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- Sunrun’s $3.2 billion Vivint Solar bid challenges Tesla’s energy ambitions Wed, 8 Jul 20, 3:27amTesla’s 2014 acquisition of SolarCity turned the electric vehicle manufacturer into the undisputed largest player in residential solar, but that lead has steadily eroded as its major competitor, Sunrun, surged ahead...
- Climate emission killer: construction begins on world’s biggest liquid air battery Thu, 18 Jun 20, 5:45pmExclusive: project will store renewable energy and reduce climate-heating emissions
- UK’s first car battery ‘gigafactory’ to be built by two startups Thu, 21 May 20, 12:16amAMTE Power and Britishvolt to invest up to £4bn in plant similar to Tesla facility in US
- Energy storage boom stalls in Europe Mon, 23 Mar 20, 5:01pmSlowdown in large-scale clean energy projects started before coronavirus crisis due to lack of state support
- Is hydrogen the solution to net-zero home heating? Sun, 22 Mar 20, 4:00amUp to a third of the UK’s greenhouse emissions come from central heating. But a switch from natural gas to hydrogen, one of three proposals for greener energy, has experts divided
- Researchers convert durian and jackfruit biowaste into ultracapacitors Wed, 11 Mar 20, 4:30amDurian fruit is notable for its funky stench, making it a rather malodorous waste when it is discarded. But a new study from Australia’s University of Sydney, published in the Journal of Energy Storage, focused on recycling...
- Virginia’s ‘Clean Economy Act’ will have dirty results Thu, 5 Mar 20, 5:00pm850-foot-tall turbines, 3.5 times DC covered with solar panels, mining, child labor, pricey power Paul Driessen Largely with party-line, urban-vs-rural votes, Virginia’s legislature is poised to enact a Clean Economy Act...
- Net zero carbon neighbourhood to be built in south Wales Tue, 24 Dec 19, 12:05amResidents of Parc Hadau in Pontardawe will generate more clean energy than they can use
- Tesla’s record stock price shows its investment in energy storage is finally paying off Fri, 20 Dec 19, 12:40amA little over a year after sparking a legal firestorm for musing that he would take Tesla private for $420, Elon Musk is likely glad he didn’t. Tesla’s stock just hit a record high yesterday, brushing close to...
- Solar farms can keep UK’s lights on even at night Sun, 24 Nov 19, 5:42pmTrial shows panels can smooth voltage fluctuations in the National GridSolar farms could soon play a vital role in the energy system 24 hours a day, after a breakthrough trial proved they can even help balance the grid at...
- Elon Musk predicts Tesla energy could be ‘bigger’ than its EV business Thu, 24 Oct 19, 11:49amTesla CEO Elon Musk forecast that the company’s energy business will eventually be the same size as — or even bigger than — its automotive sector, the latest sign that the company plans to put more time and resources...
- How UK's disused mine shafts could be used to store renewable energy Mon, 21 Oct 19, 4:00pmGravitricity develops winch and hoist system to store energy at half the cost of lithium-ion batteries
- UK firm announces plans for first 'liquid to gas' cryogenic battery Tue, 22 Oct 19, 3:42amHighview Power claims device will be Europe’s largest energy storage project
- How UK's disused mine shafts plan to store renewable energy Mon, 21 Oct 19, 4:00pmGravitricity develops winch and hoist system to store energy at half the cost of lithium-ion batteries
- Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on lithium-ion batteries Wed, 9 Oct 19, 9:08pmJohn B Goodenough, M Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino honoured for development that sparked portable technology revolution