TechXplore

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

How likely would an electric vehicle battery self-combust and explode? But recent news of EVs catching fire while parked have left many consumers—and researchers—scratching their heads over how these rare events could possibly happen.

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JANUARY 31, 2025

Honeywell has released a new generation of battery safety sensors. The Battery Safety Electrolyte Sensor (BES) series is designed specifically for enhanced safety in lithium-ion battery on-road applications, and exceeds industry standards for performance and reliability, according to the company.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

As the world moves steadily toward sustainability, Ampace’s debut at EICMA 2024 in Milan marks a milestone for the e-mobility sector, showcasing its newest Kun-Era series battery technology. Ampace is a joint venture by CATL—a world leader in EV batteries—and ATL—the top company in ICT batteries.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Battery supplier Samsung SDI has recalled up to 180,196 battery packs for internal cell failures, which can lead to a loss of power and increased risk of fire, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports ( via Automotive Dive ). Each of these models was previously recalled for battery issues last fall.

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 20, 2024

A battery storage 'gigafactory' in India will commence operation in October this year, with a planned ramp-up to 20GWh annual production capacity within three years.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

AER says bidding behaviour of some electricity market participants - peaking plants and big batteries - during high-price events might not be in the best interests of consumers. The post Bad for consumers: Regulator pings generators and batteries for multiple “rebids” in high priced events appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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DECEMBER 5, 2024

Two important features of AC drives will be presented: as a unidirectional EV battery charger and for powering electric motors. Join this webinar , where we will discuss simulation and experimental results confirming the possibility of controlling the DC value of the EV battery charger based on an AC drive converter.

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Charged

JUNE 27, 2024

Under Fire: Reevaluating Torch and Grit Testing Parameters The safety of Li-ion batteries relies on containing single-cell thermal runaway (TR) events so that they cannot propagate into adjacent cells, triggering a cascading failure. Diagram highlighting the impingement zone of a prismatic battery module.

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Energy Storage News

JUNE 24, 2024

Sungrow claimed fire test proves the safety of its battery energy storage system (BESS) solution even in the event of thermal runaway.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 10, 2020

In the power sector, another 100 megawatt battery just got contracted to support the grid near Los Angeles. This marks the first battery deal for Clean Power Alliance. in the rare event that the 101 and the 5 have emptied due to a general cessation of civic life. Big battery hotspot.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 18, 2020

Swedish battery maker Northvolt and state-owned utility Vattenfall launched a new modular and fully mobile energy storage system on Friday, one they say will be able to patch up stressed grids during a period of rapid electrification. Multiple hubs can be connected in parallel. Multiple hubs can be connected in parallel. Credit: Northvolt).

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Rather than thinking of these events as a one-off stroke of bad luck, consider that this soon might be the new normal. Climate change is driving more extreme weather events, including heat waves, everywhere, all while the grid faces increasing demand from electrification of cars, buses, businesses and homes. And not just in California.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 21, 2021

There are also more incentives for fleet managers to adopt these battery-powered vehicles, because in a growing amount of cases, electric vehicles can save companies money over using diesel power. . Battery-powered commercial vehicles also highlight the power of the lithium-ion battery in a unique way.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 11, 2024

The parts can operate from a battery power supply, a capability said to separate them from the EDM pack. The LIDoTT®, a multi-sensor monitoring system designed and developed by wastewater monitoring specialists, Detectronic, is the UK’s first battery-powered EDM monitor to gain MCERTS certification. And this point is key.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

Farmers could soon be reimbursed for creating water storage ponds or water “batteries” as part of an innovative drought-prevention project that has received funding (on 16 May) from Ofwat’s Innovation Fund. This project seeks to overcome this by using the flow of water to provide limitless power to the meter.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This event gathers global leaders to discuss hydrogen’s pivotal role in achieving net-zero goals. The event further cements Monaco’s role as a key hub for renewable energy collaboration. Symbio’s 75 kW fuel cell powers a battery pack supported trackside by Fortescue ZERO. seconds and scale gradients of up to 130%.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

"Solar plus battery storage can provide value in two ways: first, energy reliability for customers during emergency power outages, and second, during non-emergencies, to help the grid balance demand and generation," said Dawn Weisz, chief executive of California utility MCE, during a breakout session at last week’s virtual VERGE 20 event. .

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

I know that there’s an ideology that suggests that solar and wind and batteries are the solution to all things, and we know it’s not true.” Continuing in her opposition to renewables, Smith also claimed that batteries only offer power for one hour in cold weather. That’s pretty expensive too,” said Smith. “I

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

"Right now the industry grid scale energy storage is dominated by lithium-ion technology as restoring waste thanks to the EV car and battery development and the costs coming down, but I think we'll be seeing more and more longer duration batteries in different view formats which we might even not know yet.". taylor flores.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

Heavy on heritage and light on details, the launch event showed Scout’s concepts for an EV 4×4 that’s every bit the equal of Jeep or Bronco. It’s not a plug-in hybrid but a range-extended EV, meaning the gasoline engine powers a generator that recharges the battery, but cannot power the wheels mechanically. Fair enough.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

NXP Semiconductors has introduced a battery junction box integrated circuit (IC) that combines critical pack-level functions into a single device. The MC33777 can help protect high-voltage batteries from overcurrent by constantly monitoring the battery current and slope every eight microseconds. Source: NXP Semiconductors

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 11, 2025

Ahead of the Energy Storage Summit Australia 2025, which will take place next week (18-19 March) in Sydney, we take a look at some of the key debates set to take centre stage at the event.

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Solar Industry

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Additionally, the agents can analyze time-series data when requested, offering users the ability to investigate outages and underperformance events and to calculate KPIs. GWh agreement with Fluence Energy to utilize domestically manufactured battery cells in its U.S. In July, the firm announced a 2.2 energy storage projects.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2024

Zinc-air batteries, smaller than a grain of sand, could help miniscule robots sense and respond to their environment, according to a group from Massachusett’s Institute of Technology (MIT). The new battery, which is 0.1 We’re building robotic functions onto the battery and starting to put these components together into devices.”

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Energy Storage News

JUNE 25, 2024

An event on Monday (24 June) celebrated the opening of two large-scale battery storage systems in the service area of Arizona utility Salt River Project (SRP), including the southwest US state’s largest project of its type to date.

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 10, 2025

We caught up with a partner at insurance broker Lockton about recent developments in the space, including the ramifications - or lack thereof - of the recent Moss Landing fire on insuring BESS projects going forward.

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Charged

MARCH 27, 2025

These vital safety devices manage the connection and disconnection between the battery and other high-voltage systems like the inverter or charging port. Most EVs use at least four contactors strategically placed within the battery disconnect unit to control current flow during charging and operation.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 16, 2023

High priced events on the wholesale electricity market are normally the result of bidding by fossil fuel generators and hydro plants. Now a new actor has emerged, battery storage. The post Did big batteries break the fossil fuel cartel on the grid, or did they just join it? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Obvious applications for the EV ARC include off-grid and/or temporary charging needs, such as events of disaster relief (a few of these would have come in handy here in St. Beam Global sells an innovative portable solar-powered EV charger that fits in a parking space and can be set up in mere hours. Pete, Florida recently).

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Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Gridstor, a US-based developer and operator of grid-scale battery storage systems, has kicked off construction of its first project in the Texas ERCOT market.

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MAY 6, 2024

Poor thermal management may result in thermal runaway events, creating a hazardous fire condition. It is, therefore, important to remove heat from battery and powertrain components efficiently. What is Battery Safety? Thermal hazards: The Li-ion batteries operate most efficiently within a tight temperature range of 20 to 35 °C.

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Energy Storage News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Chinese battery manufacturer Rept Battero launched its North American subsidiary earlier this month with an event in Irvine, California, US.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 7, 2021

Here are 10 important bits to know about the planned federal investments for electric vehicles and EV infrastructure (and a reminder that we're hosting an event about many of these pressing topics, VERGE Electrify online May 25 and 26): 1. It would buoy domestic EV production: Asian countries own the world's EV battery production markets.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Set apart as Americas first hydrogen plug-in hybrid, This vehicle demonstrates the flexibility and potential of a combined hydrogen fuel cell and battery system, explained Perzynski. The model also has enhanced flexibility thanks to its plug-in battery system, which allows for limited pure electric driving.

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JULY 28, 2022

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) and Tesla have launched a pilot program that will combine thousands of Powerwall home battery systems to create a “virtual power plant” or “distributed battery.” Participating customers will receive $2 for every incremental kilowatt-hour of electricity their Powerwall discharges during an event.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

For fundamental economic reasons, solar power generation plus battery storage will provide at least half of electric power generation globally by 2030. You can have solar on your roof, a battery bank in your garage and be immune from power shutoffs, rising prices and vulnerability of all sorts. economy $150 billion annually.

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Charged

JULY 28, 2024

As part of a product update, German automotive supplier Webasto has increased the energy capacity of its traction batteries from 35 to 40 kWh. The Standard Battery Pro 40 is protected by a robust aluminum housing, and can be integrated vertically or horizontally into vehicles to offer manufacturers maximum freedom during installation.

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