CleanTechnica » Lithium-Ion Batteries http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Will Seeo’s 400 Wh/kg Battery Fulfil Expectations? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/28/will-seeos-400-whkg-battery-fulfil-expectations/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/28/will-seeos-400-whkg-battery-fulfil-expectations/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2014 10:15:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76858 Originally published on the ECOreport. Forbes, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Giacom, Green Car Congress, Xconomy, Reuters Pe Hub, The Green Optimistic, VentureBeat, and the MIT Technology Review have all written about the California start-up company Seeo. Korean electronics giant Samsung led in the recent $17 million round of series E investments. The other two investors, Khosla Ventures and Beijing-based GSR Ventures,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/28/will-seeos-400-whkg-battery-fulfil-expectations/feed/ 26 Daimler Expands Manufacturing Capacities for Lithium-Ion Batteries http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/26/daimler-expands-manufacturing-capacities-lithium-ion-batteries/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/26/daimler-expands-manufacturing-capacities-lithium-ion-batteries/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2014 21:08:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76838 The German manufacturing powerhouse Daimler AG will be substantially increasing its production capacity with regard to lithium-ion batteries over the next few years — with ~€100 million in new investments via the Deutsche ACCUmotive subsidiary. As part of this new push, the company is currently constructing a new facility that’s set to be completed by

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/26/daimler-expands-manufacturing-capacities-lithium-ion-batteries/feed/ 14 Orix Offers Energy Storage Twist On Solar Leasing http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/26/orix-offers-energy-storage-twist-on-solar-leasing/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/26/orix-offers-energy-storage-twist-on-solar-leasing/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2014 13:30:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76833 A new residential financing deal packages energy storage with solar panels in a combined rental and lease deal, so homeowners pay no money up front

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/26/orix-offers-energy-storage-twist-on-solar-leasing/feed/ 6 EV Battery Experts Discuss Battery Costs & More (Interesting Video Discussion) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/ev-battery-costs-battery-experts-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/ev-battery-costs-battery-experts-video/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2014 20:53:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76694 Today is clearly a video catchup day for me. This last one of the day is a super interesting discussion about electric vehicle (EV) batteries. It includes the CEO of LG Chem (which provides EV batteries to GM for the Chevy Volt and Renault for its electric vehicles, as well as others), Prabhakar Patil; the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/ev-battery-costs-battery-experts-video/feed/ 41 JB Straubel Interviews & Presentations http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/jb-straubel-interviews-presentations/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/jb-straubel-interviews-presentations/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2014 19:32:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76691 Following up on the Elon Musk interviews and videos I shared earlier today, I’ve also got a couple of great ones featuring Tesla co-founder and CTO JB Straubel, who I think really doesn’t get enough credit for his brilliance and passion. The Economist Here’s a great quote buried in an article in The Economist for which JB Straubel was

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/jb-straubel-interviews-presentations/feed/ 1 4 Elon Musk Interviews, Tons of Awesome Quotes http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/elon-musk-interviews-quotes/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/elon-musk-interviews-quotes/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2014 16:38:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76673 I’ve been saving up a number of Elon Musk interviews for awhile but haven’t been able to get to them. So, now I’m getting to them all at one time. Below are links to the full interviews, or videos of the interviews when they were videotaped, but I’ve also gone ahead and pulled out some of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/elon-musk-interviews-quotes/feed/ 30 New Lithium-Ion Battery Discovery Contradicts Everything You Thought You Knew http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/new-lithium-ion-battery-discovery-is-good-news-for-bevs/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/new-lithium-ion-battery-discovery-is-good-news-for-bevs/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2014 15:34:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76674 Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory shoot a micro-beam of fluid, discover a new pathway for improving lithium-ion battery efficiency

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/new-lithium-ion-battery-discovery-is-good-news-for-bevs/feed/ 6 CODA Energy Installs Largest Behind-The-Meter Energy Storage System In Los Angeles Basin http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/coda-energy-installs-largest-behind-meter-energy-storage-system-los-angeles-basin/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/coda-energy-installs-largest-behind-meter-energy-storage-system-los-angeles-basin/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:16:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76633 CODA Energy, which was formed out of CODA Automotive when its electric car sales weren’t going too well, has just installed the largest behind-the-meter energy storage system in the Los Angeles basin. Using lithium-ion batteries, it is a 1,054kWh / 510kW system. CODA Energy has a contract with South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) regarding this project,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/20/coda-energy-installs-largest-behind-meter-energy-storage-system-los-angeles-basin/feed/ 2 Two Nifty Little Nanoscale Lifts For Energy Storage http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/two-nifty-nanoscale-lifts-energy-storage/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/two-nifty-nanoscale-lifts-energy-storage/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2014 13:30:39 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76585 Two new nanoscale research studies on energy storage show that lithium batteries are still king, but there could be stiff competition ahead from sodium

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/two-nifty-nanoscale-lifts-energy-storage/feed/ 8 US Solar + Storage Market To Go Beyond $1 Billion A Year By 2018 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/solar-storage-market-go-beyond-1-billion-year-2018/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/solar-storage-market-go-beyond-1-billion-year-2018/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:08:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76544 Originally published on Solar Love. SunPower and Sunverge just announced a big solar+storage partnership, which follows a partnership between SolarCity and Tesla as well as the announcement of several energy storage companies beginning to hit the market. If you thought solar power was disruptive (it is), wait until solar + storage beat the price of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/solar-storage-market-go-beyond-1-billion-year-2018/feed/ 15 Solar Powered Cars, Top Solar Stocks (+ Other Solar Stories) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:50:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76426 In case you just can’t get enough solar news, analysis, and commentary, here’s a big link drop of good solar stories we haven’t already covered on CleanTechnica. Solar powered cars, solar trees, top solar stocks, and much, much more. Enjoy! Fun Solar EV Charging Rocks, But Which Option To Choose? Solar Trees For Solar-Powered EVs Solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/14/truth-teslas-demand/feed/ 198 Daimler Increasing Lithium-Ion Battery Production Capacity With €100 Million In New Investments http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/13/daimler-increasing-lithium-ion-battery-production-capacity-e100-million-new-investments/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/13/daimler-increasing-lithium-ion-battery-production-capacity-e100-million-new-investments/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2014 09:25:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76285 Daimler AG will be expanding its lithium-ion battery production capacity significantly over the coming years via expected investments of over €100 million into the Deutsche ACCUmotive subsidiary, according to recent reports. Amongst other expansion plans, the company is currently developing a new building/facility that’s currently expected to be completed the middle of 2015 in the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/13/daimler-increasing-lithium-ion-battery-production-capacity-e100-million-new-investments/feed/ 2 Next Up For EV Batteries: A Paper-Like “Wonder Material” http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/whats-next-for-ev-batteries-a-paper-like-wonder-material/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/whats-next-for-ev-batteries-a-paper-like-wonder-material/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2014 23:13:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76139 Researchers and the global pulp and paper industry is thisclose to bringing you EV batteries incorporating nanoscale paper products made from wood fiber

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/whats-next-for-ev-batteries-a-paper-like-wonder-material/feed/ 10 Win A Trip To Masdar City, Abu Dhabi — Write About Your Ideal City http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/win-trip-masdar-city-abu-dhabi-write-ideal-city/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/win-trip-masdar-city-abu-dhabi-write-ideal-city/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2014 07:57:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76098 Masdar* has launched its third annual Engage Blogging Contest, which offers an excellent chance to visit Abu Dhabi, and, of course, Masdar City, during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. The winner will have an all-expenses paid trip to Abu Dhabi the week of January 17, 2015, and will be Masdar’s guest blogger during this important event

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/win-trip-masdar-city-abu-dhabi-write-ideal-city/feed/ 4 Farmers Turning Wind Into Cash http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/farmers-turning-wind-cash/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/farmers-turning-wind-cash/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2014 21:36:57 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75727 Wind power is one of our favorite topics. It’s often the cheapest option for new electricity generation, and it may well be the greenest. It is comparable to solar on greenhouse gas emissions, and uses even less water than solar (0.001 gallons per kWh vs 0.030 gallons per kWh), and hundreds of times less than

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/farmers-turning-wind-cash/feed/ 10 50 Big Ideas Shaping The Future of Electric Mobility http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/50-big-ideas-shaping-future-electric-mobility/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/50-big-ideas-shaping-future-electric-mobility/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2014 17:00:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76034 Originally published on EV Obsession. Some good people at Urban Foresight, the International Energy Agency, the Electric Vehicles Initiative, and Clean Energy Ministerial have put together an “EV City Casebook” that I highly recommend checking out (it’s free). The focus of the casebook is a summary of “50 big ideas shaping the future of electric mobility.” We’ll be

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/50-big-ideas-shaping-future-electric-mobility/feed/ 3 Old Laptop Batteries Could Help Light Developing Countries http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/07/old-laptop-batteries-help-light-developed-areas/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/07/old-laptop-batteries-help-light-developed-areas/#comments Sun, 07 Dec 2014 16:12:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75949 Originally published on Kompulsa. IBM researchers in India have discovered that 70% of discarded laptop batteries have enough capacity to power an LED light bulb for 4 hours per day for a year. This is due to the fact that laptops lose their portability long before their batteries are completely dead (or their battery life

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/07/old-laptop-batteries-help-light-developed-areas/feed/ 3 Siemens & LG Chem To Collaborate More On Battery Storage http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/02/siemens-lg-chem-collaborate-battery-storage/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/02/siemens-lg-chem-collaborate-battery-storage/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2014 11:18:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75398 The energy storage news keeps coming. LG Chem is one of the largest lithium-ion battery manufacturers in the world. Siemens is one of the largest engineering companies in the world and has made some of the largest wind turbines. (It is also a world leader in offshore wind turbine construction.) LG Chem and Siemens have

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/02/siemens-lg-chem-collaborate-battery-storage/feed/ 6 Fuel Cell Economics vs Batteries http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/01/fuel-cell-economics-vs-batteries/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/01/fuel-cell-economics-vs-batteries/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:06:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75648 We’ve been hearing a lot about fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) lately, thanks in large part to Toyota and its Mirai. But how does a FCEV really compare to a battery-electric vehicle (BEV) like the Tesla or a LEAF?  I wanted to look at the economics between FCEVs and BEVs, and then also make some guesses about infrastructure costs.

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