Batteries becoming one answer to Big Shipping’s decarb dilemma
Global merchant shipping electrification is poised to take off with the cost and reliability of battery technologies at last becoming acceptable.
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Tesla closes in on preliminary deal for Indonesia EV plant
Tesla is close to a preliminary deal to set up a factory in Indonesia, according to people familiar with the matter, as Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle maker looks to capitalize on the Southeast Asian nation’s reserves of key battery metals.
Batteries: Contenders emerge for super-solutions
The low carbon energy revolution has become an unstoppable juggernaut as acceptance grows that the threat of catastrophic global climate change must be brought under control.
Africa’s resources match Europe’s demand, but with challenges
Europe’s energy security woes represent an opportunity for African gas supplies, according to Africa Finance Corp. (AFC), although noting the infrastructure challenges along the way.
Reliance New Energy acquires assets of battery maker Lithium Werks
India’s Reliance New Energy will acquire all the assets of battery maker Lithium Werks for $61 million
AMTE Power to build production line in Australia’s ‘Lithium valley’
Thurso-based battery maker AMTE Power has unveiled plans to build a production line in Australia as it takes further steps towards its ambition of building a UK-based “gigafactory”.
There’s a fortune to be made in the obscure metals behind clean power
The era-defining shift from fossil fuels to clean energy will deliver an unprecedented new boom for commodities—and an opportunity for investors—as a range of relatively obscure materials become essential to delivering emissions-free power, transport and heavy industry.
Thurso battery manufacturer calls for more support for ‘gigafactories’
Momentum in the building of “gigafactories” to supply growing demand for energy storage is gaining pace although support from government will need to increase, according to Scotland’s lithium-ion battery maker.
Thurso battery manufacturer to meet UK ‘gigafactory’ shortage
A battery manufacturer in Thurso is pressing ahead with plans to build a UK “gigafactory” as a global race to meet demand for electrification intensifies.
Green battery start-up brings in shipping and marine industry veteran
Carbon Neutral Energy (CNE) has brought in a marine and shipping sector veteran with a bulging contacts book to help speed up the fledgling green battery firm’s growth.
Power of work is put into quest for energy solutions
With the greatest and most urgent energy transition in human history clearly accelerating, the quest for new technology solutions across multiple and increasingly diverse low carbon fronts is becoming ever more important.
Arenko in groundbreaking battery trial with National Grid
Arenko Group, a leading battery software services provider to the multi-billion-dollar global battery automation market, is pleased to be supporting National Grid by exclusively trialling a new upward and downward reserve flexibility service from its 41MW Bloxwich battery asset in a first of its kind trial for batteries.
Oil majors to abandon the North Sea? 30/1 – take a punt on the 2020 energy market
Everyone agrees that 2020 will be a critical year for energy transition, but how will things really play out? In the run-up to Christmas, Calash and Candour put their heads together over a glass or two of crude and have come up with 12 ‘golden’ moments for the energy market in 2020, some of which are extremely long shots.
Batteries may be next stranded assets in green revolution
Some of the latest battery technologies may become obsolete before reaching the market because of the breakneck pace of advances in the industry.
Cornwall lithium ‘hotspots’ identifiable from space, study says
Satellites detecting changes in trees from space could help identify potential "hotspots" of lithium situated underground in Cornwall, researchers have said.
Chilling beer, grilling sausages with retired electric-car packs
The first batches of batteries from electric and hybrid vehicles are hitting retirement age, yet they aren’t bound for landfills. Instead, they’ll spend their golden years chilling beer at 7-Elevens in Japan, powering car-charging stations in California and storing energy for homes and grids in Europe.
Scotland to see UK’s first battery recycling facility
Scotland will be processing the entirety of the UK’s battery waste before the end of 2017.
Kodal Minerals hails West African Lithium finds
Mineral exploration and production company Kodal has identified "very strong" deposits of Lithium, a crucial ingredient in battery manufacturing.