Hybrid Battery System Project Developer Westore Announced As UK Climate Finance Accelerator Member
The commercial and industrial (C&I) solar sector is really starting to take off across several countries on the African continent. … [continued]
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An Automaker Is Born — The Early Days Of Tesla (New Book Excerpt)
It sometimes happens that a symbolic event marking the end of one era neatly coincides with an event that ushers in the next, although no one notices the concurrence at the time. In late 2003, a brief renaissance of electric vehicles came to an ignominious end, as GM rounded up and smashed its EV1 electric cars. Just a few weeks later, three Silicon Valley entrepreneurs sat down for a fateful lunch.
ZAF Energy Systems Places Scaled Manufacturing Equipment Order With Wirtz Manufacturing
ZAF Energy Systems Inc. (ZAF)*, a developer of next-generation battery technology, and Wirtz Manufacturing (Wirtz), a global leader in equipment design and technology for the lead-acid battery market, have announced that ZAF has issued Wirtz purchase orders to complete phase one of ZAF’s scaled-up manufacturing line.
Johnson Controls Sells Off Its Automotive Battery Business
Johnson Controls Power Solutions has sold off its automotive battery business to Brookfield Business Partners for $13.2 billion. That includes its more than 16,000 employees across 56 locations around the world. Brookfield Business Partners is rebranding the business unit as Clarios.
Electric Car Evolution
Originally published on Sustainnovate. Following up on my articles on the history of solar power science, history of solar power … [continued]
Using Lead From Lead-Acid Batteries In Perovskite Solar Cells
Perovskite solar cells have been on the radar of many cleantech enthusiasts these days. Of course, they are not yet competitive … [continued]
Comparing The Carbon Footprint Of Energy Storage Technologies
Update –> This reader comment seemed very much worthy of more eyes: One flaw in their analysis — batteries can be … [continued]
20 Solar, Wind, EV, & Other Tech/Energy Stories Not To Miss
Here are some more cleantech and climate policy stories we wouldn’t want you all to miss: Clean Energy First Solar … [continued]
Hot Tips For Australia In 2013 — Energy Storage, Big Solar
This article has been reposted from RenewEconomy with permission. RenewEconomy passed around the hat this past week for a few ideas on … [continued]
New Battery Could Mean More-Efficient Solar Energy Storage
Working in tandem, the University of Southampton and lithium battery technology company REAPsystems have discovered that a new type … [continued]
