Baking Soda Made From CO2 Emissions

Skyonic , a Texas-based company devoted to mineralizing carbon emissions, is planning to turn carbon capture into a lucrative business by putting the pollutants...

Folding Paper Li-Ion Batteries Could Power Future Flexible Gadgets

Finding ways to increase battery capacity has been a prior task of many research teams around the world. This is especially the case with...

Gates, Buffett See the Future, Invest in Energy Storage

Some of the richest men in the world are betting on energy storage investments.  Bill Gates and Warren Buffet certainly are, and both believe...
Tesla Model S on Fire Causes Overreactions Nationwide

Tesla Model S, “Safest Car in America,” Goes Up In Flames?

Stock prices and public perception are fickle things and, after a recent Tesla Model S fire, Tesla Motors stock dropped some 6%. Thanks to the...
Titanium Carbide MXene Could Increase Lithium-Ion Battery Capacity

MXenes: The Graphene-Like Material That Could Revolutionize Lithium-Ion Batteries

We've heard a lot about graphene, a single-layer hexagonal arrangement of carbon atoms, about which it has been said might revolutionize lithium-ion battery, water...

Sun Catalytix Flow Battery Stores Hours of Energy from Renewable Power Sources

Sun Catalytix is revolutionizing the renewable energy sector by creating a flow battery that can store hours of renewable energy using inexpensive materials. They are...

New Molten-air Battery Has the Highest Storage Capacity Ever Seen

Researchers from George Washington University showed off with a "molten-air battery", which not only has the highest capacity among all other energy storage devices,...
Tesla Motors Patent for Hybrid-Battery Electric Vehicle

Tesla Motors Patents a Dual-Battery Electric Vehicle Design for More Range

Take a quick peek through the Tesla Motors archives, and I'm fairly certain you won't find anything resembling an electric vehicle range extender like...
ClicLite Solar Power Backup for Your Smartphone

ClicLite Solar Power Backup for Your Smartphone

How often do you get to the end of the day and realize that your smartphone's battery is down into the single digits? ClicLite...
Chevy Volt asks, "Where is my battery, LG Chem?"

LG Chem Finally Produce Chevy Volt and Cadillac ELR Traction Batteries, on Hold Again?

In Holland, Michigan, an LG Chem plant sits idle , in spite of the demand for the Chevy Volt and Cadillac ELR traction batteries...