Lower Battery Cost, Get Less Expensive EVs
Electric vehicles aren’t exactly cheap to purchase, and one of the main factors in determining EV price is the price of the battery packs. The changing cost of EV batteries, however, is good news […]
Lithium-Ion Batteries
Japanese Cleantech Partners to Launch Integrated Home Solar PV-Energy Storage & Management System
Respective leaders in their fields, Kyocera and Nichicon will launch an integrated solar PV-energy storage/EV charging clean energy management system in Japan this summer as Japanese demand for residential independent clean energy systems rises.
New Wind Energy Projects (7 More Big Ones)
Just finished my new solar energy project roundup of the week, so on to wind…. Here are the 7 big ones I’ve seen this week (other than what we’ve covered.. or are about to cover): 1. 21-MW Hawaii wind project to lean on 11-MW lithium ion battery bank. A123 … [continued]
Charge EVs with Solar Power? Yes, You Can!
Using clean energy to power an electric car is a good thing. If that clean energy comes from one’s own personal solar power system instead of the power grid, that’s even better. Japan’s GS Yuasa has developed and produced just such a system. The “PV-EV System” (Photo Voltaic – Electric Vehicle) is […]
Nanoscale Pillars Could Play a Role in Future Li-ion Batteries
Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have constructed an improved energy-dense lithium-ion battery of tin and graphene.
Machine Invents New Li-ion Battery
Wildcat Discovery Technologies, which is a startup company from San Diego, California, recently discovered a new, higher-capacity lithium-ion battery chemistry using a method known as high throughput screening. This could boost storage capacity of lithium-ion batteries (used in electric cars and portable electronic devices) by over 25% and extend the driving range of electric vehicles or make the vehicles cheaper.
Tobacco Finds Redemption in New High Efficiency Batteries and Fuel Cells
Tobacco has brought wealth, pleasure, poverty, pain and misery to millions, but now its chaotic role in American life seems on the verge of morphing into something that is far more consistently beneficial. Researchers at the University of Maryland have found that tobacco hosts a virus that could be used … [continued]
Gesundheit! A Common Virus Could Boost Lithium-Ion Batteries
Now here’s a sustainable technology turnaround: scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are reporting that a common virus is good for more than just making people sick. They are using the virus to develop more efficient lithium-ion batteries, particularly ones that could be integrated into fabric. The high efficiency … [continued]
Wax and Soap Combo Could Lead to Cheaper Lithium-Ion Batteries
Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered that cleanliness is next to cheapliness. They have developed a simple one-step method, based on wax and soap, that will enable researchers to develop a wide variety low-cost materials for use in lithium-ion batteries. [social_buttons] The high price of lithium-ion batteries … [continued]
Rice University Cooks Up Nanotube Stew
Researchers at Rice University have announced the discovery of a new breakthrough method for producing carbon nanotubes in bulk fluids. Rice’s new nanotube “stew” could spur the inexpensive mass production of carbon nanotube-based products, much like the plastics industry employed bulk loads of melted polymers as a cheap base for … [continued]
