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Energy storage is the ‘Swiss army knife’ of the renewables transition, but it’s still evolving
Virginia Mercury discusses Energy storage is the ‘Swiss army knife’ of the renewables transition, but it’s still evolving.
Hang around any debate about clean energy and you’re bound to hear one question: What do you do when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing?
The answer, at least in theory, […]
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The Race To Crack Battery Recycling—Before It’s Too Late
Wired discusses The Race To Crack Battery Recycling—Before It’s Too Late. Millions of EVs will soon hit the road, but the world isn’t ready for their old batteries. A crop of startups wants to crack this billion-dollar problem.
EVERY DAY, MILLIONS of lithium-ion batteries roll off the line at Tesla’s Gigafactory […]
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Report: The transition to renewable energy relies on mining. Can it be done responsibly?
The Narwhal discusses The transition to renewable energy relies on mining. Can it be done responsibly? Demand for certain mined minerals is projected to increase exponentially in the coming decades. Experts warn responsible practices must be in place to reduce environmental and social impacts.
It wasn’t long ago that the idea […]
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Getting the Lead Out: Why Battery Recycling Is a Global Health Hazard
Yale Environment 360 discusses Getting the Lead Out: Why Battery Recycling Is a Global Health Hazard. From African shantytowns to the backstreets of China’s cities, small-scale businesses that recycle the lead from auto batteries are proliferating. Experts say the pollution from these unregulated operations is a lethal threat – […]
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Report: Alternative Energy
Lazard issues 2020 report on the cost of wind and solar compared to new and existing fossil and nuclear. The report is titled: Levelized Cost of Energy and Levelized Cost of Storage – 2020.
Rethinkx discusses the cheapest way to transition to clean energy – build 4x as much generation as […]
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Why Is Everyone Building an Electric Pickup Truck?
Wired discusses Why Is Everyone Building an Electric Pickup Truck? Tesla has the Cybertruck, GM a $113,000 Hummer, and Ford an electric F-150. And then there are the startups.
General Motors dropped a pretty penny to debut its new electric Hummer during the World Series on Tuesday, with a two minute, […]
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AI Is Throwing Battery Development Into Overdrive
Wired discusses how AI Is Throwing Battery Development Into Overdrive. Improving batteries has always been hampered by slow experimentation and discovery processes. Machine learning is speeding it up by orders of magnitude.
INSIDE A LAB at Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy, there are a half dozen refrigerator-sized cabinets designed to […]
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Automakers’ risky bet: EVs are better than gas cars
E&E News discusses Automakers’ risky bet: EVs are better than gas cars.
As Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co. and Volkswagen AG recently have unveiled marquee electric cars, they have let slip a remarkable admission for companies built on oil: Electric models will in some ways be superior.
Volkswagen has described its […]
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Europe’s Big Oil Companies Are Turning Electric
The NY Times discusses how Europe’s Big Oil Companies Are Turning Electric. Under pressure from governments and investors, industry leaders like BP and Shell are accelerating their production of cleaner energy.
This may turn out to be the year that oil giants, especially in Europe, started looking more like
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Report: This Cobalt-Free Battery Is Good for the Planet—and It Actually Works
Wired discusses a new, cobalt-free battery that is good for the planet. Reducing the cobalt content in lithium-ion batteries is good for the environment, human rights, and maybe even the performance of the battery itself.
THE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY is an electrochemical wunderkind. We use it for everything, whether it’s mundane gadgetry […]
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