Tag Archives: Energy storage
Tesla’s Megapack is a battery built for the electrical grid
Tesla's utility-sized energy storage has become a practical reality. The tech company has introduced the Megapack, a container-sized battery meant for "large-scale" storage that could help quickly deploy renewable energy and even replace conventiona...
Rivian will repurpose used EV batteries for solar power in Puerto Rico
Rivian is known for pushing the boundaries of battery tech. Not only is the startup working on the first all-electric pickup for the US market, it's also planning "Rivian-to-Rivian" charging, which will allow its vehicles to charge each other, and it...
Researchers want to store excess renewable energy as methane
One of the major drawbacks to renewable energy sources like wind and solar is that we don't have an effective way to store excess energy. When the wind blows, we might have more than enough energy to feed the grid, but we can't store the surplus. The...
New Aluminum yolk-shell Nanoparticle Improve Li-ion Batteries
A new battery design using aluminum could reduce charging times to minutes.Researchers at MIT and Tsinghua University in China created an electrode made of nanoparticles with a solid shell, and a “...
Samsung Galaxy S5 extended batteries now on pre-order from ZeroLemon and Mugen Power
The Galaxy S5 had been an instant hit upon its release a few weeks back and one of the most promising features of the phone is its battery life which hasn’t been anything less than a top performer up...
Elon Musk: Creating A Battery System For Home Energy Storage
Tesla Motors, which plans to build a giant lithium-ion battery factory, is keenly interested in the emerging energy storage market, where home and businesses owners might want to buy battery systems...
Ubitricity: Charge Your Electric Car Just About Anywhere
As the adoption rate of electric vehicles picks up and the network of fast-charge stations gets built out, the conversation around proprietary standards versus open networks becomes louder. Companies...
BatteryBox for smartphones and Macbook is not degradable overtime
Lithium ion batteries are generally degradable over time, thus even the best smartphone regardless of how well they function in the first few years will experience a decrease in their battery...
‘Flow Battery’ Technology Gets $20M Plan To Market It
Investors are getting more bullish about the energy storage market, which is emerging to complement the increasing solar power generation and provide backup power for businesses that could lose...