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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.


Seaweed Could be Used for Jet Fuel, Battery Materials

Seaweed Could be Used for Jet Fuel, Battery Materials

Warming oceans are causing massive seaweed blooms to foul beaches—researchers are finding ways to turn it into aviation fuel and graphite for…


Volvo Cousin ZEEKR Partners With Waymo for Autonomous Taxis

Volvo Cousin ZEEKR Partners With Waymo for Autonomous Taxis

Chinese automaker Geely’s luxury electric vehicle brand ZEEKR will take the lead on building robotaxis that will roll out in Los Angeles,…


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
Low-cost Photocatalysts for Producing Hydrogen With a Simple LED

Low-cost Photocatalysts for Producing Hydrogen With a Simple LED

Researchers at Princeton University and Rice University have demonstrated a low-cost and energy-efficient technique to transport and store green…


News Dec 12, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Using EVs as Mobile Battery Storage Could Boost Decarbonization

Using EVs as Mobile Battery Storage Could Boost Decarbonization

MIT researchers have published a paper on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, which allows electric vehicles to return energy to the power grid and…


Fusion Power Promises: Separating the Hype From Reality

Fusion Power Promises: Separating the Hype From Reality

If only there were a fusion reactor that not only made its own tritium fuel from lithium but also produced enough excess for a tidy profit.


High-power Wireless Chipset Expands Charging to Larger Devices

High-power Wireless Chipset Expands Charging to Larger Devices

A new wireless charging chipset from ST Microelectronics delivers 100 watts of power and charges high-end smartphones in less than 30 minutes.


new products Dec 10, 2022 by Mike Falter
Tesla Semi Rollout Includes Details on Ultra-fast DC Charging

Tesla Semi Rollout Includes Details on Ultra-fast DC Charging

Between social media revamps and rocket launches, Tesla’s Elon Musk has announced the first production Tesla Semi EV truck with 1-megawatt…


News Dec 09, 2022 by Mike Falter
General Motors Expects its EVs Will Make a Profit in 2025

General Motors Expects its EVs Will Make a Profit in 2025

After securing an annual capacity of more than one million units, General Motors expects its electric vehicle segment will turn a profit in 2025.…


News Dec 09, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
Researchers Create Optical Sensor to Detect Hydrogen Leaks

Researchers Create Optical Sensor to Detect Hydrogen Leaks

Swedish and Dutch researchers recently invented an artificial intelligence-enabled optical sensor to detect hydrogen leaks. The technology can be…


NASA Technology Could Deliver 5-minute EV Charging

NASA Technology Could Deliver 5-minute EV Charging

One key to ultra-fast charging is cooling the cable. A liquid-to-vapor cooling system tested in space may find its way into ground-based ultra-fast…


Projects Aim to Maximize Organic Solar Cell Performance

Projects Aim to Maximize Organic Solar Cell Performance

New research projects shed light on a new mechanism of organic solar cells and materials for bringing out their best performance.


EP Systems: The Power Behind Electric Aviation (Podcast Interview)

EP Systems: The Power Behind Electric Aviation (Podcast Interview)

In this episode of the Moore's Lobby podcast, Michael Armstrong, CTO of Electric Power Systems and recognized leader in electrified aircraft…


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.


Turning Waste Paper Into Battery Anode Materials

Turning Waste Paper Into Battery Anode Materials

Using high temperatures, researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have found a way to turn paper and cardboard into…


Power Supply Delivers up to 60kV in Compact Form Factor

Power Supply Delivers up to 60kV in Compact Form Factor

The new FT Series high-voltage power supply from XP Power is targeted for ion implantation, e-beam welding, and e-beam additive manufacturing…


new products Dec 05, 2022 by Mike Falter
DOE Directs Billions to Nuclear, Power Grid, Battery Recycling

DOE Directs Billions to Nuclear, Power Grid, Battery Recycling

The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced more financing opportunities and credits to improve and expand America’s power grid and battery…


News Dec 04, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
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