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Robotaxi company Waymo turns old batteries into energy storage devices
Where do the batteries go when autonomous vehicles are phased out? Robotaxi company Waymo and storage specialist B2U Storage Solutions…
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CATL believes in electric cars with a range of 1,600 km
Lithium-air batteries promise electric cars with a range of over 1,600 kilometers – at least in theory. In the laboratory,…
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Sodium batteries from Singapore: lithium alternative for home storage?
Lithium batteries are considered the standard for energy storage. However, they are relatively expensive, extremely dangerous and geopolitically sensitive. A…
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New process pushes lithium costs below $6,000
Lithium is the most important raw material for electric car batteries. But mining is expensive, energy-intensive and environmentally harmful. MIT…
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200 carbon blocks store wind energy as heat
Wind turbines often produce the most electricity precisely when no one needs it and are then switched off. A system…
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New solar system desalinates seawater and produces lithium in the process
Around 2.2 billion people worldwide do not have access to safe drinking water. Current desalination plants use a lot of…
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New tin anode is 440 times more powerful
Magnesium batteries could one day complement lithium-ion batteries. But so far they have failed because of a stubborn weak point:…
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Nano memory from Japan is said to significantly extend battery life
Smartphones, AI systems and smart devices are consuming more and more energy – especially for data storage. A team of…
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Why this quantum battery charges faster the bigger it gets
Classic batteries have a problem: the larger the capacity, the longer it takes to charge. Australian researchers have now developed…
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Iron flow battery: inexpensive long-term storage for green electricity
Lithium is expensive, scarce and geopolitically contested. But the energy transition requires cheap, long-term storage in large quantities. Chinese researchers…
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