There will be a huge demand for batteries in the future according to CATL. They are bringing a huge factory online but the demand will be greater over the next few years. The demand is growing. https://cleantechnica.com/2022/01/17/catl-warns-on-solid-state-batteries-sees-supply-shortfall-ahead/amp/
Archive for the ‘Battery or Cell’ Category:
2022-01-16 You’re Wrong About Hydrogen Cars
This 4 day new LTT video about hydrogen EVs has a much more impartial view of hydrogen EVs. Elon calls hydrogen “… a staggeringly dumb form of energy storage…” But if you compare it to ICEVs, it’s nowhere near as bad. And right now, most vehicles are ICEVs using even more inefficient gasoline. Elon should
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2022-01-12 10 Notable BESS Completed in 2021
On top of these battery energy storage projects, there is the Johanna BESS that Southern California Edison will be commissioning in Santa Ana, California. https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/10-notable-battery-storage-projects-that-went-live-in-2021/
2022-01-03 Periscopes Replaced By Video Cameras
I’m sitting on the grass in the back yard and it’s chilly, but the sunlight feels really good on my back. I can hear some birds up in the trees, I’m waiting to see if they’ll come down and eat some birdseed. I started thinking about a way to watch them up there. What I
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2021-12-27 13 Battery Factories To Be Built In US
There will be (at least) 13 new battery factories to be built in the US by 2025. They forgot to count Tesla’s GF Texas battery manufacturing plant. https://electrek.co/2021/12/27/13-battery-gigafactories-coming-us-2025-ushering-new-era/ The biggest problem is to get the raw materials. That is establishing the supply chains for lithium, nickel, cobalt graphite, to name a few. And for LFP
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2021-12-23 Tesla Secures Graphite Anode Material
Tesla secures a supply of graphite battery anode material from Syrah Ltd., An Australian company which is building a plant in Vidalia, Louisiana. https://electrek.co/2021/12/23/tesla-tsla-secures-graphite-anode-material-battery-production-offtake-deal/
2021-12-05 650 W Hydrogen Fuel Cell UAV Drone
Intelligent Energy demonstrates 650 & 800 Watt hydrogen fuel cell for a UAV drone. Short video. https://youtu.be/UcXH4lbXtxc Website (HQ in UK) https://www.intelligent-energy.com Quote from website: << South Korea leads the world in the number of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on the road and is also increasing the number of hydrogen refuelling stations faster than any
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2021-11-28 Battery Plant Construction At Giga Texas
From reply on FB group TSLA… Lee Davies The building where the cathode materials will be made is nothing but a field with the steel beams in piles waiting to be built into the cathode plant. It will take a year to build it and get it up and running. The building behind Joe is
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2021-11-26 New 600MW Solar + Battery In Texas
A new billion dollar 600 MW solar + 400 MW, 800 MWh battery storage plant will be built near Uhland, TX in 2022. This is just down the road from Giga Texas. https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/storage/texas-lands-1-billion-investment-in-solar-and-battery-projects/
2021-11-24 Learn About EV Battery Recycling
This 15 minute video “webinar”: Learn about EV battery recycling breakthroughs. https://electrek.co/2021/11/24/ev-battery-recycling-breakthrough-free-15-minute-webinar-argonne/
