Battery

Carbon Emissions

Australian State to Invest $100 Mln in Energy Storage in Push to Cut Emissions

Australia's Victoria state said on Tuesday it would invest A$157 million to boost battery energy storage, as it pushes to source half its electricity from wind …

Electric Vehicle Battery

China’s CATL, a Tesla Supplier, Considers Expanding Battery Swapping Business Overseas

CATL, the world’s largest electric vehicle battery maker, is a supplier to companies such as Tesla and Ford.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Tesla Megapack Battery Caught Fire at PG&E Substation in California

A Tesla Megapack caught fire at a PG&E energy storage facility in Monterey, California on Tuesday.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Fortum Launches Li-Ion Recycling Hub in Germany

Fortum has launched Fortum Batterie Recycling GmbH in Germany to provide safe and sustainable electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling in central Europe.

Energy Storage Battery

EC Announces €19.8MN for Croatian Grid Balancing Batteries

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €19.8 million Croatian aid measure aiming to help with the procurement and installation of gr…

Net Zero Emission

Air Canada to Buy 30 Electric Planes From Heart Aerospace

Air Canada on Thursday said it would buy electric planes for the first time with the acquisition of 30 battery-powered regional aircraft from Heart Aerospace. …

Electric Car

Speeding up the Transition to Electric Vehicles

The number of electric vehicles (EVs) sales has dramatically increased over the last decade, with over 10 million EVs on the road today.

Energy Storage Battery

EU Approves State Aid to Greece for 900 MW in Energy Storage

The European Commission has approved, under EU state aid rules, Greece’s support package of EUR 341 million for the construction and operation of storage facil…

Electric Car

Factbox: U.S. Climate Package Jump-Starts EV, Clean Energy Projects

U.S. President Joe Biden's signing of the Infrastructure Reduction Act (IRA) on Aug. 16 unlocked hundreds of billions of dollars in climate-related investments.…

Electric Car

Technology Trending: Superfast EV Charging, Propane for Aircons, Robobug, Zero-Emission Yachting

Machine learning based battery charging protocols, propane as an energy efficient and environmentally friendly coolant for space cooling, the remotely controlle…

Electric Car

BMW Bets on Cylindrical Battery Cells for New Class of EVs From 2025

BMW will power its new class of electric vehicles to be released in 2025 with cylindrical battery cells made in six factories by partners including China's CATL…

Energy Storage Battery

Pilot Production Begins for Australia’s First Lithium Battery Gigafactory

Energy Renaissance claimed its lithium battery solutions are designed and built with deployment in the heat and humidity of Australia and much of the wider Asia…

Electric Vehicle Battery

ANZ to Lend Hyundai-LG Energy JV $711 Mln to Make EV Batteries

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has set up a $711-million lending facility for a joint venture between Hyundai Motor and LG Energy Solution that makes b…

Energy Storage Battery

Founder and Chief of UK Battery Start-up Britishvolt Steps Down

Orral Nadjari will pass the reins to Dr Graham Hoare, who is currently Britishvolt’s Deputy CEO and President of Global Operations

Electric Car

Super-Fast Charging Method to Optimize Electric Vehicles

Even though electric cars are becoming increasingly popular, many people are still hesitant to switch. One factor is that starting an electric vehicle takes so …