Originally published on BMW i3. By Tom Moloughney While many of the changes that the 2017 BMW i3 will be getting have already been announced; such as the availability of the anticipated 94 Ah battery cells, the new Protonic Blue color and a moonroof option, I’ve now learned there are … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath An Australian research team led by the CSIRO has found that treating lithium-ion batteries with a simple “salt bath” can extend both their shelf life and performance, while also making them safer – a potentially game-changing breakthrough for the battery technology and for … [continued]
Originally published on Renewables International. By Craig Morris Sandbank, a wind farm going up off the German coast, is proceeding ahead of schedule thanks to new installation plans. At the end of May, the project was potentially 89 days ahead of schedule and could therefore be completed in 23% less … [continued]
Originally published on Renewables International. By Craig Morris Just when you thought Twitter was only good for cat GIFs comes a tweet from Norway’s Climate Minister confirming that the global media have gotten the story all wrong. It all started in English with this report at QZ.com entitled “Norway has … [continued]
How a small village in Gujarat can address India’s dual problem of power subsidies and ground-water depletion. By Akhilesh Magal The weakest link in India’s power sector is the power utility. India’s power utilities have accumulated total losses of over INR 3.8 trillion ($55 billion) and an accumulated debt of INR … [continued]
Originally published on Renewables International. By Craig Morris The German firm is adding a power-to-gas facility to its existing hybrid power plant. Deutsche Bahn is the first customer. How will Germany store excess electricity seasonally? The question seems to be most popular among critics of the Energiewende, and indeed seasonal … [continued]
Originally published on Carbon Brief. By Sophie Yeo In 2015, the number of electric cars on the road globally passed the one million threshold for the first time. The rapid growth of the industry means that it is now the only technology sector on track to meet the International Energy … [continued]
Originally published on EnergyPost. Those in favour of Britain’s continued membership of the European Union – although strangely not the UK government’s official campaign to remain in – are increasingly highlighting the contribution Brussels has made to protecting the natural environment. There is some justification for this, writes Professor Steffen Böhm of … [continued]
Originally published on TeslaMondo. “A car that’s driving itself needs to know when the driver is able to take control back.” And so MIT will pay about $1k to Tesla owners who are willing to have their cars equipped with a bunch of cameras that monitor not the road, but the driver. … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath A 20 per cent increase in wind and solar energy generation in 2015 has combined to deliver another annual increase in the amount of Australia’s electricity sourced from renewables, more than compensating for a drop in hydro production, a new report has found. … [continued]
