GM Sprints Past Tesla With Big EV Battery Plans & Green H2, Too
GM lets fly with a barrage of EV battery news while revving up its activity in the hydrogen fuel cell area, too.
Lithium-Ion Batteries
$2.5 Billion Loan From US DOE To Ultium Cells — 3 Battery Cell Factories, 11,000…
New Factories in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan Will Create More than 11,000 Good-Paying Jobs and Reduce the Nation’s Reliance on Other Countries to Meet Increased Demand for Electric Vehicle Technologies
U.S. Battery Storage Growth To Boom Through 2025
Developers and power plant owners plan to significantly increase utility-scale battery storage capacity in the United States over the next three years, reaching 30.0 gigawatts (GW) by the end of 2025, based on our latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. Developers and power plant owners report operating and planned capacity additions, … [continued]
40 Tesla Megapacks Replace 70-Year-Old Generating Station In Belgium
A 40-Megapack facility in Belgium is now online with 50 MW/100 MWh of storage, making it the largest BESS installation in Europe.
EU Passes Law to Make Electric Car Batteries Cleaner
Battery producers will face tougher environmental and due diligence standards if they want to sell in the European market. The impact of electric vehicle batteries on the environment and communities is set to significantly improve under a new law agreed by EU lawmakers on Friday. Green group Transport & Environment … [continued]
CleanTechnica Tested: The Generac GB1000 Portable Power Station
Generac dominates the home generator market when it comes to combustion vehicles and in 2019, made a move into the residential energy storage space. This year, Generac is pushing the envelope further with a new line of portable power stations, starting with the 1kWh GB1000 and the 2kWh GB2000. The … [continued]
Flameproofing Lithium-Ion Batteries With Salt
A polymer-based electrolyte made for batteries that keep working — and don’t catch fire — when heated to over 140 degrees F.
U.S. Battery Storage Capacity To Increase Significantly By 2025
Developers and power plant owners plan to significantly increase utility-scale battery storage capacity in the United States over the next three years, reaching 30.0 gigawatts (GW) by the end of 2025, based on our latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. Developers and power plant owners report operating and planned capacity additions, … [continued]
EV Battery Prices Climb For The First Time
For the first time in over a decade, the cost of producing a kWh of battery capacity has gone up!
Ford & SK Innovation Break Ground On EV Battery Factory In Kentucky, Create 5,000 New…
Ford and SK Innovation broke ground today in Glendale, Kentucky, on a battery factory that will create 5,000 new jobs. The training for these workers will also take place locally at the new Elizabethtown Community and Technical College BlueOval SK Training Center. The facility is a whopping 42,000 square feet … [continued]
