Chinese tariffs: a smart move or politics as usual?
Energy Central
MAY 16, 2024
The Biden administration announced sweeping new tariffs on China clean technology including: EVs: go from 25% to 100% in 2024 EV batteries: go from 7.5%
DOE releases $131 million in funding for EV batteries and other transport-related projects
Charged
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
A big chunk of the money—$60 million—will go to the United States Advanced Battery Consortium to further develop pre-competitive vehicle-related battery R&D. Focus areas include EV batteries using abundant and domestically available battery materials and more cost-efficient battery recycling processes.
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How to build Africa’s battery supply chain
Smart Energy International
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
To build a successful battery supply chain, Africa needs to move away from a legacy of mineral extraction and exporting of raw materials to investing in the existing opportunity to partner, beneficiate and manufacture. According to Marketsandmarkets, the global Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) market is expected to grow to $17.5
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GM hires EV superstar Kurt Kelty as Vice President of Batteries
Charged
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
For the last three decades, the OEMs’ interest in EVs has flapped this way and that in the winds of quarterly earnings and political shifts. If there’s one area in which GM and its buddies need to raise their games, its battery technology. Kelty could be just the man to turn things around.
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California Gets Another 100MW Battery Project, as Competition with Gas Peakers Heats Up
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 10, 2020
In the political sphere, Gov. 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. Big battery hotspot. Can batteries edge gas peakers out of California's mix?
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Battery installations in Australia up 20%, here’s why
Renewable Energy World
JULY 13, 2021
Last year the number of residential battery systems installed in Australia increased by 20%. The 31,000 battery systems that were installed is a remarkable number, considering Australia entered a recession in September last year for the first time in almost 30 years. State-based Solar Battery Rebates.
EV battery swapping: Better idea or big boondoggle?
Charged
JUNE 8, 2021
Why is the idea of battery swapping so persistently popular in the mainstream press? In a recent article in IEEE Spectrum , Lawrence Ulrich equates battery swapping with hydrogen fuel cells, calling both “automotive ideas that are never quite born, but just won’t die.”. Swapping has come back from the dead, however.
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How the Battery Sector Is Looking to Improve Lithium-Ion
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 17, 2019
Electric vehicle makers and battery manufacturers are making progress in developing new lithium-ion designs, amid persistent concerns over the supply of key materials. First commercialized by the Chinese battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. But getting rid of cobalt is easier said than done.
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Lessons from inside the heat dome about the future of the electric grid
GreenBiz
JULY 2, 2021
The Biden administration’s infrastructure plan, which continues to wind its way through the political process, includes billions of dollars for power grid investments and the creation of a new Grid Authority to oversee power infrastructure upgrades. Battery systems (powered by renewables) are emerging as a clean alternative.
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Batteries and Renewables Put the Pressure on Coal Plants
GreenTechMedia
MAY 22, 2020
But there are positive developments in battery storage and renewable electricity generation. First, we’ll look at the record-breaking activity in battery storage. And in California, Southern California Edison signed contracts for 770 megawatts of batteries, many paired with solar projects, to replace gas plants.
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The road to electric vehicles is paved with disruption
GreenBiz
APRIL 27, 2021
Proponents of electric vehicles forthrightly acknowledge the many technological, management, political and consumer challenges that lie ahead. Continued progress is occurring in extending battery ranges before re-charging and in reducing battery size and weight. billion SK battery plant in Georgia. culture war?
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New modelling finds Canada’s battery supply chain could be a boon for jobs and the economy, assuming Canada takes action
Clean Energy Canada
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
s new electric vehicle tax credit requiring that EVs and their batteries be made in North America, Canada’s EV battery supply chain is in the spotlight. If Canada plays its cards right, a domestic EV battery supply chain could support up to 250,000 jobs by 2030 and add $48 billion to the Canadian economy annually.
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British Columbians of all political stripes want a cleaner economy. Parties are missing an opportunity
Clean Energy Canada
OCTOBER 17, 2020
It’s similarly surprising because public opinion points to climate action as a political winner. Richmond-based Corvus Energy is supplying electric ferries with batteries and charging technology, while Burnaby’s Ballard Power now employs more than 700 people as a global leader in zero-emission fuel cells. It’s a political one.
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A Battery Giant Is Born: Total and Groupe PSA Launch New European Manufacturer
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
Oil major Total and carmaker Groupe PSA have taken the next step in their lithium-ion battery manufacturing collaboration with the launch of a new joint venture company and the first management appointments. ” Batteries’ strategic position in Europe. Phase one could be up and running in 2023.
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EVs are for everybody—but how to get Republicans to buy them?
Charged
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Here at Charged , our position has always been that EVs are for everybody, and we’ve watched in disappointment as e-mobility has become a political football. Mike Murphy is a veteran GOP political consultant who has advised John McCain, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush, among others. Hear, hear!)
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Webinar: How Canada Can Become a Global Battery Powerhouse
Clean Energy Canada
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Batteries are evolving. No longer just something that needs changing in your TV remote, batteries are fast becoming the engines of the global economy. In a decade’s time, a battery will likely power your car or the electricity grid that lights your home. Perhaps the biggest opportunity lies in electric vehicles. Andrew Miller.
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Ecotricity seeks new owner as Dale Vince eyes move into politics
Business Green
APRIL 1, 2022
Dale Vince is looking for a new owner for Ecotricity, the pioneering green energy company he founded off the back of a single wind turbine over 25 years ago, with the entrepreneur considering embarking on a new career in politics, he revealed today.
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The US wants to make EV batteries without these foreign metals. Should it?
Grist
JUNE 30, 2021
The electric vehicle or EV revolution owes its existence to lithium batteries, and those batteries have a cocktail of specialized minerals to thank for their high performance. Department of Energy is now proposing that we eliminate cobalt and nickel from batteries altogether. meet its climate targets.
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Australia-Korea Business Council Convenes in Korea: Broadening Diplomatic Ties with Focus on Batteries and Hydrogen
FuelCellsWorks
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
More than 200 political and business figures from both countries attending the meeting with the theme “Exploring an innovative future through Korea-Australian
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The Case for Utility Business Model Reform and Radical Climate Policy
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 19, 2019
On this week's episode on Political Climate , we put these and other questions to David Roberts, acclaimed energy and politics reporter for Vox. We thought it would be enlightening to end the 2019 season of Political Climate by asking Roberts a wide range of questions on American politics and how to save the planet.
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The race to mainstream electric vehicles by 2030
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 2, 2020
The price of lithium-ion batteries, which power most mainstream EVs, has been dropping dramatically the past several years. Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) says that between 2010 and 2019, lithium-ion battery pack prices fell 87 percent. Policy & Politics. In 2019, they dropped 13 percent more. . Transportation & Mobility.
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Poll: 7 in 10 Canadians connect the country’s recent wildfires with climate change
Clean Energy Canada
JUNE 27, 2023
While roughly half (47%) of Canadians saw the recent electric vehicle and battery manufacturing announcements in Canada, 68% say that they view them as evidence that the transition to clean energy can benefit Canada’s economy and job creation. Younger Canadians were much more likely to see the announcements as beneficial.
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Nth Cycle opens nickel and cobalt production facility in US
Charged
JULY 4, 2023
Nth Cycle , a metals extraction and recycling firm, has inaugurated a 21,000-square-foot refining plant in Fairfield, Ohio to provide a US source of nickel and cobalt chemicals for lithium-ion batteries. This compares with typical material grades of 30-40% nickel and 1-6% cobalt (as per Fastmarkets MHP Index).
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South Carolina’s Past Failures and New Policies Contribute to a Brighter Future for Solar and Battery Storage
Renewable Energy World
AUGUST 2, 2021
Now, Duke Energy, one of the state’s vertically integrated investor-owned utilities, has worked with stakeholders to create a program that addresses winter peaking with a combination of solar, time-of-use rates, smart thermostats, and soon additional technologies that will likely include battery storage. But it wasn’t always that way.
Bay Area CCAs Solicit 30MW of Distributed Batteries to Weather Grid Outages
GreenTechMedia
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
Community-choice aggregators representing three San Francisco Bay Area counties have launched a 30-megawatt behind-the-meter battery solicitation aimed at protecting vulnerable customers and communities from the massive fire-prevention power outages of bankrupt utility Pacific Gas & Electric.
Crunch time: UN warns dramatic political intervention required to keep 1.5C vision alive
Business Green
OCTOBER 27, 2022
And it notes that the current growth rate in the solar PV, wind, EV, and battery markets, if maintained, would lead to much faster transformation of energy markets than is currently being planned by governments.
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Northvolt raises $1.1 billion to support factory construction in Europe
Charged
AUGUST 19, 2022
Battery innovator Northvolt has issued a $1.1-billion billion convertible note to finance its expansion of battery cell and cathode material production in Europe. We will continue to work hard to deliver on the promise we have made to them to build the world’s greenest battery.”.
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Where progressives and conservatives agree on clean energy
GreenBiz
APRIL 9, 2021
Looking at it as a technology, there is a ton to like about renewables across the political spectrum. . This hasn’t escaped political conservatives outside the beltway. The point is that the concept of energy independence — be it from other nations or your own government — is an attractive idea across the political spectrum. .
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Reasons for cautious hope in a sea of gloom
GreenBiz
JULY 19, 2021
In looking across the broad array of business, environmental, social, technological and political topics that cross my screen and engage me in daily conversation, there is a temptation to allocate a growing share of mind for pessimism. Reasons for cautious hope in a sea of gloom. Mon, 07/19/2021 - 02:00.
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Two Months Before the US Election, Climate Remains a Top Issue
GreenTechMedia
AUGUST 26, 2020
And that means we are days away from one of the most consequential political moments ever for the planet. We’ll start this week's episode with a political roundup. The Energy Gang is brought to you by Fluence, a global leader in battery-based energy storage technology and services. Thanks to everyone for joining us!
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10 Solar and Storage Trends for 2021
GreenTechMedia
JANUARY 5, 2021
And a favorable political environment will help. Installers must be savvy with building electrical wiring, CAT5/6 communication wiring, various wireless communications protocols, desktop and cellphone applications, and dozens of inverter/battery configuration options. So here are my predictions for solar and storage for 2021.
US Postal Service unveils its first electric delivery vehicles and charging stations
Charged
JANUARY 23, 2024
The agency’s journey to electrification involved lawsuits , congressional resolutions , much political maneuvering and more than a little conspiracy-mongering. The struggle may not be over, but as it stands now, USPS “anticipates” adding some 66,000 battery-electric vehicles to its delivery fleet by 2028.
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How Distributed Energy Could Help Usher In a New ‘Age of Freedom’
GreenTechMedia
AUGUST 7, 2020
The world-renowned thought leader, entrepreneur, educator and author accurately predicted the rapid decline in solar photovoltaic costs and lithium ion batteries. Political Climate is produced in partnership with the USC Schwarzenegger Institute. Tony Seba gets a lot of things right. Recommended reading: Rethinking Humanity.
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The EV industry can’t shake its human rights abuse problem
The Verge: Energy
MAY 18, 2024
Photo by Emmet Livingstone / AFP via Getty Images Mining for minerals used to make EVs and batteries is plagued with allegations of abuse, the latest report from the nonprofit Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) shows. Cobalt is often called “ the blood diamond of batteries ” because of the dangers workers face mining it.
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Rivian to build $5-billion battery and assembly plant near Atlanta
Charged
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Now the company has announced plans to put some of that nest egg to work at a new $5-billion battery and assembly plant east of Atlanta, which is projected to employ 7,500 workers. We expect Rivian to work the political levers to try to change this state of affairs (as Tesla has been doing in Texas for years, so far without success ).
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Mercedes-Benz unveils electric trucks for construction site applications
Charged
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Mercedes-Benz Trucks presented several battery-electric trucks for construction site applications at this year’s bauma construction industry trade show in Munich. The social and political pressure on our customers is significant.”. A lot of CO 2 can be saved by complete electrification. Source: Daimler Truck.
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February Cleantech Roundup: Corporate Carbon Neutrality | New Mobility Modes | Climate Politics
Clean Energy Trust
MARCH 11, 2020
Link February Cleantech Roundup: Corporate Carbon Neutrality | New Mobility Modes | Climate Politics was originally published in Clean Energy Trust on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
At a Beverly Hills mansion, where an electric truck is your only source of power
The Verge: Energy
MAY 16, 2024
Before the event, GM Energy installed a bidirectional charger, which the company calls the GM Energy PowerShift Charger, as well as its own V2H Enablement kit, which includes a power inverter, a home hub that includes a computer system that manages the loads through the house, and a backup battery.
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From smart meters to big batteries, co-ops emerge as clean grid laboratories
Renewable Energy World
AUGUST 27, 2021
They’ve used political clout with rural lawmakers to oppose new pollution regulations and climate legislation, and some have tried to levy steep fees on customers who install solar panels. The cooperative’s path to clean power could become clearer if its experimental iron-air battery project is successful.
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?The HC Insider Podcast: Volt Rush: The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green with Henry Sanderson on Apple Podcasts
Energy Central
OCTOBER 12, 2022
A detailed look at the social and environmental trade offs, politics and geo-strategy behind the Lithium Ion battery and EV revolution Episode 117: AUTHOR BOOK REVIEW: Volt Rush: Winners and losers in the race to green with Henry Sanderson.
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Recycling e-waste should be a legal requirement in the EU, says report
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 14, 2021
The report by the CEWASTE consortium – led by the Switzerland-based World Resources Forum – says this requirement should apply to certain e-waste categories, including: End-of-life circuit boards, certain magnets in disc drives and electric vehicles, EV and other special battery types, and fluorescent lamps.
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What’s at Stake for Clean Energy in the US Election?
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Renewables will continue to thrive regardless of the final results on November 3, driven by their cost-competitiveness and broad political support, experts say. The American political system tends to move incrementally, but don’t rule out the incredible just yet. What’s at stake for utilities?
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Relief, Rescue, Rebuild: The Case for a Sustainable Recovery
GreenTechMedia
JULY 30, 2020
These are questions Political Climate will explore in the coming months in the new podcast series “Relief, Rescue, Rebuild,” sponsored by Third Way. “Relief, Rescue, Rebuild” episodes will air monthly on the Political Climate podcast feed.
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