Today’s conversation is with Spencer Hanes, vice president of international business development for long-duration battery firm EnerVenue and a veteran in clean energy infrastructure development. I reached out to Hanes for two reasons: One, I wanted to gab about solutions, for once, and also because he expressed an interest in discussing how data center companies are approaching the media-driven battery safety panic sweeping renewable energy development. EnerVenue doesn’t use lithium-ion ...| Heatmap News
Five years ago, China’s longtime leader Xi Jinping shocked and delighted the world by declaring in a video presentation to the United Nations that his country would peak its carbon emissions this decade and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. He tried to rekindle that magic late last month in another virtual address to the UN, announcing China’s updated pledge under the Paris Agreement. This time, the reaction was far more tepid. Given the disastrous state of American climate policy under ...| Heatmap News
As more energy storage is added, residents in some places are pushing back due to fears that the systems will go up in flames, as a massive facility in California did earlier this year. The post Fears of massive battery fires spark local opposition to energy storage projects appeared first on Power Engineering.| Energy Storage News - Power Engineering
The guidance aims to provide communities and first responders with best practices for safe BESS installation, operation and emergency response.| Power Engineering
Insight from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that a certain battery use case is overwhelmingly popular.| Power Engineering
When Microsoft researchers in 2023 identified a new kind of material that could dramatically reduce the amount of lithium needed in rechargeable batteries, it felt like combing through a haystack in record time. That’s because their discovery began as 32 million possibilities and, with the help of artificial intelligence, produced a promising candidate within 80 hours. Now researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory plan to synthesize and test the novel material, NaxLi3−xYCl6...| IEEE Spectrum
One of the more interesting areas of battery research centers on how these devices can not just store energy, but also double as structural components. We've seen some impressive examples of this that could be worked into electric vehicles, and now scientists in Sweden have applied this type of…| New Atlas
How can you create off grid electricity with solar panels, wind turbines , geothermal systems or a generator? Here's what you should know.| An Off Grid Life
Molten salt proved thermal storage at scale, yet faces limits in efficiency, cost, and risk. Simpler industrial heat solutions are overtaking it.| CleanTechnica
Remember the Flint, Michigan, water crisis? The public health disaster that, at its peak, poisoned nearly 5 percent of the city’s children with dangerously high levels of lead in their water? It was perhaps one of the few public health crises in the US that rose to the prominence of a national scandal, sparking outrage […]| Vox
Routine battery testing improves reliability, prevents failures and supports shops with efficient, accurate diagnostics. The post Battery Testing in Modern Vehicles appeared first on Counterman Magazine.| Counterman Magazine
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Anker is one of the most trusted names in consumer electronics, and has made a massive push into the portable power station business over the last few years. Over the last few weeks, I’ve upgraded all of our home chargers ... [continued]| CleanTechnica
Thinking about an RV battery upgrade? See how we swapped in a bigger AGM battery, why we skipped lithium, and how the install went step by step. DIY RV Battery Upgrade: How We Swapped in a Bigger Deep Cycle Battery appeared first on www.DoItYourselfRV.com| Do It Yourself RV
After a four-year effort, Korean scientists have announced a breakthrough lithium-metal EV battery that can extend vehicle range to 800 km.| The Debrief
By bypassing the grid interconnection process and regulatory hurdles, Pacifico Energy argues GW Ranch is positioned to deliver 1 GW of power in 2028, and 5 GW in 2030.| Power Engineering
Les systèmes de stockage résidentiel et commercial du fabricant estonien se déclinent en modèles basse et haute tension. La version haute tension peut évoluer jusqu’à dix modules, soit 100,8 kWh, et la version basse tension jusqu’à six modules, soit 45 kWh.| pv magazine France
Big Hollow Energy Center would combine 800 MW of simple-cycle gas capacity with Ameren’s largest battery storage facility to date. The post Ameren proposes hybrid gas and battery project in Missouri appeared first on Power Engineering.| Gas Turbines Archives - Power Engineering
Local projects stall as the mineral’s fourth-largest producer exports to the U.S. and China, and courts Elon Musk.| Rest of World
In August 2025 we're pleased to release a bundle of upgrades to NEMreview v7, which you can access| NEMreview Timeline
Find out why EBL rechargeable batteries are the best choice for powering devices with consistent reliability and efficiency.| John's Tech Blog
Energy superabundance is coming. The winners will be the nations and industries that master the art of moving metals, not just electrons.| Age of Transformation
New triple-treated indoor solar cells achieve 37.6% efficiency, potentially powering IoT gadgets indefinitely without battery swaps.| Study Finds
One Nation stands firmly against the Albanese Government’s push for electric vehicles (EVs), and the billions in taxpayer-funded subsidies and infrastructure spending that overwhelmingly benefit wealthy Australians. While everyday Australians face rising costs for housing, groceries, and fuel, the government continues to pour money into EV incentives and charger installations—despite low public uptake. Australians should […]| Malcolm Roberts
New all-in-one LFP battery system is scalable up to 5.2 MWh for on-grid applications.| pv magazine International
Natron's sodium-ion batteries have an enormous cycle life, practical power density, excellent safety and super-fast charging, without using any lithium. Through a partnership with Clarios, they'll go into mass manufacture in Michigan next year.| New Atlas
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Incheon National University scientists have developed a method to improve the stability and properties of lithium ion battery separators with a layer of silicon dioxide and other functional molecules. The study published in Energy Storage Materials demonstrates successful graft polymerization on a polypropylene (PP) separator, incorporating a uniform layer of silicon dioxide (SiO2). Lithium-ion […] The post Researchers Enhance The S...| New Energy and Fuel
Researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering achieved a major breakthrough in Redox Flow Desalination (RFD), an emerging electrochemical technique that can turn seawater into potable drinking water and also store affordable renewable energy. In a paper published in Cell Reports Physical Science, the NYU Tandon team led by Dr. André Taylor, professor of chemical […] The post Integrating Redox Flow Battery With Seawater Desalination first appeared on New Energy and Fuel.| New Energy and Fuel
Southwestern Pennsylvania may be known as having been the center of the US steel industry, but it now has an opportunity to bolster the regional economy through clean technology manufacturing. The region is well-positioned to leverage its existing strengths — like strong manufacturing and cutting-edge research — to turn around decades of economic development challenges […]| RMI
A blog about collapse as caused by depletion of mineral resources and climate change| cassandralegacy.blogspot.com
LMR batteries for trucks, LFP for budget EVs, and GM’s grid power play with Redwood may flip the script on how energy gets stored.| Electrify News Site
Ultium Cells Spring Hill will begin LFP battery production in 2027, boosting U.S. EV innovation and affordability.| The Buzz - Electric Vehicle News
U Power launches Battery-Bank and Battery-Token battery-swap tech using Web 3.0 blockchain initiative for EV battery-swapping.| The Buzz - Electric Vehicle News
Governor Kelly won't respond to questions about state subsidies and hiring delays at the Panasonic electric battery plant.| The Sentinel
This Week’s Snapshot of Planetary Phase Shift Signals| Age of Transformation
This week’s headline is a sobering call – our fossil-fueled global system is brittle. Accelerating the shift to renewables and diplomacy isn’t just idealism; it’s the practical path to reduce the war and chaos that threaten everyday security.| Age of Transformation
ERCOT's 4CP program is a bellwether for the shifting face of electricity demand and grid services. We explore the new landscape and how real-time data is key for managing the risk of escalating transmission charges.| Grid Status Exports
As oil prices see heightened attention, electric vehicles are progressing faster than ever, particularly in emerging economies.| RMI
April 2025 saw another round of record solar and storage participation in CAISO. We’re taking a look at how these resources, on both sides of the meter, continue to reshape market dynamics across the Golden State.| Grid Status Exports
MISO and PJM have finally seen substantial solar growth over the past year, but this new generation resource is also affecting the existing stack, altering the operations of coal and gas.| Grid Status Exports
LMR batteries from GM and LG could power your EV past 400 miles while cutting costs, using less nickel and nearly no cobalt by 2028.| Electrify News Site
DS119: Nice and easy peasy. I’m getting a lot better at relying on good composition rather than fancy effects to come up with satisfactory things in shorter time. I appreciate it’s been a while. I just returned from an actual holiday that turned into a small series of rolling disasters, like crossing a room full of lego bricks on bare feet. Before that I was in Eindhoven as part of my visiting professorship at the university and at some point I should probably capture my thoughts properly...| The Bounding Box
With the current heatwave gripping the eastern U.S., we're revisiting this story—originally published back in May—on practical ways to stay comfortable and cut energy costs during extreme weather.| State of the Planet
On 2/19/2025 a single location in ERCOT experienced all-time-high prices. What happened, and was the local battery, Rabbit Hill, able to capitalize on these extreme prices?| Grid Status Exports
Polar Night Energy will build a second pilot plant in southern Finland to test its power-to-heat-to-power sand battery technology. The project aims to demonstrate the system’s ability to reconvert stored heat into electricity.| pv magazine International
We can build a new clean energy system based on distributed abundance and empathic intelligence that helps us solve some of our biggest challenges| Age of Transformation
In popular book More and More and More, Jean-Baptiste Fressoz says the ‘energy transition’ is a myth as we consume more fossil fuels than ever. In doing so, he masks real, rapid energy transitions, past and present, all over the world: and obscures how renewables can help end the extraction economy| Age of Transformation
If you have a Powerwall 3, you’ll know it stores solar energy for use 24/7 and that it delivers a useable capacity of 13.5kWh. If you’re looking to increase your backup duration at a reduced cost though, you’ll be pleased to know that DC expansion... The post Powerwall 3 expansion packs – more backup for your battery appeared first on Joju Solar.| Joju Solar
With continued rapid growth in data centers, PJM's demand ecosystem is changing, but the market's resource mix has yet to add its own flexible assets.| Grid Status Exports
Methods of Earthing and Grounding in Photovoltaic Systems. Single vs Multiple Ground Rod in Solar PV System. NEC Requirement for PV Grounding| ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY
Comparison Between Ground (GND), Chassis Ground, 0VDC, Common (COM) and Virtual Ground| ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY
Comparison Between AC Grounding and DC Grounding. Key Differences Between AC Ground and DC Ground. Isolated and Common AC and DC Grounding| ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY
A stabilizing coating on an electrode, combined with microscale channels, helps solve the trade-off between range and charging speed, even in cold temperatures.| Michigan Engineering News
“BattCat” is our latest interactive, people-powered investigation into why devices fail. This time we’re asking for your help to learn why repairs involving batteries at community events are often too hard to complete. The post Help us learn why batteries are too hard to replace appeared first on The Restart Project.| The Restart Project Blog
Many EVs are built in America, creating jobs and boosting local economies while keeping U.S. manufacturing strong in the global auto industry.| Electrify News Site
Is it Permissible to Interconnect AC and DC Grounding in a Solar Installation? Using Same Ground Rod for DC and AC Grounding in a PV System| ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY
Grounding System in DC Power Supplies and Network - Advantages and Drawbacks of DC Grounding. Difference between AC and DC Grounding Systems| ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY
Shared solar-plus-storage projects could bring new opportunities for low- to moderate-income communities and commercial tenants.| pv magazine USA
EV batteries often outlast the vehicles they're in, with studies showing minimal degradation over extensive use.| Electrify News Site
ERCOT set new records in load, net load, solar, prices, and battery discharge within a few days, let's explore the data.| Grid Status Exports
What Happens if a High-Voltage Power Line Falls into the Ocean, or a Battery or Toaster Comes into Contact with a Bathtub or Seawater?| ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY
Calculate the perfect leisure battery size for your campervan. Use our quick Leisure Battery Size Calculator for accurate results tailored to your needs!| Mowgli Adventures
“Do batteries expire?” – you ask yourself during spring cleaning, as you’re already shoving them in the drawer of rattling odds and ends. Battery life and battery storage are two closely related concepts and the science is pretty clear – at least when it comes to charge cycles! Let’s first take a look at the […]| TechTheLead
La start-up britannique Wondrwall a mis au point un système hybride de batterie et d'onduleur pour les habitations, qui offre une capacité de stockage d'énergie pouvant aller jusqu'à 25,6 kWh.| pv magazine France
La Commission de régulation de l’énergie (CRE) a publié la liste des projets retenus dans le cadre du guichet de saisine pour les projets de stockage d’électricité en Martinique et à La Réunion. Elle précise également les modalités applicables aux prochains guichets, qui concerneront la Guadeloupe et la Corse. Les clôtures de ces guichets sont prévues respectivement les 15 octobre et 15 décembre 2025.| pv magazine France
The post discusses gravity’s role in energy storage, highlighting pumped hydro’s dominance and emerging technologies like Energy Vault, which uses heavy blocks instead of water for rene…| A greener life, a greener world
For most of their tenure on the ERCOT grid, batteries have largely made their bones supplying ancillary services as opposed to energy, but that is beginning to change.| Grid Status Exports
Since the mass market adoption of lithium ion batteries in the early 1990s, cell prices have fallen year on year, resulting in a reduction of 73% since 2014 alone. This…| MMTA
The Japanese automaker said it would be willing to sell batteries built at its Sakura plant to other brands| Carscoops
A new initiative will establish 5-10 flexibility hubs, demonstrating data center and power supplier strategies that enable flexibility.| Power Engineering
On September 5th and 6th, 2024, the California ISO (CAISO) was under stress from both within and without. High temperatures, spiking day-ahead prices, import cuts, and wildfires — a problematic milieu. Despite this, real-time prices remained low and neither conservation calls nor emergency alerts made an appearance. Let's dig into conditions| Grid Status Exports
Qurmit - A 95% Recyclable Fireproof Battery by ESS4U with 20 Years of Lifespan and Operates in Extreme Temperatures from -40°F to 131°F| ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY
Japan's Groundbreaking Magnetic Levitation Car Technology that will End the Need of Batteries and Engines in the Vehicles. The Future of Automotive Engineering| ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY
Market highlights and explanations from a day of records in ERCOT.| Grid Status Exports
Batteries and electric vehicles are key to the energy transition. These technologies didn’t come out of thin air. Here’s their story.| Legal Planet
U.S. Firms Plan Revolutionary Nuclear Battery Using Nickel-63 to Counter China. Agreement by Kronos and Yasheng for Next Generation Power| ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY
Tesla has launched the latest version of their game changing battery storage system - meet the Powerwall 3.| Joju Solar
A cheap and abundant material like salt might have plenty to offer the world of science, and one field where it could have game-changing effects is battery chemistry. Leveraging salt could help us avoid much of the cost and difficulty in sourcing scarcer lithium, and Chinese giant CATL is looking…| New Atlas
Battery terminals are crucial for your vehicle's electrical system, connecting the battery to components like headlights and the engine. A reliable connection is key to avoiding issues like dim lights or engine trouble.| Counterman Magazine
Canadian company Volt Lithium has developed and pilot-tested a new low-cost lithium extraction method to pull this critical battery metal out of low-concentration brines. Now it plans to turn old oil fields into lithium production operations.| New Atlas
As the EV revolution speeds up, and big battery projects ramp up to stabilize power grids running on intermittent renewables, global demand for lithium batteries will rise sixfold in the next 10 years. But can the world actually supply the materials?| New Atlas
Lithium is a finite resource, and the more we lock inside rechargeable batteries, the less we have to use. A new speedy method to free the element from such sources could be a game changer in terms of the material's availability.| New Atlas
ChargerLAB recently conducted a test on the compatibility of the Apple Vision Pro Battery. This time, we are going to take it apart to see its internal components and structure.| Chargerlab
In order to reduce the discomfort of users when wearing it, the Vision Pro and the battery are designed to be separated. The battery is similar to a portable power bank. You can charge the battery via the USB-C port, and there's a dedicated cable for connecting to the Apple Vision Pro. ChargerLAB| Chargerlab
China's Betavolt New Energy Technology has unveiled a new modular nuclear battery that uses a combination of a nickel-63 (⁶³Ni) radioactive isotope and a 4th-generation diamond semiconductor and can power a device for 50 years.| New Atlas
How much does it cost to replace the battery in a Tesla Roadster? Can it be fixed? Get all the answers here on Find My Electric!| Find My Electric
This note is an extension to the Release Notes initially published on Thursday 17th April 2024 about enhancements made to 'Trends Engine' within ez2view - both installed and online - in the light of the up-coming IESS market changes.| ez2view Timeline
Two years ago, sodium-ion battery pioneer Natron Energy was busy preparing its specially formulated sodium batteries for mass production. The company slipped a little past its 2023 kickoff plans, but it didn't fall too far behind as far as mass battery production goes. It officially commenced…| New Atlas
This note is an extension to the Release Notes initially published on Thursday 17th April 2024 about enhancements made to NEMreview v7 in the light of the up-coming IESS market changes.| NEMreview Timeline
This was the original update note (documenting some of the mid-April changes to NEMreview v7) ... but it has been subsequently revised and replaced with a more detailed Release Note.| NEMreview Timeline
Want to upgrade your Nissan LEAF battery? Wondering how that works? Check out our Nissan LEAF battery upgrade guide now to learn today!| Find My Electric
Tesla's 4680 cells, for comparison, measure somewhere between 244-296 Wh/kg. So the extreme-density cells recently tested in Beijing represent a huge leap forward from the status quo – even if they're solely focused on maximizing a single metric.| New Atlas
Recently, the Texas grid has caught the attention of the energy industry due to unseasonably warm temperatures and ERCOT's release of a new market product, the first in over a decade.| Grid Status Exports
While CAISO continues to set renewable generation records, there are worrying signs of regional balkanization of flexibility which could increase fossil fuel generation in an era when many BAs in the West are trying to do the opposite.| Grid Status Exports
The best news in the global fight against climate change is the pace at which clean technology is advancing. That technology is on a path to disrupt fossil fuel electricity, oil, the automotive industry as| Ramez Naam
Yesterday, Tyler Cowan, who I'm a major fan of, wrote a piece for Bloomberg View arguing that solar needs more R&D for a true green energy breakthrough. This logic mirrors that of Bill Gates, the| Ramez Naam
In huge news for zero-emissions aviation, Chinese company CATL is set to go to mass production on a "condensed battery" it says can squeeze in more than twice as much energy as a Tesla Model Y battery, by weight – while being safe enough to fly with.| New Atlas
Back in 2015, Gogoro proposed setting up a network of battery-swapping stations so that riders of its electric smartscooter no longer had to worry about per-charge range. Now the company operates thousands of them, and has partnered with Enel X to have the network serve as virtual power plants in…| New Atlas
