The move will result in a 50% reduction in models powered by fossil fuels, one of the people said, adding the strategy was approved by top management in March. PARIS/SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Group will slash the number of combustion engine models in its line-up to free up resources to invest in electric vehicles (EVs), two […]
Ford to Manufacture Batteries For its Future Electric Vehicles
The next-gen cells and arrays will be used to power several future Ford battery electric vehicles.Ford this year announced its commitment to invest at least $22 billion through 2025 to deliver connected, all-electric vehicles. HIGHLIGHTS The next-gen cells and arrays will be used to power several future Ford battery electric vehicles. Ford’s global BEV plan […]
Solar Power Boom in Australia Prompts Push to Promote Home Batteries
Sun-drenched Australia has massive potential for the production and supply of solar power. SYDNEY – Australia is experiencing a solar power boom, as a growing number of households install photovoltaic panels on their roofs and turn their houses into power plants.There is also a growing push to lift the currently low rates of battery installation […]
Daimler Truck Says Batteries, Hydrogen are the future
As renewable sources of energy are looked into, batteries and hydrogen will be what automobiles of the future will operate on FRANKFURT: The world’s largest truck and bus maker is charting an ambitious zero-emission future and says it’s not that far off – despite higher costs and the current lack of support infrastructure. Daimler AG’s […]
Zinc8 Energy Storage Closing in on Commercialization
2021 is primed to be the anchor year for Vancouver, BC-based Zinc8 Energy Solutions as it aims to be in small-scale production in 18-24 months. Zinc8 is testing the various system levels for certification, designing and running multiple demonstration projects, with each project having its own specific use case. With the assistance of accelerator program […]
The Different Types of Energy Storage and Their Opportunities
A wide array of different types of energy storage options are available for use in the energy sector and more are emerging as the technology becomes a key component in the energy systems of the future worldwide. As the need for energy storage in the sector grows, so too does the range of solutions available […]
Promising New Material Can Store Solar Energy For At Least Four Months: Study
Energy storage is equally important as energy generation and the same can be seen in the everyday-life batteries that we use. The more energy they can store, the more efficient they are considered for use. The same applies to any harnessing energy from any source, including our Sun. In a breakthrough discovery, researchers at Lancaster […]
Omega Seiki, C4V to introduce solid state batteries for electric vehicles in India
Omega Seiki, a part of Anglian Omega Group of companies, on Tuesday said it has joined hands with New York-based company C4V to introduce solid-state batteries for electric vehicle (EVs) and the renewable sector in India. As part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the two companies are also looking at the manufacturing of solid-state […]
Aluminum-anode batteries could make solar energy storage more affordable
One of the challenges with capturing green solar energy is in being able to store that energy for use in times when the sun is unavailable. While the cost of harvesting solar energy has declined significantly in recent years, the cost to store that energy via battery packs and other methods hasn’t come down as […]
Community batteries: what are they, and how could they help Australian energy consumers?
Labor proposes funding batteries to allow households with solar power to pool excess electricity. Here’s what you need to know In what might be the most attention the battery world has had since Elon Musk built South Australia’s giant battery, Labor has announced that if they win the next election they will front up the […]