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The manufacturer of a green rechargeable battery says its technology is ready to provide developing countries with cheap affordable carbon-free energy. NantEnergy informed the recent One Planet Summit in New York City that its “air-breathing zinc battery” can now store power more cheaply than competitive systems. The technology, which uses only zinc and air, “has […]

The University of the West of England has produced a report on battery sustainability for the European Commission that finds widespread current battery systems include raw materials that prompt severe environmental and social issues. The report examines resource availability, toxicity, safety, production, and recycling and disposal impacts. The findings have been released in the context […]

The “Internet of Things” needs energy-efficient hardware, some of which may come from research developed at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science’s affiliate of the MIST Center. MIST – short for “multifunctional integrated systems technology” – is a center at the University of Florida that connects faculty members and students with […]

Partnership to explore combining Nissan second-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries with EDF Energy’s demand side response platform, PowerShift. Millions of second-life EV batteries could be used to supply electricity to the grid and cut Britain’s carbon emissions. Agreement also covers future collaboration across smart charging, batteries, decentralised generation and grid integration over the coming years. […]

The report, Towards the Battery of the Future, also offers a glimpse into some of the battery technologies we could be using in future, discussing the environmental benefits and issues they bring. The importance of batteries to our future is difficult to overstate. High-quality, innovative batteries are critical in efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions […]

Smart energy and inverter company SolarEdge will acquire the South Korean battery manufacturer Kokam. SolarEdge has initially taken a 75% share for US$88 million with the intention of purchasing the remaining shares in the future. “The acquisition of Kokam will enable us to grow our offering, adding already proven battery storage to our product portfolio,” […]

The Village of Lansing Planning Board voted unanimously Monday to grant New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) a special permit to erect a lithium-ion Battery Electric Storage System (BESS) on Brentwood Road. The 477 kilowatt Brentwood project is one of two storage battery projects NYSEG has proposed. Company representative Mark Kirschbaum says battery installations, […]

EDF Energy has partnered with Nissan to launch a new energy storage proposition using second life batteries with the utility’s proprietary demand side response (DSR) platform in the latest high profile collaboration in the UK energy sector. The pair have signed a new agreement in Paris which will begin with a joint project to test […]

Zinc stockpiles around the world are continuing their downward trajectory as the trade war smothers base metals prices across the board, with the tightening of zinc supply showing little sign of abating in the short term. It’s a trend that’s now burning under the spotlight of Scotiabank analysts, who noted that global inventories of the […]

Gold futures prices headed toward a third straight advance Thursday, with the metal’s haven status attracting buying as a sharp retreat for U.S. stocks spread to global markets. Gold gained, with U.S. stock futures pointing to more red on Wall Street to start a new session, and with the dollar, a key driver for the […]