Toyota Solid-State Lithium-Ion Battery Hits 400 Wh/L
While Toyota is working hard to bring its hydrogen fuel cell cars to fruition, they haven’t left lithium-ion battery technology entirely.
Even though most of...
Thermochemical Energy Storage and Concentrated Solar Power, the Perfect Match
Thermoechemical energy storage is a new approach that could finally breach the gap between concentrated solar power production and the grid.
Solar power is on the...
Utah-Based Company Digging Underground Compressed Air Batteries
Underground caverns may have never been seen as energy containers, but a Utah-based private equity group promises to use them filled with compressed air to generate electricity the classic way - by spinning a turbine.
LiFePO4 Batteries: Chevy Volt`s Future Energy Sources
The Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries are based on Lithium Ion, but they offer many advantages over LiCO2 (Lithium Cobalt), frequently used in laptops, mp3 players and cell phones. They also offer a greater range, power and safety, in an electric vehicle - they will not explode or catch fire if overcharged.
Hyundai: EV Battery Prices to Stop Declining by 2020
Being the most expensive part of electric vehicles, batteries are the key to the affordability of green vehicles, and the latter’s sales and technological...
Silver-Zinc Rechargeable Battery to be Unveiled Today at Batteries 2008 Conference
Today, dr. Ross E. Dueber, the CEO of ZPower, a battery producing company, discusses the technology of making the silver-zinc battery for consumer electronics at the Batteries 2008 conference in Nice France. The conference just started today and is of great interest for the alternative energy blogosphere.
The “Next Big Thing” After The Lithium-Ion Battery Will Be…
Well, the truth is, who knows what the next big thing will be after lithium-ion battery will be, but there are a number of...
Toshiba’s New SCiB EV Battery Charges for 200 Miles in 6 Minutes
While most would agree that Toshiba is not as popular as Samsung SDI, Panasonic, or Tesla, in terms of electric car batteries, the company...
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Toyota Recycles Hybrid Batteries for Micro-Grid Applications
The power grid, for the most part, wasn't designed with too many fail-safes, and the aging infrastructure shows this weakness every time there is...
Toyota Setting Up Recycling Facilities For Old Nickel Metal Batteries From Old Hybrids
To keep the planet as tidy as possible, and to make a good business, Toyota has decided that it's about time they recycled used NiMH batteries included in their old hybrid cars, such as the Prius, which has been produced from 2000 onwards.
