While the cat's away...GM poised to leapfrog over Tesla with new lithium manganese-rich EV battery
While the cat's away...GM poised to leapfrog over Tesla with new lithium manganese-rich EV battery
Thousands of self sawp #battery stations are up and running across #China.
#EV #ElectricVehicles
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DI2ypjjBt14/?igsh=enA5Y290YWdlNHky
Colombia moves into a regional leadership role in #indigenous rights 
a newly launched #ship runs entirely on #battery power and is four times bigger than its predecessors 
a bridge made from upcycled fire hoses makes a safe crossing for #monkeys in Malaysia 
and more – in our new issue 
" General Motors is teaming up with LG to develop lithium manganese-rich (LMR) batteries for its electric trucks and SUVs. The automaker says that the new 
chemistry is safer, more energy dense, and less costly than the current technology. "
#EV #Battery #Tech #Car #Transportation
#Energy #Climate
https://www.theverge.com/news/665223/gm-lmr-ev-battery-chemistry-range-miles
"A relief:" #Australia an oasis for #battery storage developers as Trump tariffs disrupt US projects https://reneweconomy.com.au/a-relief-australia-an-oasis-for-battery-storage-developers-as-trump-tariffs-disrupt-us-projects/
@susankayequinn Thanks so much for all the info. Tagging for #SolarPunkSunday #Solar #Battery
Construction starts in Switzerland for the world's largest battery storage facility.
The world's largest battery storage facility is being built in a new technology center in Laufenburg (TZL) in the Swiss canton of Aargau.
The redox flow battery, also known as a liquid battery or wet cell, will have a total capacity of more than 1.6 GWh and an output of over 800 MW.
Construction of the TZL began at the start of this week.
@martinvermeer @Sustainable2050 currently running this setup
https://mas.to/@wordmark/114114574548334923
It is okay to run 2000W washing machine but #China #LiFePo4 cheated on #battery https://generation-nachhaltigkeit.de/lifepo4-nicht-alles-ist-gueteklassea-batterie-betrug-made-in-china-china-mischt-gradeb-schlechte-zellen-mit-gradea-und-verkauft-alles-als-gradea/
and it can be done with less than 2000 bucks
1/ A few unsorted impressions from the huge #TheSmarterE exhibition in Munich, a combination of several energy trade fairs including photovoltaics (#Intersolar), energy storage (ees) and charging infrastructure (#Power2Drive) in a little
(it was indeed "a crowded space")
#solar #PV #photovoltaics #battery #storage #charger
#SolarUpdate As we move into the more sunny and productive part of the year. I do more regular updates on the system.
So after 1 week of May, here's a few stats.
179kwh of solar generation
87kwh of solar export.
3.7kwh of import
Avg daily generation 25.5kwh
Avg daily use in the home 13kwh
Avg daily export 12.4kwh
When you factor in the daily charges for electric, the current energy bill for electric is about £6. If you add on the gas charges since we turned of the heating at the end of April, it's a total of £9
The earnings from the export £13
So after the first week of May, we are roughly £4 in profit for the month.
Researchers in Alberta are developing saltwater batteries.
"“With current options for energy storage like lithium batteries being too expensive for long-duration storage, Aqua-Cell Energy is everything lithium is not,” he says. “Our flow battery pumps saltwater through a battery stack where electricity is applied to store energy in the saltwater.”
He shares that when this process is run in reverse, it generates usable electricity.
“Our technology is the world’s most environmentally friendly #battery storage option … and using low-cost saltwater as the electrolyte allows for affordable long duration energy storage of upwards of 12 hours.” "
#energy #electricity #cleanenergy #engineering #solar #sustainable #tech
https://uwaterloo.ca/news/global-futures/turning-saltwater-solar-power
World’s first #sustainable #battery lasts 6,000 cycles, could offer 30-year life
The batteries transport electrons using three physical processes, thanks to an ultraporous carbon layer inside the cell.
by Georgina Jedikovska, Updated: Apr 11, 2025 11:02 AM EST
"#Ukrainian startup #SorbiForce has made a major breakthrough by transforming agricultural waste into a metal-free organic battery prototype in an attempt to combat the environmental impact of conventional batteries.
"Apart from #AgriculturalWaste, the Arizona-based energy storage company claims they used nothing but carbon, water, and salt to develop what they say is the world’s first truly sustainable battery.
"The team, led by material scientist Serhii Kaminskyi, SorbiForce’s CEO and co-founder, came up with the idea after realizing agriculture generates up to 2.1 billion tons of waste each year.
[...]
"However, what’s perhaps most striking is that at the end of a cell’s life, as much as 95 percent of the battery can be broken down into organic materials, while the rest of the components can later be reused.
"Additionally, Drolet remarks that, unlike #LithiumIon (Li-ion) batteries, which often become #toxic plastic waste or pose safety hazards when recycled, SorbiForce cells pose no risk of explosion, thermal runaway or toxic leaks thanks to their metal-free chemistry and #ClosedLoop design, even if cut in half."
Read more:
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/world-first-metal-free-battery-6000-cycles
A Quick Fix to Improve the Battery Life of Your AMD Framework 13: https://boilingsteam.com/a-quick-fix-to-improve-the-battery-life-of-the-amd-framework-13/
#linux #update #hardware #framework #amd #framework13 #laptop #battery
#SolarUpdate time again.
It's been a very good month once more, well above the avg of the previous two years.
So a few figures first (previous years in brackets).
Solar Generation: 537kwh (2023: 468kwh & 2024: 425kwh)... That's really high for April, and for more context. In June 2024, we only generated 555kwh and 626kwh in 2023. 537kwh would be a very acceptable monthly figure for Jun-Aug
Export: 138kwh (2023: 163kwh(with smaller battery storage) & 2024: 98kwh (with larger storage)
We earned aprox £20 from export, which was deducted from the bill. So the bill for Gas & Electric inc all charges was £51.
In 2024, the April bill was £104, I don't have the bill from 2023 as we switched providers in Sept that year, so I'd have to hunt through emails from 2 years ago to try and find it... TBH, can't be arsed. 
We used 425kwh of electric on the house and imported 51kwh.
We also used the conservatory as a heater on the sunny days. Just opening the doors from the house to it, meant we didn't need heating for most of the month. In fact, we only spent £1.50 a day on gas 5 times, and only went over £2 a day twice. So our whole heating bill was about £34
We earned more in exported, than we spent on importing electric... but the daily standing charges made up 2/3 of the whole electric bill... and because of the export, the electric bill was around £17 for the month and around £34 for gas.
That's about a 50% saving on last years bill alone... the best one yet this year. We've seen 30-40% reductions on last years bill in previous months.
Can this weather last, or will we have a wet summer... No idea. But if it does, we could have a record year for generation. We need to beat around 4100kwh to do that. After the first 4 months, we've generated 1363kwh. We're still 7 weeks away from summer (4 if you count 1st June as the start rather than the equinox on the 21st).
A side effect of such a high generation, we've increased the credit on the energy account by a further £49 this month. They were predicting a £102 bill a few weeks ago, they lowered it to a £62 estimate a week or so back.
Interestingly, they're no estimating the May bill as £27... I'll be turning of the heating now for the summer.
A new phase-shifting material adds more punch to thermal energy storage systems.
#energy #energystorage #battery #batteries #heatbattery #thermalbattery #thermalenergy #renewableenergy #energytransition #industrialenergy #decarbonization #australia #energyinnovation #startups #energystartups
A new phase-shifting material adds more punch to thermal energy storage systems.
#energy #energystorage #battery #batteries #heatbattery #thermalbattery #thermalenergy #renewableenergy #energytransition #industrialenergy #decarbonization #australia #energyinnovation #startups #energystartups
DIY #mothtrap proof-of-concept.
Yes, those are #ultraviolet #LEDs.
Yes, that’s a light sensor on the right.
No, I’m not happy with the #leadacid #battery but they’re cheap, reliable and ideal for these experiments.
Now to find an enclosure… 
#moths #mothtrapping #mothtrappinguk #electronics #experiment @savebutterflies@mastodonapp.uk
