A recent video at the Butter_EV YouTube Channel shows that you can do some really cool things with large EV batteries at campsites with a travel trailer, like power an RV’s air conditioning and other systems. This would be especially useful for “boondocking” — camping away from utility connections at … [continued]
A grid-scale battery cannot distinguish between electricity from thermal generation and electricity from renewable energy sources.
Energy Toolbase has added a new feature to its ETB Developer product to model savings from solar and storage projects. The ability to model grid services and utility bill savings empowers solar and storage projects to leverage a wide variety of value streams, enhancing overall project economics and reliability. This new … [continued]
Availability in Italy follows first shipment of the South African version of the new commercial storage system in the fourth quarter of 2023 MILPITAS, California — SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy technology announced today that the Company’s first Commercial Storage … [continued]
There’s something that’s often lost in discussions about tech adoption trends, and in particular when it comes to something we cover a lot, electric vehicle sales trends: it’s not a straight, consistent line upward. There are ups and downs. When adoption jumps up fast, those of us bullish on the … [continued]
M4E Lithium secured a $7.5M to $10M funding from industry leading Lithium Royalty Corp. (“LRC”) and the Electrification and Decarbonization fund managed by Waratah Capital Advisors (founder of LRC) The financing package includes an equity investment, a royalty purchase and an option for a strategic offtake agreement (with a buyback … [continued]
There has been an enormous amount of innovation in the EV battery sector in the past decade or so. Ten years ago, it might have been hard to believe how much better, more energy dense, cheaper, and more influential batteries have become. However, there’s still work to do. So many … [continued]
For several years I’ve been iterating The Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. The work of organizations like Mark Z. Jacobson’s Stanford team around energy and Carbon Drawdown’s around everything are excellent in different ways, but also indigestible to most people. The short list really is that. It’s … [continued]
The compelling complaint about baseload power is that while it did save money in the past, it doesn’t any more. Sun and wind are cheaper than this “cheap” power source, AND backup battery power is cheaper than the backup plants needed for baseload power.
The US green hydrogen industry gets a leg up from rare bipartisan legislation aimed at cutting costs and increasing production.
