditionally used in lithium-ion battery production. Sponsored by Henkel. Learn more about Henkel’s E-Mobility solutions here.

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Batteries Lithium Innovation Demand 118

Renew Economy

MAY 5, 2024

The recent addition of a number of new big battery projects is being felt on the grid, with a big leap in the record for battery charging over the weekend. The post Big batteries leap to new charging record on Australia’s main grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Batteries 145

Charged

MAY 30, 2024

US-headquartered Micromeritics Instrument, a manufacturer of systems for measuring density, surface area and porosity, powder rheology, and catalyst activity, is partnering with German battery research institute and production facility Fraunhofer FFB, which is part of the Fraunhofer Battery Alliance. Source: Micromeritics

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Batteries Lithium Education Technology 116

Renew Economy

JULY 8, 2024

German group Bay-WA seeks green ticks for two major battery projects, one with a wind farm attached. The post BayWa seeks approval for giant 800 battery near Gladstone and wind and battery hybrid in Victoria appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Batteries 79

Renew Economy

JUNE 13, 2024

Plans for a huge rooftop solar-soaking battery with up to four hours of storage have been submitted for approval by a local developer. The post Australia’s biggest battery proposed to soak up Brisbane rooftop solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Batteries Energy Energy 123

Renew Economy

JUNE 29, 2024

Funding for more than 420 neighbourhood batteries approved to boost rooftop solar and storage capacity in local networks, and share benefits with local communities. The post “Missing link:” More than 420 neighbourhood batteries approved to boost and share rooftop solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Batteries 135

Smart Energy International

JULY 19, 2024

US clean tech company Intersect Power has closed $837 million in financing for the construction and operation of three standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Texas, representing 1GWh in storage that will move from concept to commissioned in under 12 months.

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Batteries Construction Power grid Investment 98

Renew Economy

JULY 3, 2024

Australia's main grid is heading to 50 per cent renewables in two years, and batteries are moving from a sideshow to centre stage as cell prices plunge. The post Batteries the key as cell prices plunge and wind and solar ramp up towards 50 pct share appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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