Nice EV Battery Factory You Got There …
The sprawling Hyundai Metaplant campus in Georgia will host a new EV battery factory, though an immigration raid at the site has halted construction for now,
Batteries
Another Sodium Energy Storage Startup Vows To Carry On After Natron Crashes
The US startup Inlyte continues to plan for commercial production of its new sodium-iron battery, designed for long duration renewable energy storage.
Hell’s Kitchen: Can Lithium & Geothermal Power Thrive In The Salton Sea?
The Hell’s Kitchen project in Imperial County, California, has attracted attention because it brings together two ambitions in one place. Controlled Thermal Resources is building a facility that would generate geothermal electricity while also extracting lithium from the same brine. The plan is to deliver 25,000 tons per year of … [continued]
Natron Closes Its Doors, Ending Job Opportunities In Michigan & North Carolina
Sodium-ion battery manufacturer Natron has ceased operations, citing strong financial pressures that made its business unprofitable.
Tesla’s Master Plans: From Clear Roadmap To Vague Abundance
Tesla’s Master Plans have served as public roadmaps for the company for almost twenty years. Each has attempted to set a direction, outline priorities, and provide a vision of what Tesla would do next. They are unusual in corporate history in that they are not dense internal strategy documents, but … [continued]
Dragonfly Energy & Airstream Expand Partnership
It was recently announced that Dragonfly Energy’s Battle Born Batteries® are now the lithium battery option for all Airstream products. This is a really interesting development because batteries in motorized and towable recreational vehicles provide electricity for running onboard lights and appliances without needing to be constantly plugged into grid … [continued]
10 Common Myths About Electric Cars & Clean Energy — And How To Respond
We’ve been covering clean technologies here on CleanTechnica for almost 18 years. I’ve been doing so for 16 years. It’s been a fun topic to cover as solar energy, wind energy, and electric vehicles have grown tremendously and costs have fallen off a cliff. However, in all of that time, … [continued]
ASEAN Battery Conference Proposes Unified Regional Battery Ecosystem
The 3rd ASEAN Battery Technology Conference (ABTC) recently wrapped up at the SAii Laguna Phuket in Thailand, marking a significant step toward a unified regional battery ecosystem and accelerating collaboration in clean energy. Attracting a broad international audience, the event drew over 340 participants from more than 20 countries across … [continued]
DJI Power 2000 Portable Power Station — CleanTechnica Tested
Recently, DJI (the company already well-known for its drones) sent us a new product to test out: the DJI Power 2000, a power station with 2048 Wh of energy storage. While we’ve tested a number of power stations with this much storage and far more, there are a few things … [continued]
Solar Plus Battery Storage — This Changes Everything
Solar coupled with battery storage could disrupt the traditional utility model as more people control their own power needs with microgrids.
