Grid-Scale Storage Batteries Use Many Different Chemistries
Energy storage batteries are using many technologies that are not appropriate for use in automobiles and trucks.
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BASF & NGK Release Advanced Type of Sodium-Sulfur Batteries (NAS Battery) NAS MODEL L24
New product NAS MODEL L24 is characterized by significantly reduced degradation rate Improved technology allows customers to save approx. 20% on their investment in NAS battery storage system compared to the previous battery type Advanced type of NAS battery is an outcome of the joint development by BASF and NGK … [continued]
Many Green Cement Roads Lead Through Electric Arc Steel Furnaces
An electric arc furnace is like a giant, high-tech kitchen appliance for melting metal. Imagine a huge, robust pot where you throw in scrap metal, like old cars or broken appliances. Instead of using gas or coal to heat things up, this “pot” uses powerful electric arcs — think of … [continued]
The Awards For Chemical & Refining Decarbonization Go To…
A list of chemical and refining awards from the recent $6 billion federal investment includes lots of fossil fuel companies.
LNG Stakeholders Have Something New To Worry About Now
The US startup Syzygy Plasmonics is among the ammonia-to-hydrogen innovators striking fear into the heart of the LNG industry.
Porsche Invests $400 Million Into Group14 Technologies, Silicon Batteries
Group14 has secured a $400 million investment from Porsche that will help build a new factory for its silicon-anode batteries.
Shark-Inspired Film Cuts Tons of Carbon Emissions
A hundred million years of evolution could save airlines millions of dollars.
CATL Plans $5 Billion Battery Recycling Factory
CATL intends to build a $5 billion battery recycling facility in China.
Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm Speaks, Western Australia Takes Action
As Australia moves glacially towards exporting products that mitigate climate change instead of exporting products that increase it, Western Australia is taking Robyn Denholm’s advice seriously. The Chairperson of Tesla recently spoke at a mining conference urging Australians to get involved higher up the value chain with the minerals we … [continued]
Porsche Teams With BASF On High-Performance EV Batteries
As the world transitions to electric cars and the instant-on torque that comes with them, legacy automakers who have built those legacies on high-performance cars are going to need to step up their engineering games in order to keep up with cars like … well, even a ten-year-old Chevy Spark … [continued]
