This was from JHAT 2024 Dec 8 https://iea-pvps.org/trends_reports/trends-in-pv-applications-2024/
2024-11-20 China Not Approving Coal Power Plants, Instead New Renewables Being Built
China is installing renewables and battery storage at a record pace. Sam Electric Viking tells us all about it – 10.7 min. video. China has installed more solar this year than the rest of the world combined.
2024-10-19 Recycling Lead Acid Batteries From UPSes
A short video that says they won’t go to the landfill. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1199773171098373?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
2024-10-12 Toyota’s Portable Hydrogen Cartridges Could Spell The End Of Lengthy EV Charging
Toyota’s portable hydrogen cartridges look like giant AA batteries – and could spell the end of lengthy EV charging. https://www.techradar.com/vehicle-tech/hybrid-electric-vehicles/toyotas-portable-hydrogen-cartridges-look-like-giant-aa-batteries-and-could-spell-the-end-of-lengthy-ev-charging
2024-10-09 Stabilizing The Electric Grid
Article about V2G technology. DER aggregators https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2024/october/University-of-Delaware-Delmarva-Power-V2G-technology-scalable-low-cost/
2024-09-28 New Calif Law – Bidirectional Charging EVs May Be Required
Gov. Newsom signs SB 59 into law. Bidirectional charging may be required on EVs soon due to new CA law
2024-09-27 Study Shows EV Batteries Outlast EVs
EV batteries lose about 1.8% capacity per year but less as the battery gets older. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1943300709430612?mibextid=9drbnH
2024-09-17 Here’s How EVs Could Actually Make The Grid More Resilient
Here’s how the EVS could actually make the US electric grid more resilient. It’s a good article. It uses the term VGI – vehicle grid integration. https://www.emergingtechbrew.com/stories/2024/09/11/how-evs-can-make-the-us-electric-grid-more-resilient
2024-09-02 Swiss Researchers May Have Solved Hydrogen Storage
Researchers from ETH, Switzerland have experimented with storing hydrogen by changing iron oxide – rust – back into iron. The hydrogen is recovered by piping steam through the iron and water mixture. Short article. Swiss Researchers May Have Solved Hydrogen Storage




