Renault Twizy F1 Concept Shows What F1 KERS Can Do in a Production Vehicle
We wouldn't expect this to hit the road any time soon , but when F1 engineers get ahold of the Renault Twizy supercompact electric...
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US Navy Ships’ Need for Backup Power May Boost Energy Storage Tech
Most US Navy Ships are already electric, using portable nuclear power plants to generate electrical power for everything on board from propulsion to weapons...
Volvo’s Kinetic Energy Recovery System Tested: 25% Fuel Savings
Volvo has been working since 2011 to implement this technology in street-legal cars, and it has now been confirmed that the KERS system they...
Lithium-Ion Batteries Considered for International Space Station
In spite of fire concerns here on the ground, lithium-ion batteries could be best solution for backup power on the International Space Station.
Just like...
New Lithium Deposits in Wyoming Could Bring Down Cost of Battery Production
Researchers from University of Wyoming discovered new deposits of lithium in the Rock Springs Uplift in southern Wyoming. The amount of the element is...
New Simpler Flow Battery for Grid Storage Developed at Stanford University
The development of grid storage solutions is critical if the power grid is to switch to entirely renewable energy sources.
The problem is that renewable...
Germanium-Based Battery 5 Times More Powerful
A team of researchers at the University of Wollongong in Australia has developed a new type of battery that can hold up to 5...
Zinc-Iron Redox Flow Battery for Grid Energy Storage Almost Ready for Market
Working under the radar for years, Zinc-Air Inc. is probably a battery company that you've never heard of, but now that they're maybe six...
Graphene’s Mechanical Strengths Overestimated, Scientists Prove
Graphene has been touted as the ultimate supermaterial - better conductivity, one-atom thickness, stronger-than-steel mechanical performance etc. However, Rice scientists have discovered recently that...
Electrovaya Lithium-Ion Battery is Non-Toxic and Less-Prone to Fire
With concerns over lithium-ion battery flammability and toxicity, adoption of electric and electrified vehicles has been slower than it could have been.
Case in point:...
