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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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Why Doesn’t Load Flexibility Have the Same Incentives as Energy Storage?

GreenTechMedia

John Powers is the co-founder and CEO of Extensible Energy, a load-flexibility software company. *. We are in the middle of the most remarkable transformation in the history of the electricity grid — from dirty and centralized to clean, distributed, and digital. Don’t get me wrong: I love batteries. I know, I know.

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Chevy Silverado EV turns into a mobile generator with GM’s new home energy bundle

The Verge: Energy

Image: GM General Motors’ initial new home energy products are now available to purchase, including the equipment necessary to turn your GM-made electric vehicle into a mobile power generator for your home. Heatwaves as a result of climate change are putting more stress on electric grids.

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Scientists Urge Paris Olympics to Rethink Toyota’s Hydrogen Cars

Hydrogen Fuel News

In a recent open letter, 120 scientists and academics have called on the organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympics to reconsider the use of Toyota’s Mirai hydrogen-powered vehicles as the official fleet. However, the EV overall environmental impact is closely tied to the source of the electricity used for charging.

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Minneapolis battery pilot will test vision for sharing solar power with neighbors

Renewable Energy World

Contributed by Frank Jossi, Energy News Network. Four batteries are being installed at a North Minneapolis green jobs training center in one of the country’s first “virtual power plant” pilot projects. Each battery will simulate a household buying and selling power with neighbors. The North Minneapolis training center.

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New crystal battery boasts triple energy density

Smart Energy International

Global lithium-sulphur cathode technology manufacturer Theion has launched its crystal battery for all mobile applications. The new battery boasts triple energy density and 90% less production energy requirements. Sulphur is 99% cheaper to source and is used in existing state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries.

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Norwegian startup uses solid hydrogen for solar energy storage breakthrough

Hydrogen Fuel News

Photoncycle claims it can store solar power from summer to winter cheaper than batteries. Photoncycle, a startup from Norway, is tackling interseason storage of solar energy, which could save the abundance of solar energy generated in sunny months to be used for heat and electricity in the winter.