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Volvo Cars and Northvolt break ground on Gothenburg battery gigafactory

Charged

Novo Energy, a joint venture of Volvo Cars and Northvolt, has begun construction of a Li-on battery gigafactory in Gothenburg, Sweden, near Volvo’s existing Torslanda factory. The first phase of the facility will be a 130,000-square-meter building. The first phase of the facility will be a 130,000-square-meter building.

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Is Load shedding the solution?

Smart Energy International

When the electric grid is under strain, many electric utilities use the load shedding technique to lower demand and balance it with energy production. The idea is to turn off the power supply to certain areas on a cyclical basis, for example, two hours ON, then two hours OFF. The actual power gap now exceeds 8GW.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q4 2021

Greentown Labs

Twenty-five startups joined our community in the final months of 2021, working on innovations as diverse as solar-plus-storage for blackouts, plastic and tire recycling, geothermal power generation, and construction-less dam electrification. Electricity. Fervo Energy is a next-generation geothermal power developer.

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Optimise, decarbonise, educate: How should businesses respond to the gas price crisis?

Business Green

BusinessGreen offers a five point guide for how progressive companies can shield themselves from volatile energy markets while still moving closer to their net zero goals. The company would be facing £20m of added electricity costs in 2022, he said, and had little choice but to pass on the costs. Embrace energy efficiency.

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TWAICE battery analytics platform promises enormously valuable insights at every point in a battery’s lifecycle

Charged

How healthy is your battery pack? As the EV ecosystem develops, there will be an increasing need to measure and manage the performance of battery cells. Charged spoke with co-founder Michael Baumann about the many applications of his company’s battery analytics platform. What’s the key challenge with batteries?

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Coronavirus, the stay-at-home workstyle, and cloud energy consumption

Business Green

Between video calls, collaboration applications and streaming services, data centers are working overdrive - proving why energy efficiency matters more than ever. One obvious exception: the world's data centers and internet infrastructure, which are experiencing an unprecedented spike in usage. How much more efficient?

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Director of Energy Storage, Procurement

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Director of Energy Storage, Procurement | Borrego Solar | Remote. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a fast-growing energy storage business and be a part of change which our company is making by accelerating the adoption of renewable energy. Job Details. Description. The Director will report to President of the company.