Electrified Thermal Solutions' e-bricks could be key to decarbonizing heavy industry | TechCrunch
Heavy industry relies on fossil fuels not just for power, but heat. Thermal batteries could help make electrification a reality for those companies.
Exclusive: Sunamp's thermal battery uses a chemical found in salt-and-vinegar potato chips
The startup has devised a durable way to store solar power as heat that can then be used for household heating or hot water.
Finland warms up the world’s largest sand battery, and the economics look appealing | TechCrunch
Pornainen recently turned on a 100 MWh thermal battery filled with ground up soapstone.
Barcelona is turning subway trains into power stations
Barcelona is using the regenerative braking of its subways to power trains, stations, and neighborhood EV chargers. Could New York do it too?
As massive earthquake rocks Taiwan and shutters trains, battery-swapping e-scooters rush in
The largest earthquake to hit Taiwan this century rattled the entire island overnight, collapsing buildings, damaging roads, and shutting down...
How Electric Car Batteries Might Aid the Grid (and Win Over Drivers)
Automakers are exploring energy storage as a way to help utilities and save customers money, turning an expensive component into an industry asset.
Tesla Megapack on X: "Last Tuesday night, battery storage became the largest source of supply to the California grid for the first time, discharging over 6GW https://t.co/SomgrRqORS" / X
— Tesla Megapack (@Tesla_Megapack)
‘Breakthrough battery’ from Sweden may cut dependency on China
Northvolt says new lithium-free sodium-ion battery is cheaper, more sustainable and doesn’t rely on scarce raw materials
Mineral discovery could meet global battery and solar panel demand for next 100 years
Norge Mining hopes to open first mine in Norway within next five years