Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

Materials from Scottish-grown seaweed could help to improve the life-span and charge time of lithium-ion batteries used for the likes of electric vehicles, with a new first-of-its-kind prototype already being tested by expert researchers.

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POWER Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2025

As we enter 2025, the worlds growing need for charging large battery storage in vehicles is driving many changes in how we generate, transmit, distribute and use energy. Against this […] The post Four Energy Trends to Watch in 2025 appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

50MW / 75MWh battery, located in Thurcroft, South Yorkshire, generating revenue for the site while helping National Grid ESO balance supply and demand. Flexitricity monitors the BM round the clock from its 24/7 control room, and remotely alters the charge and discharge profile of the Thurcroft battery.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2022

The lithium battery economy, driven largely by the growing electrical vehicle market, presents opportunities for water and wastewater businesses across the value chain, according to a new report from BlueTech Research. Batteries now account for 73% of lithium use, a rapid rise since 2011 when it was just 23%. Water reduction.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

An exploded view of an EV battery: Researchers have demonstrated a method to upcycle end-of-life battery waste into materials that can be used for ‘next generation’ battery cathodes. The researchers believe this is the first time such materials have been made from recycled EV battery feedstock.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Shops that sell large volumes of batteries have to provide a battery recycling collection. A survey ¹ carried out on behalf of Zero Waste Scotland has revealed that 25% of people who responded admitted they disposed of batteries in the general household bin. So next time you’re in the supermarket look out for a collection point.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A faster rate of electrification in the automotive industry will hasten the arrival of circularity (for batteries), according to the authors. The reason is that the faster electric vehicles spread throughout the automotive market, the sooner there will be sufficient quantities of batteries available for recycling.”

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POWER Magazine

JULY 24, 2024

The Zinc Battery Initiative (ZBI) and its members have collaborated with experts from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and West Virginia University (WVU) to develop an effective path to […] The post Zinc Battery Manufacturers Partner to Speed Commercialization appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

“To drive energy change faster, we need to look further ahead, to the reuse of electric vehicle batteries at the end of their lives in a vehicle and ensure that we maximise the finite resources within them. Not only are we not looking far enough ahead, we’ve got a blind spot concerning battery reuse,” Matthew comments.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

It’s not uncommon to see blazing headlines in newspapers and magazines, not to mention on the local evening news, reporting yet another electric vehicle fire. In the case of the EV9, which had a 77 kWh battery charged to approximately 95%, a team of firefighters ignited the vehicle by puncturing the battery from the back seat.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 12, 2022

UK Government must spend £20bn on energy battery storage to meet 2030 renewables targets. Cornwall’s latest data estimates almost 10% of grid capacity will be provided by battery storage by 2030, costing an estimated £20bn. This area of expenditure includes solar, wind, nuclear and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCUS).

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

Lithium-ion batteries are currently recycled at a meagre rate of less than 5% in the EU and most batteries that do get recycled are melted and their metals extracted. Despite the high costs, these plants rarely recover all valuable battery materials.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Scottish Water has completed work on its first large-scale battery storage project which the utility says will accelerate its drive towards net zero emissions by 2040. Four vanadium flow batteries, manufactured by Invinity Energy Systems, have recently been installed at the waste water treatment works that serve the city of Perth.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A 30MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) has been dealt a further setback by Northern Powergrid (NPG) in being able to connect to the grid. The National Grid estimates the UK will need over 25GW of battery storage, up from 1GW it is today, to manage renewable intermittency and improve the resilience of the electricity system.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Owner and operator of the 100MW battery, Zenobē, announced the system – in Capenhurst, Chester – had gone live on 11 February, describing it as the first commercial reactive power services of its kind in the world. The battery will also ease network constraints by importing electricity at times of peak renewable generation.

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POWER Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2024

The Dell name is synonymous with technology and innovation, so perhaps it’s not surprising that a member of that famous computing family is working to solve the challenge of making […] The post The POWER Interview: Using Home Batteries to Support the Grid appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

A development on the west coast of Saudi Arabia is to become the world’s largest battery storage facility and is part of an initiative to power the entire 28,000km2 coast with renewable energy, 24/7. Battery storage is needed to support site-wide energy resilience, providing the power required at night when solar generation is not possible.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2022

A new technique offers a less energy-intensive way to recover lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries, and uses carbon dioxide for the process rather than the high temperatures or corrosive and hazardous chemicals traditionally associated with this activity.

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POWER Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In the fast-evolving world of industrial lithium batteries, extending cycle life—the number of charge and discharge cycles a battery can endure before significant degradation occurs—is one of the key advantages […] The post Extending the Cycle Life of an Industrial Battery: What Makes a Battery Last?

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 2, 2022

Local residents and businesses are being urged to safely dispose of lithium batteries by a waste management company in Bristol, Grundon. Lithium batteries are extremely common and used to power everything from key fobs to mobile phones, power tools to laptops. Ensure your employees know what to do with batteries.

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POWER Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2025

A Florida-based battery energy storage provider is teaming with Idaho’s largest electric utility for a 200-MW/800-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project designed to support grid resiliency.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 7, 2024

By Matthew Lumsden, CEO of Connected Energy, a firm with expertise in using batteries for energy storage. The answer is likely close to zero, but the reality is that every year tens of thousands of EV batteries will be retired from vehicles when their capacity drops to around 75%. Image credit: Connected Energy.

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POWER Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

When it comes to energy storage, most people are quite familiar with lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. They are, of course, commonly used to power cell phones, electric vehicles (EVs), power tools, and many The post Flow Battery Market Poised for Growth as Energy Storage Needs Expand appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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POWER Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Italian firm Magaldi Group, a specialist in ultra-high-temperature material handling, is poised to deploy its first large-scale application of a novel thermal energy storage system that uses a fluidized bed of The post Italy to Debut Industrial Sand Battery appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Under current EU law and also post Brexit, manufacturers retain responsibility for the safe disposal of electric car batteries. Under current EU law and also post Brexit, manufacturers retain responsibility for the safe disposal of electric car batteries. This will help to transform the economics of the electric vehicle market.”.

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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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POWER Magazine

MARCH 20, 2024

In the midst of the energy transformation taking place around the world, lithium-ion batteries stand as pivotal components for both electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems, demanding momentum in […] The post Advancing Lithium-Ion Battery Technology: The Role of Silane in Silicon-Based Anode Materials appeared first on POWER Magazine. (..)

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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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POWER Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

German energy giant RWE has added three large battery energy storage (BESS) projects to the company’s U.S. 14 announced the completion of two installations in […] The post RWE Boosts Battery Storage with Three New Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine. The group on Feb.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 22, 2024

The Chartered Institute of Waste Management (CIWM) has called for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for batteries (and products containing batteries) and a targeted deposit return scheme (DRS). The appeal was made in a new white paper from the group, called ‘An EPR of Everything, Starting with Batteries’.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 4, 2023

In response, the London Fire Brigade has started the #ChargeSafe campaign, to alert people to the potential dangers of the bikes’ lithium-ion batteries, if they are of a poor quality and safety measures are not taken. These dangers are also present in electric car batteries.

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POWER Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

These wells are often abandoned once […] The post Borehole Battery: A Promising Solution for Energy Storage appeared first on POWER Magazine. For more than a century, fossil fuel companies have drilled oil and gas wells to increase the production, consumption, and export of fossil fuels.

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POWER Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Westinghouse’s first customer for its eVinci microreactor—a flagship 5-MWe/13-MWth “nuclear battery”—is poised to be the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), Canada’s second-largest research and technology organization.

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POWER Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2024

Solar, wind, and nuclear power, as well as battery storage systems, are the obvious winners as the world aims to decarbonize energy systems. It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who has been following trends The post Carbon-Free Energy Is the Name of the Game: Renewables, Nuclear Poised for Growth appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The most straightforward option is to either turn off the wind turbines or store this excess energy in batteries. The  The cheaper option is often to use battery storage.  Today, however, the ESO is consistently underusing – ‘skipping’ – batteries. Solving this issue does not require major new investment or infrastructure.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

A new study, from Neos Networks, appears to find that over half (55%) of UK companies are actively planning to adopt battery electric vehicles (BEVs) across their fleet in as little as five years to align with net-zero targets.

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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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