Notices tagged with batteries

"The recent price cuts come from a deliberate decision to use abundant earth materials such as iron and phosphorus wherever possible.

These #batteries are cheaper, as they have no #cobalt. They have other benefits too: a longer usable life and less risk of fire than traditional #lithium battery chemistries. The downside is they have lower capacity and voltage."

https://theconversation.com/a-battery-price-war-is-kicking-off-that-could-soon-make-electric-cars-cheaper-heres-how-225165

Not all #batteries work on chemistry.

"When wind or solar power is abundant, the energy can be used to compress carbon dioxide gas into a liquid. When extra energy is needed, the liquid will be allowed to decompress, turning back into gas and powering a turbine to generate enough electricity to power up to 20,000 homes. "

“Right now we have nothing that can buffer a 4 megawatt solar field.”

https://energynews.us/2023/12/19/can-a-balloon-like-battery-move-the-needle-on-clean-energy-in-wisconsin/

"Ambitious young EV automaker #ZEEKR is claiming a “new charging speed record” using its latest model and new lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) #batteries, unveiled during a Tech Day event in China today. ZEEKR states that its new batteries can recharge its EVs from 10-80% state-of-charge as quickly as 10.5 minutes. "

https://electrek.co/2024/08/13/zeekr-announces-new-lfp-batteries-recharge-ev-10-80-minutes/

Would be nice to have some data on power density and longevity, but it's early days.

Battery unicorn Northvolt files for bankruptcy, upending Europe’s industrial plan - https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/21/battery-unicorn-northvolt-files-for-bankruptcy-upending-europes-industrial-plan/ #awkward #batteries #eu

The world added a record 45 GW of battery storage in 2023, more than double that in 2022.
#energytransition #batteries #storage
By @emberclimate

So apparently lithium batteries in kerbside bin are being blamed for a spate of fires in waste collection trucks;
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018939326/rubbish-truck-fires-from-lithium-batteries-on-the-rise

Yet another reason obliging anyone who sells electronic devices to accept end-of-life ones for recycling, at their own expense. The disposal of this waste needs to be made a cost of doing business that produces it. Not externalised onto citizens as consumers or via public waste management budgets.

#RNZ #recycling #EWaste #batteries

If you live in a place with flexible electricity pricing based on demand than it can make sense to install batteries even if you don't have solar because so many of our grids are starting to have a duck curve from photovoltaics.

You can recharge your batteries while the energy is cheap or even free and then use that stored electricity in the evening instead of buying it from the grid when their prices have gone up because they fired up their methane burning plants.

#Solar #Batteries

@br00t4c
#DementiaDon has the memory of a goldfish now, so he can honestly say he "doesn't recall" or "doesn't know" regarding hundreds of topics and be telling the truth.

JUST B/C HE DOESN'T MUMBLE DOESN'T MEAN HE'S ALL THERE. #Sharks #Batteries #WindmillCancer #HaleyPelosi #SuperPredators

Japanese researchers have found more than 200 million tons of manganese nodules rich in rare metals on the seabed near Minamitorishima, a remote Tokyo island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/22/japan/science-health/tokyo-island-rare-metals-find/ #japan #sciencehealth #rareearths #oceans #universityoftokyo #nipponfoundation #batteries

Next-gen EV battery swapping is coming for your fossil fuels

#evs #electricvehicle #electriccars #evbattery #evbatteryswapping #energystorage #battery #batteries #energy #automotive #automobiles #cars #vehicles #transportation #zeroemission #climatesolutions #fleets

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/06/03/ev-battery-swapping-means-less-downtime-for-fleets/

@annajanejoyner
One major climate message that we've really got to elevate above all others is that addressing global warming is way, way, way, way less expensive than ignoring it!

The cost of solar power has dropped around 90% over the past decade, and battery storage costs dropped 85% during the same period.

#ClimateSolutions #WeCanDoThis #VoteBlue #VoteClimate #Solar #Batteries #EnergyTransition
https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/articles/solar-plus-storage-101

Vanadium flow batteries to push natural gas aside

#energy #energystorage #battery #batteries #flowbatteries #vanadium #renewableenergy #energytransition #electrification #electricity #sustainability #supplychain #industry #manufacturing #us #unitedstates #startups #innovation

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/09/vanadium-flow-batteries-are-coming-for-your-gas-power-plant/

Remember: fossil fuel companies want people to focus on what **uses** #energy so we don't talk about the supply side.

They benefit from #environmentalists spending time and energy bickering with one another about whether AI uses too much #electricity, whether to support more #nuclear plants, whether we should mine more #lithium to have grid scale #batteries, and so forth.

That doesn't mean we can't talk about these things, but be #mindful where you spend your energy.

Lithium industry braces for long-term oversupply after price instability

> A stuttering recovery in lithium prices is providing a fresh reminder of why the dramatic rally of recent years was followed by an even more breathtaking collapse: a fast-expanding industry that is more prepared than ever to keep pumping out supplies.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/12/markets/lithium-boom-bust/ #Lithium #economy #batteries

According to a report by BloombergNEF, it is estimated that by 2030, there will be around 1.2 million tons of retired EV batteries worldwide.

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new technology enabling EV battery reuse: a type of power electronics equipment that can manage a variety of EV batteries as an energy storage system for an electric utility.

#WeCanDoThis #ClimateSolutions #ClimateProgress #EVs #Storage #Batteries https://scitechdaily.com/aging-ev-car-batteries-given-new-life-to-power-up-electric-grid/

#ScienceDirect and #Elsevier clearly didn't review this #chemistry paper about #batteries. The intro starts with "Certainly, here is a possible introduction for your topic:".

This lack of oversight erodes #trust in #science. The paper needs to be retracted and the authors sanctioned immediately.

#GenerativeAI may have its uses in #academic #writing, but this is uncited #plagiarism and #dishonest claim of original work. The #AI and #LLM don't have an #author credit.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2468023024002402

Good morning with some positive climate progress to help motivate people to keep making the effort to decarbonize.

US solar will set a big new installation record in 2024.

Utility scale solar will add 36.3 GW from Nov. 2023 to Oct. 2024, compared to 14.7 GW in prior 12 months.

Batteries will add 12.3 GW, compared 5.3 GW.

US utility scale solar up 150% and battery storage up 130%.

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/circular-economy-poised-to-go-beyond-outdated-oil-gas-and-coal-experts-say/
#ClimateProgress #ClimateSolutions #Solar #Batteries

Costs for li-ion #batteries have fallen dramatically over the last years. In 2014 Tony Seba predicted $50/KWh by 2027. As of today, this looks incorrect. China might hit this milestone already this year. #renewables #energy

"A total #CarbonFree #grid is getting easier and easier to imagine. It's just a question of whether we can get there in time."

Storing #energy generated by #renewable #technologies like #solar, #wind, and #water is a problem that requires new types of #batteries to allow for a stable grid.

For example, #iron #rusting #chemistry is one potential Everything, Everywhere, All at Once #ClimateChange mitigation #EnergyStorage and discharge solution I'd never heard of before.

https://youtu.be/ZXo66rawpHQ?si=0alMxBFQU9Xk4YgF

🎵 Everything old [can be] new again 🎵

Rethinking Everything, Everywhere, All at Once can lead to amazing #ClimateChange mitigation solutions based on #ancient #technologies, we don't always have to create entirely new components.

Cost-effective, scalable, and #environmentally friendly storage of #energy generated by #rewnewables remains a problem with which current #batteries still struggle, and l this kinda low-tech alternative may be an answer.

https://sfba.social/@drahardja/111217965470328988