A five-year trial of community battery storage in was launched in Margaret River on Saturday involving a Tesla Powerpack system. The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River is a local government area in the south-west region of Western Australia, approximately 270 kilometres south of Perth. In Margaret River, solar panels are very popular; with more than 1,065 […]
Researchers created a technique to turn polymers, into components of batteries
New battery technology involving microwaves may provide an avenue for renewable energy conversion and storage. Purdue University researchers created a technique to turn waste polyethylene terephthalate, one of the most recyclable polymers, into components of batteries. “We use an ultrafast microwave irradiation process to turn PET, or polyethylene terephthalate, flakes into disodium terephthalate, and use […]
New electrode material developed to increase charge capacity of lithium batteries
Lithium batteries hold a lot of promise for the future of many applications, including electric vehicles, but tend to be prohibitively expensive, according to a team of researchers based in Japan. That team, led by Naoaki Yabuuchi, professor at Yokohama National University, has developed a new electrode material to make lithium batteries not only cheaper, […]
BYD, Toyota Launch BYD TOYOTA EV TECHNOLOGY Joint Venture to Conduct Battery Electric Vehicle R&D
Toyota City, Japan: BYD Company Ltd. (BYD) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced today that preparations have proceeded since they signed an agreement for the establishment of a joint venture company to conduct research and development of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) on November 7, 2019, and registration of the new company has been completed. Operations […]
Poland: Electric vehicle battery production in Europe gets boost thanks to EIB loan of €480 million to LG Chem Wroclaw Energy
First EIB loan to LG Chem Group and its Polish subsidiary will support the construction of manufacturing facilities for advanced lithium-ion cells and batteries for battery-powered electric vehicles The project will contribute to the clean energy transition and the shift towards electrification of the European transport industry and secure the supply of advanced li-ion batteries for European […]
Volkswagen to start using high-nickel batteries for electric car
Volkswagen’s current electric car battery cell contains 65 per cent nickel, 15 per cent cobalt and 20 per cent manganese FRANKFURT: Volkswagen will raise the amount of nickel used in it electric car battery cells to 80 per cent in the next year from 65 per cent at present, Frank Blome, head of battery cells […]
Tesla’s Newest Big Battery in Australia Set to Back Up Wind Farm
Tesla Inc.’s latest big lithium-ion battery is set to start in South Australia, one of the nation’s biggest users of renewable generation, where it will support a steady flow of power from a wind farm. Infigen Energy’s Lake Bonney storage system, equipped with a 25 megawatt Tesla battery, is in the final stages of testing […]
Spacewalking astronauts tackle final battery improvements
NASA’s Jessica Meir and Christina Koch floated out to finish the work they began last week. The women had one more new battery to install in the station’s solar power grid, and two old batteries to remove CAPE CANAVERAL : A pair of spacewalking astronauts tackled one last round of battery improvements outside the International […]
Tata Motors sees swappable battery adoption to take 4-5 years more
A dedicated platform for an electric vehicle is when these vehicles are built on their own platforms and not transformed from petrol-engine platform vehicle. New Delhi: It will take years for swappable batteries to become a widely-used option for electric vehicles till such vehicles are built on dedicated platforms, especially passenger vehicles, believes Shailesh Chandra, […]
SUN Mobility’s Swappable Battery Powers Piaggio’s Ape E-City
Installation of 50 Quick Interchange Stations, by March 2020, across 10 cities to support the Ape E- City roll-out NEW DELHI : The partnership between SUN Mobility, a leading provider of energy infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EVs), and Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd (PVPL), a 100 % subsidiary of the Italian Piaggio Group and […]