Posted in Batteries, Economics on 2008-07-04 | No Comments »
Sanyo Electric Co Ltd the world’s largest maker of rechargeable batteries, said it plans to build a new lithium-ion battery plant in western Japan by early to mid 2009, in its latest step to focus resources on core operations.
Sanyo to Build New Lithium-ion Battery Plant
Posted in Batteries, Fuel Cells, Transportation on 2008-07-04 | No Comments »
At the fifth Magdeburg environmental forum staged by Daimler and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the two host partners called for the establishment of an infrastructure for electric and fuel-cell vehicles. The call is linked to extending Daimler’s Memorandum of Understanding with UNEP, in existence since 2005, with the aim of reinforcing dialogue and [...]
Posted in Batteries, Energy, Fossils on 2008-05-02 | No Comments »
Crude prices continue to baffle analysts and pundits. With the $100-era a well established fact in our daily life, there is now a growing chatter within the energy fraternity that $200 a barrel may not be a far fetched idea altogether. Is another global oil shock now gathering pace?
With limited additional supplies, alternative fuel [...]
Posted in Batteries, Wind Energy on 2008-04-15 | No Comments »
The giant wind turbines on the west coast of Ireland stand not only on the geographical limits of Europe, but also on the cutting edge of a revolutionary technology that makes wind power more reliable and valuable. The 32-megawatt (MW) Sorne Hill wind park will be Europe’s first to integrate a large scale battery back-up system [...]
Posted in Batteries, Wind Energy on 2008-03-06 | No Comments »
Xcel Energy soon will begin testing a cutting-edge technology to store wind energy in batteries. It will be the first use of the technology in the United States for direct wind energy storage.
Integrating variable wind and solar power production with the needs of the power grid is an ongoing issue for the utility industry. Xcel [...]
Posted in Batteries, Economics, Electricity on 2008-02-19 | No Comments »
In the rush to deliver an electric car to the masses, General Motors Corp. is finding that the all-important battery might not be the only major hurdles.
The heating and cooling systems, for example, are a challenge because they typically are built to run off a traditional fuel combustion engine. That means new types of air [...]
Posted in Batteries, Fuel Cells, Science, Transportation on 2008-02-08 | No Comments »
Hybrid electric vehicles that run on both conventional gasoline and stored electricity can be no more than a stop gap until more sustainable technology is developed, according to researchers in France. They suggest that the adoption of HEVs might even slow development of more sustainable fuel-cell powered electric vehicles.
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Posted in Batteries, Transportation on 2008-01-24 | No Comments »
The future market for hybrid-electric vehicles, at least those that are affordable, isn’t necessarily paved with lithium. Researchers in Australia have created what could be called a lead-acid battery on steroids, capable of performing as well as the nickel-metal hydride systems found in most hybrid cars but at a fraction of the cost.
The so-called UltraBattery [...]
