Cheap Batteries for Backup Renewable Energy
A battery made of cheap materials could store power when it’s windy for use when it’s not.
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Battery Could Provide a Cheap Way to Store Solar Power
Combining aspects of high-energy lithium-sulfur batteries with flow battery technology can lower costs.
Novel Heating System Could Improve Electric Car’s Range
A prototype system can heat and cool without draining battery power.
BMW’s Solution to Limited Electric-Vehicle Range: a Gas-Powered Loaner
BMW’s approach to quelling range anxiety differs markedly from the tactics of other automakers.
Grounded Boeing 787 Dreamliners Use Batteries Prone to Overheating
A fire last week and a forced landing today have brought the possibility of such problems to the forefront.
A123 Systems Files for Bankruptcy
The once promising maker of advanced batteries for electric cars goes for pennies on the dollar.
GE's Novel Battery to Bolster the Grid
It could make it easier to integrate renewables and reduce fuel consumption in off-grid applications.
Battery to Take On Diesel and Natural Gas
Aquion Energy says its batteries could make the power grid unnecessary in some countries.
Startup Promises a Revolutionary Grid Battery
Eos Energy Storage says its zinc-air battery can store energy to meet peak power needs for less.
New Battery Could Be Just What the Grid Ordered
A Pittsburgh company says its battery has the long life and cheap cost needed to be practical for energy storage.
