PowerCell Sweden AB has signed a Nordic cooperation agreement with Soltech Group regarding a joint development of stationary energy solutions based on the two companies’ products within fuel cells and solar energy. In a first collaborative project, the two companies will conduct a feasibility study regarding a stationary power solution…

Electric vehicles are expected to include solid-state batteries as an innovative approach, according to IDTechEx’s research report “Solid-State and Polymer Batteries 2020-2030: Technology, Patents, Forecasts, Players”. The Mature Lithium-Ion Battery Technology Has Its Intrinsic Limitations Since commercialized in 1991, lithium-ion batteries have received a worldwide success. However, this cannot hide…...

‘Range anxiety’ is a term coined to describe the worry of getting ‘stranded due to power loss’ when driving an electric vehicle (EV). The low power range of EVs is infamous and a reason the market has been slow to pick up speed. But, with the UK Government vowing to…

The University of Surrey is to begin work on a new lithium-ion battery technology that is capable of capturing CO2 emissions, following an award from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The project, which will be led by Dr Yunlong Zhao, will undertake research into state-of-the-art batteries that…

Battery investment specialist, Charley Grimston, welcomes the news announced on Tuesday (14.07.20) by Kwasi Kwarteng, Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth, that planning laws would be relaxed to allow large energy storage units to be built more quickly. “These are exactly the sort of infrastructure and investment projects the…

June 2, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines the pricing trends and issues driving growth for energy storage technologies, providing system and component price forecasts for residential energy storage, commercial and industrial (C&I) energy storage, utility-scale energy storage, and electric vehicle (EV) batteries, through…

May 12, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines the market for mobile electric vehicle (EV) chargers, providing global forecasts for portable chargers, charging vans, and temporary chargers, through 2030. As the EV population continues to grow and expand into new ownership cases and vehicle…...

May 7, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines the market trends, drivers, and barriers of electric vehicle batteries (EVBs), providing global forecasts for light duty (LD) passenger EVs, medium duty (MD) and heavy duty (HD) trucks, and MD and HD buses, through 2030. Advances…...

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund plc (LSE: GRID) (the “Fund” or “GRID”), GB’s largest utility-scale energy storage fund, is pleased to announce its first annual results since the IPO in November 2018. This covers the period ending 31 December 2019. Performance highlights during the period Net Asset Value of £205.9m,…

A technique based on the principles of MRI and NMR has allowed researchers to observe not only how next-generation batteries for large-scale energy storage work, but also how they fail, which will assist in the development of strategies to extend battery lifetimes in support of the transition to a zero-carbon…