Tin-Oxide Promises to Give Battery Charging a Boost
One of the things seem to be holding back the adoption of electric vehicles is the time it takes to charge the batteries. For...
Solid-State Lithium-Ion Battery Funded by Samsung
Current lithium-ion battery technology has some limitations, but could solid-state lithium-ion battery technology eliminate these?
The key to a renewable energy future, including solar power,...
IBM Study: 70% of All Discarded Laptop Batteries Could Provide Lighting to Poor People
I'll start this with a question: how many times have you discarded a laptop battery as being dead? Me, personally, I haven't trashed any...
Beyond Paper – “Send me your ‘breakthrough’ rechargeable battery cell,” says Elon Musk
Rechargeable battery technology is everywhere around us, from smartphones to smart buildings, and everyone is constantly on the watch for “the next big thing,”...
New Electrolyte Promises Better Magnesium-Sulfur Batteries
Myths and legends say that magnesium-sulfur hold the key to better and cheaper energy storage. New research from the German Karlsruhe Institute of Technology's...
EV Fleet Makes Skies Clearer in Sunny California
It’s not exactly Top Gun, but the top brass at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California are aces in my book.
After...
Big Battery to Power Up Renewable Use in LA
We may not have elemental power crystals, but we’re now able to build big batteries that can power huge robots like Voltron, or even...
Solid State Batteries the Basis of Extended Range Audi EV?
One of the biggest fears of EV owners is getting stuck in the middle of nowhere with a dead battery. Volkswagen, the makers of...
Imergy Power Systems’ Recovered-Vanadium Flow Battery Gets First US Contracts
According to today’s press release, Imergy Power Systems already has over two hundred flow battery installations worldwide. Hawaii Energy Research Systems has filed for...
New Material on the Cutting Edge of Alternative Energy Produced
A compound that is used for lubrication has found a new application, err, actually at least two – as a supercapacitor and hydrogen catalyst....
