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Global e-waste has risen 21% in five years, says UN

Envirotec Magazine

The recent report also predicts global e-waste – discarded products with a battery or plug – will reach 74 Mt by 2030, almost a doubling of e-waste in just 16 years. Mt) and Europe (12 Mt), while Africa and Oceania generated 2.9 Oceania came second (16.1 A record 53.6 Mt, followed by the Americas (13.1 Mt and 0.7

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Mercedes-Benz launches electric bus chassis for Brazilian market

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The eO500U chassis will be launched in 2022 for Brazil and Latin America, and will also be commercialized in Europe and Oceania. The batteries are charged via plug-in cables. “We Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a new electric bus chassis developed for the Brazilian market. meters long. It can deliver a range of up to 250 km (155 miles).

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Quantum batteries: next-gen storage in sight

Smart Energy International

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have reported demonstrating the underlying concept of quantum batteries. Quantum batteries, like quantum computing based on the behaviour of matter at the sub-atomic level, have the potential to revolutionise current technologies with the prospect of a new compact and powerful energy storage medium.

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AGL and ARENA lock in Broken Hill battery with $41m investment decision

Smart Energy International

Power generator and retailer AGL and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) have announced a final investment decision of AUS$41 million (USD$55 million) for the Broken Hill battery, designed to strengthen the grid. It is part of AGL’s planned 850MW grid-scale battery network currently under development. Read more ?

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Australia’s ARENA approves funding for 370 community batteries

Smart Energy International

million) to support the roll out of up to 370 community batteries across Australian states. The funding falls under ARENA’s Community Battery Funding Round 1 and will see all states, as well as the Northern Territory, benefit. The batteries will have an aggregated storage capacity of up to 281MWh.

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Why Build a Power Plant if You Can Make a Virtual One?

GreenTechMedia

One company, Delta Electronics, said it could run its operations off battery power in order to ease the strain on the grid. German battery maker sonnen operates VPPs in Germany and California. Meanwhile, MarkNtel Advisors puts the VPP market’s CAGR at 20.2 percent up to 2025.

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Octopus Australia acquires 1GWh transmission-connected battery project

Smart Energy International

Octopus Australia has acquired the Queensland-based Blackstone battery development project with a 1GWh storage capacity, one of Australia’s largest battery systems, connected to the 275kV high voltage transmission network.