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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
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…


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
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.


New Public and Private Funding Drives Energy Storage Solution Development

New Public and Private Funding Drives Energy Storage Solution Development

Freyr Battery and Quidnet Energy have raised funds to advance their battery and pumped hydro energy storage solutions.


News Dec 13, 2022 by Mike Falter
Programmable Power Sources Handle Variety of Grid-level Applications

Programmable Power Sources Handle Variety of Grid-level Applications

New Sequoia and Tahoe Series generate precision AC and DC power signals for regenerative load simulation and complex power system development.


new products Dec 12, 2022 by Mike Falter
X-ray Tomography Can Improve Solid-state Battery Properties

X-ray Tomography Can Improve Solid-state Battery Properties

Researchers use X-ray tomography to monitor the behavior of solid-state battery materials during charging and discharging.


Huawei FusionSolar Safeguards BESS With Smart String ESS

Huawei FusionSolar Safeguards BESS With Smart String ESS

Huawei FusionSolar incorporates fire, electrical, structural, and artificial-intelligence-based safety features into its Smart String energy…


News Dec 03, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Monarch Tractor Will Develop Autonomous Electric Farm Equipment

Monarch Tractor Will Develop Autonomous Electric Farm Equipment

With its fully electric tractor soon to hit the market, Monarch Tractor and a group of partners recently received a $3 million grant to develop…


News Nov 24, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
Merging X-Rays, Machine Learning to Observe Battery Processes

Merging X-Rays, Machine Learning to Observe Battery Processes

Argonne National Laboratory researchers have developed a technique combining X-ray technology and advanced computing to understand material…


NREL Crafts New Tools to Enhance Power Grid Cyber-Security

NREL Crafts New Tools to Enhance Power Grid Cyber-Security

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is developing tools to help keep the growing electric power grid safe from physical and…


CEC Awards $31 Million for Tribal Long-Duration Energy Storage

CEC Awards $31 Million for Tribal Long-Duration Energy Storage

The California Energy Commission has approved a $31 million grant to support the construction of a first-of-its-kind, long-duration storage system…


News Nov 19, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Researchers Boost Lifetime of Lithium-Ion Battery Packs for EVs

Researchers Boost Lifetime of Lithium-Ion Battery Packs for EVs

Researchers from Stanford University found that charging lithium-ion batteries at different rates prolongs the lifetime of battery packs for…


Geothermal Plants Plus Mineral Extraction Equals Cheaper Energy

Geothermal Plants Plus Mineral Extraction Equals Cheaper Energy

New research from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) combines geothermal plants with mineral extraction to ensure lower energy production…


On.Energy Battery Energy Storage Systems Land at Latin American Airports

On.Energy Battery Energy Storage Systems Land at Latin American Airports

On.Energy announced its plans to deliver 39 megawatt-hours of battery energy storage systems to airports in Latin America, reducing emissions by…


News Nov 15, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Using Sodium in Batteries Offers Alternative to Lithium-Ion

Using Sodium in Batteries Offers Alternative to Lithium-Ion

Researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin have developed the first sodium-ion solvent co-intercalation battery as a replacement for lithium-ion…


News Nov 14, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida