New Lithium-Ion Battery Discovery Contradicts Everything You Thought You Knew
Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory shoot a micro-beam of fluid, discover a new pathway for improving lithium-ion battery efficiency.
Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory shoot a micro-beam of fluid, discover a new pathway for improving lithium-ion battery efficiency.
Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest (find out the entry requirements here). Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in energy, transportation and water technologies, and how will they transform how you live?” We are … [continued]
South Korean PV module manufacturer SolarPark Korea has supplied modules to the first floating solar PV power plant in the country, the prototype Sunflower Solar Power Plant, which uses a tracking and rotating system. According to SolarPark Korea, the tracking system rotates the PV plant so that the modules face … [continued]
If you were still harboring any doubts about the long-term resilience of electric vehicle technology, a recent story involving a Chevy Volt and 200,000 miles might interest you. Ohio Volt owner Erick Belmer recently revealed that his EV crossed the 200,000-mile threshold without a single problem being encountered — no … [continued]
Does Tesla Motors have a new rival in the field of “supercar” electric vehicles? Possibly. Based on what’s been presented in a recent press release from Dubuc Motors — an extended range of 275 miles, 0-60 mph in 3 seconds, a top speed of 140 mph, and a price-tag under … [continued]
A recent 18-month-long research partnership between Siemens Energy Management Division and Duke Energy, created with the intent of reducing EV charging technology costs, has borne fruit, according to a new press release. The two companies recently demonstrated the results of the collaboration at the Duke Energy Envision Center in Erlanger, … [continued]
The Scotts-Valley-based electric-motorcycle manufacturer Zero Motorcycles has been steadily ramping up production, hiring more workers, and improving its manufacturing processes over the past few months in anticipation of an expected increase in demand, according to recent reports. The increase in demand is expected to coincide with the release of the … [continued]
The solar PV sector in Croatia is comprised almost entirely of small-scale rooftop systems, owing to a lack of industry/investor interest in the development of larger solar projects (as opposed to wind energy projects), according to recent reports. Based on the most recent figures released by the country’s energy market … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The Tesla Motors battery swap lives! Pack swap now operating in limited beta mode for SF to LA route. Can swap battery faster than visiting a gas station. Tesla blog out soon. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 19, 2014 Honestly, the Tesla Motors battery-swapping pilot … [continued]
David Roberts of Grist recently dug into a couple of academic papers on the topic of cost overruns in the electricity sector. I had been saving the story for someone from our team to cover… but no one was picking it up, so I decided to do so a bit midnight (here in Europe) on … [continued]