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The Carmaker Putting Solar Panels on Its Electric Vehicles

GreenTechMedia

A German startup aims to sell a self-charging electric car covered in solar panels from 2022 after raising nearly $60 million in a recent 50-day crowdfunding campaign. The Sion will be powered by a 35-kilowatt-hour battery containing 192 prismatic lithium-ion cells with a nickel, manganese and cobalt ratio of 622.

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DSM and Lightyear join forces on integrated solar roofs for EVs

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Lightyear and Royal DSM have signed an agreement to jointly scale the commercialization of Lightyear’s solar-powered roof for the EV market. The partnership aims to integrate solar-powered roofs in a variety of EVs, including cars, vans, and buses, enabling users to charge their vehicles directly with clean energy.

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Steyr Automotive Site PV Roof Project Goes Into Operation

Solar Industry

The PV roof project located on Steyr Automotive’s 85,000 square-meter roof in Austria has gone into operation. Schletter Group worked with energy supplier Burgenland Energie on this project, which the company says is Austria’s largest PV roof installation. .” The approximately 7.5

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Power Integrations launches 1,700 V GaN Switcher IC

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Power Integrations , which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, has introduced a new product in its InnoMux-2 family of single-stage, independently regulated multi-output offline power supply ICs. Source: Power Integrations

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New crystal battery boasts triple energy density

Smart Energy International

The new battery boasts triple energy density and 90% less production energy requirements. According to Theion, their battery cells also require 90% less energy to produce, from raw material to finished cell. “We Sulphur is 99% cheaper to source and is used in existing state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries.

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EV charging beyond the grid: Forecasts from a new report

Envirotec Magazine

Mika Takahashi, Technology Analyst at market intelligence firm IDTechEx reviews highlights from a new report on an emerging sector Electric vehicles are no longer a niche oddity but fully mainstream, with many automotive manufacturers announcing targets to phase out ICE construction in favor of BEVs (battery electric vehicles).

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Could EV batteries have a second life in stationary storage?

Envirotec Magazine

Image credit: Connected Energy. By Matthew Lumsden, CEO of Connected Energy, a firm with expertise in using batteries for energy storage. Indeed, the global energy storage market is set to grow by 21% annually to 2030, according to BNEF while concerns over the supply of critical minerals to manufacture new batteries persist.