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CaSino: Could Researchers Hit the Jackpot With Calcium-based Alternative to Li-ion Batteries?

CaSino: Could Researchers Hit the Jackpot With Calcium-based Alternative to Li-ion Batteries?

A collaborative battery project, “CaSino,” endeavors to assess the potential use of calcium-sulfur batteries in place of lithium-ion batteries…


Developing Next-gen Space Battery With Americium-241

Developing Next-gen Space Battery With Americium-241

The United Kingdom Space Agency supports efforts to create a next-generation atomic battery that uses an alternative radioisotope to Plutonium…


X-rays, Cobalt-free Cathode Production Enhance Battery Performance

X-rays, Cobalt-free Cathode Production Enhance Battery Performance

Researchers have developed new methods to enhance lithium-ion and lithium-metal technologies to improve electric vehicle battery performance.


12 High-end Electric Vehicles Turning Heads for 2023

12 High-end Electric Vehicles Turning Heads for 2023

The complaint is that electric vehicles cost too much, but carmakers keep bringing on more expensive models. Here are 12 of the most…


Excess Lithium Salts Could Result in Fireproof Batteries

Excess Lithium Salts Could Result in Fireproof Batteries

Adding an excess amount of lithium salts to a semi-solid electrolyte results in a lithium-ion battery that is less likely to burst into flames.


One of Europe’s Largest Battery Energy Storage Plants Launches in Belgium

One of Europe’s Largest Battery Energy Storage Plants Launches in Belgium

France-based Corsica Sole recently launched a 50-megawatt energy storage project in Belgium, bringing 100 megawatt-hours of capacity and…


News Dec 30, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
EE Power’s Top 10 News Stories in 2022: From EVs to Honeybees

EE Power’s Top 10 News Stories in 2022: From EVs to Honeybees

Cutting electric vehicle charging time to minutes and watching the flight behavior of honeybees to aid wind turbine positioning. Those are a few of…


Vietnamese Automaker VinFast Brings its First EVs to the U.S.

Vietnamese Automaker VinFast Brings its First EVs to the U.S.

The first of VinFast’s electric vehicles will be shipped from Japan, but eventually, the startup company will manufacture its EV SUVs in North…


United Airlines Invests in Battery Developer to Cut Ground Emissions

United Airlines Invests in Battery Developer to Cut Ground Emissions

United Airlines has invested in a company developing sodium-ion batteries, an alternative to lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries. The move supports…


Floating Battery Energy Storage Project Launches in the Philippines

Floating Battery Energy Storage Project Launches in the Philippines

A 49-megawatt battery energy storage system recently came online in Southeast Asia’s Philippine Archipelago—the first project of its kind in…


News Dec 26, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
Potential of Zinc-ion Batteries for Grid Storage

Potential of Zinc-ion Batteries for Grid Storage

Researchers say that zinc-ion batteries for electrical grid storage are overestimated and still face many challenges.


News Dec 26, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Using Fiber Optics to Monitor Batteries, Improve Performance

Using Fiber Optics to Monitor Batteries, Improve Performance

A collaborative team of researchers from universities across France has developed a fiber-optics-based technique for observing and monitoring…


5 Hot Sustainable-tech Trends of 2022

5 Hot Sustainable-tech Trends of 2022

As 2022 draws to a close, it’s time to look back at the year’s top sustainable technology innovations. Here are five of the top trends.


CrossWind Green Hydrogen, Lithium-ion Battery Storage in the Works

CrossWind Green Hydrogen, Lithium-ion Battery Storage in the Works

KBR announces a new contract to construct facilities for green hydrogen production and lithium-ion battery storage at the Hollandse Kust offshore…


News Dec 20, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
DAB Calculations for 3kW Battery Charger App & Magnetics Design

DAB Calculations for 3kW Battery Charger App & Magnetics Design

The dual active bridge topology is currently raising a lot of interest from the power electronics community. Its bidirectional nature, soft…


2022 Renewable Trends: Clean Energy Sectors Face Challenges

2022 Renewable Trends: Clean Energy Sectors Face Challenges

As part of our year-end coverage, here is a look back at the challenges faced by cleantech in 2022.


AI Allows Examination of More Than 31 Million New Materials

AI Allows Examination of More Than 31 Million New Materials

A new database contains millions of never-before-existing materials that could provide breakthroughs for lithium-ion batteries.


Make Way for Sodium: World’s Largest Sodium-ion Battery Production Facility Is on the Map

Make Way for Sodium: World’s Largest Sodium-ion Battery Production Facility Is on the Map

The world’s largest 1-gigawatt-hour sodium-ion battery production line goes live in China.


News Dec 15, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
GM, LG Energy Solution Add $275M to Tennessee Battery Cell Plant Investment

GM, LG Energy Solution Add $275M to Tennessee Battery Cell Plant Investment

General Motors and LG Energy Solution are committing another $275 million to expand their $2.3 billion battery cell plant in Tennessee.…


News Dec 15, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
California Power Projects Held Back by Lithium Prices

California Power Projects Held Back by Lithium Prices

The dramatic increase in lithium commodity pricing has made grid-scale battery storage more expensive.