#energystorage — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/africa/?p=410945 POWERCHINA Advances More Than 1.8 GW of Wind and Storage in Egypt #China #Egypt #EnergyStorage #WindTurbines

Unibep signs PLN103.7m solar-heat and storage contract in Grudziądz

#EU #Poland #DistrictHeating #SolarThermal #EnergyStorage

https://www.pb.pl/gielda/unibep-s-a-zawarcie-przez-unibep-s-a-umowy-w-postepowaniu-przetargowym-na-budowe-farmy-kolektorow-slonecznych-ze-zintegrowanym-magazynem-ciepla-w-elektrocieplowni-lakowa-w-grudziadzu-9191877

KURZ and ENERGYNEST commission industrial thermal storage in Bavaria

The partners commissioned a 3 MW electric heater with 12 MWhth of thermal storage at KURZ's Sulzbach-Rosenberg site.

#EU #Germany #IndustrialHeat #EnergyStorage #Manufacturing

https://www.pressebox.de/pressemitteilung/leonhard-kurz-stiftung-co-kg/leonhard-kurz-und-energynest-nehmen-power-to-heat-anlage-mit-wrmespeicher-erfolgreich-in-betrieb/boxid/1310613

Within two years, Australia has managed to drastically reduce its use of fossil fuels because #batteries supply the electricity at peak times. We need much more #energystorage for the energy transition! #ActOnClimate #ClimateActionNow

Source:
https://bsky.app/profile/alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social/post/3muc34ip5ec2e

#Australia #energy #battery #storage #energysaving

Solar Has Crossed a Critical Economic Tipping Point

For years, the economic case for solar came with an awkward qualification. Yes, it had no fuel bill.…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #batteries #CA #Canada #energystorage #Grid #PowerGeneration #Science #solar #Utilities
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/876609/

Solar Has Crossed a Critical Economic Tipping Point

For years, the economic case for solar came with an awkward qualification. Yes, it had no fuel bill.…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #batteries #energystorage #Grid #PowerGeneration #Science #solar #Utilities
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/830465/

Solar Has Crossed a Critical Economic Tipping Point

For years, the economic case for solar came with an awkward qualification. Yes, it had no fuel bill.…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #Batteries #energystorage #environment #Grid #powergeneration #Science #solar #UK #UnitedKingdom #utilities
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/754115/

Solar Has Crossed a Critical Economic Tipping Point

For years, the economic case for solar came with an awkward qualification. Yes, it had no fuel bill.…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #batteries #energystorage #Grid #PowerGeneration #Science #solar #utilities
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/873254/

Germany approves large battery storage on a par with its pumped hydro fleet

https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-approves-large-battery-storage-par-its-pumped-hydro-fleet #batteries #storage #energystorage #energytransition

#GeneralMotors is expanding its #energystorage and #datacentre business by promoting #sodiumion #battery chemistry, which could lower costs and improve performance. The company is partnering with Peak Energy to develop these batteries, aiming for customer use after 2028. GM is also exploring vehicle-to-grid capabilities and partnerships with utility companies to help customers manage rising #energycosts. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/09/gm-batteries-data-centers-energy-storage-business.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Hidrogen (H2): Solusi Energi Bersih Masa Depan

https://frnstudio.wordpress.com/2026/06/05/hidrogen-h2-solusi-energi-bersih-masa-depan/

Could sodium replace lithium as the dominant ingredient in batteries?
#Tech #Batteries #EVs #BatteryTech #SodiumIon #WindEnergy #SolarEnergy #LithiumIon #CleanEnergy #EnergyStorage #EVBatteries #RenewableEnergy #ClimateTech #SodiumIonBatteries #Innovation
https://the-14.com/could-sodium-replace-lithium-as-the-dominant-ingredient-in-batteries/

Sodium‑ion batteries offer a practical and sustainable route to large‑scale energy storage: lower material costs, improved safety, and strong potential for grid and stationary storage. Our latest blog outlines the technology, market prospects, and remaining technical hurdles. Dive deeper: https://wix.to/DuZqVXI

#SodiumIon
#EnergyStorage
#RenewableEnergy
#Sustainability
#CleanTech

California's grid-scale batteries are game-changers! Covering 44% of the evening demand, they’ve reached 17 GW in just five years. Imagine if every grid added tens of GW—smoothing out peaks, replacing gas peakers, and keeping power flowing after sunset.

The result? Cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable energy. Fewer outages, lower bills, and a big boost in emissions cuts. This is how we build a sustainable future!

#ClimateAction #EnergyStorage #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #CleanPower

#SodiumIonBatteries offer an alternative to tricky #lithium

Oct 26th 2023

Excerpt: "Fortunately, lithium is not the only game in town. As we report this week, a clutch of firms are making batteries based on sodium, lithium’s elemental cousin. Since sodium’s chemical properties are very similar to those of lithium, it too makes for good batteries. And sodium, which is found in the salt in #seawater, is thousands of times more abundant on Earth than lithium and cheaper to get at. Most of the companies using sodium to make batteries today are also Chinese. But pursuing the technology in the West might be a surer route to energy security than relying heavily on lithium.

"Besides its abundance, sodium has other advantages. The best lithium batteries use #cobalt and #nickel in their electrodes. Nickel, like lithium, is in short supply. #Mining it on land is #EnvironmentallyDestructive. Proposals to grab it from the #seabed instead have caused rows. A good deal of the world’s cobalt, meanwhile, is extracted from small mines in the #DemocraticRepublicOfCongo, where #ChildLabour is common and working conditions are dire. Sodium batteries, by contrast, can use #electrodes built from #iron and #manganese [and wood #lignin], which are plentiful and uncontroversial. Since the chemical components are cheap, a scaled-up industry should be able to produce batteries that cost less than their lithium counterparts.

"Sodium is not a perfect replacement for lithium. It is heavier, meaning sodium batteries will weigh more than lithium ones of an equivalent capacity. That is likely to rule them out in some cases where lightness is paramount. But for other applications, such as #GridStorage or #HomeBatteries, weight is irrelevant. Several Chinese carmakers are even beginning to put sodium batteries in #ElectricVehicles."

Read more:
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/10/26/sodium-batteries-offer-an-alternative-to-tricky-lithium

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/7x6JX

#SolarPunkSunday #EnergyStorage #SodiumIon #NewTechnology #GiantLeap #Reuse #WasteReuse #NoLithiumMining #NoMining

Fast-charging #SodiumIon battery uses anodes made from trees

By C.C. Weiss
June 09, 2024

"A month after #NatronEnergy began its first-of-kind sodium-ion battery mass production, Swedish sodium-ion developer #Altris has identified a means of making the LithiumFree batteries even more sustainable. Together with partner #StoraEnso, it's adapting tree pulp-sourced carbon toward use as an anode material.

"A byproduct of wood pulp manufacturing, #lignin has long been investigated for possible use as a more sustainable electrode material. Finnish renewable materials company Stora Enso made headlines in 2022 when it partnered up with Swedish battery manufacturer #Northvolt toward using its proprietary #Lignode material in lithium-ion battery anodes. Stora Enso describes Lignode as a hard carbon material refined from lignin.

"By teaming with Altris, Stora Enso looks to go even more sustainable while further localizing the European battery supply chain. As we looked at when Natron Energy kicked off production a few weeks ago, sodium-ion batteries eliminate the need for rare minerals like lithium, cobalt and nickel, relying on abundant sodium that can be sourced locally without harmful #mining. "

Read more:
https://newatlas.com/energy/wood-based-sodium-ion-battery/

#SolarPunkSunday #EnergyStorage #SodiumIonBatteries #NewTechnology #GiantLeap #Reuse #WasteReuse

New method converts old phones and paper industry #waste into #GreenBattery tech

Scientists have created a sustainable, cost-effective, and highly efficient solution that promotes a #CircularEconomy while supporting the transition to greener #EnergyStorage.

By
Mrigakshi Dixit
Feb 20, 2026 06:59 AM EST

"A new sustainable method turns discarded #MobilePhoneBatteries and industrial lignin into a powerhouse material for #SodiumIon batteries.

"It is a stunning example of circular economy innovation. Rather than letting these materials sit in #landfills or go up in smoke, the team from China is giving the waste a high-tech second life.

"When tested as a sodium-ion battery anode, this composite of #nickel-#cobalt sulfides and #lignin-derived carbon delivered electrochemical results."

Read more:
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/battery-material-from-old-phone-batteries

#SolarPunkSunday #CellPhoneBatteries #Reuse #SodiumIonBatteries #NewTechnology #GiantLeap #EWaste #EWasteRecycling #EWasteReuse

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@isotopp/116012339922015318

Indeed the similarity of those two is striking. I'm very much interested to see how this evolves together with the existing DSOs and TSOs. And if the opportunities of finally leveraging decentralization of supply will be realized.
In that case local energy exchange P2P-style payment becomes more interesting as well. There have been projects such as Project Origin by Danish Energinet (https://project-origin.github.io/docs/concept/overview.html) that could become more interesting in those cases.

#kraftnett #energinet #tso #dso #energystorage #energysupply #decentralization

Why Sodium-Ion Batteries are Terrible for Solar Storage https://hackaday.com/2025/10/30/why-sodium-ion-batteries-are-terrible-for-solar-storage/ #energystorage #BatteryHacks #sodium-ion #batteries

Why Sodium-Ion Batteries are Terrible for Solar Storage - These days just about any battery storage solution connected to PV solar or simila... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/30/why-sodium-ion-batteries-are-terrible-for-solar-storage/ #energystorage #batteryhacks #sodium-ion #batteries

📢 New Publication Alert!
Our latest BATTERY2LIFE Project paper, "Cloud-Based Battery Management System for Energy Storage Applications: Enabling Second-Life Batteries for Smart Mobility and Smart Homes" has just been published! 🔋
🔍 Find both the published version from the IEEE Xplore website and the ZENODO version, available on our #website 🔗 www.battery2life-project.eu/publications/

#BatteryManagement #HorizonEurope #SecondLifeBatteries #EVs #CircularEconomy #EnergyStorage #Research

Tesla Faces Tough Q2: Can AI & Energy Pivot Save the Story?
Vehicle deliveries drop 13.5%, margins shrink, and earnings are set to fall but Musk shifts focus to robotaxis and energy bets.

#TeslaQ2 #ElonMusk #EVSales #Robotaxi #TeslaAI #EnergyStorage #TeslaStock #TechEarnings #AutoIndustry #Q22025 #TECHi

Read Full Article Here :- https://www.techi.com/tesla-make-or-break-q2-2025-earnings-ev-future/

🌼 Increasing the efficiency of hydropower plants with utility-scale batteries

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-10-efficiency-hydropower-scale-batteries.html

#energy #energystorage #decarbonization #hydroelectricity #renewables #battery

Labour to commit almost £22bn to fund carbon capture and storage projects https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/04/labour-to-commit-almost-22bn-to-fund-carbon-capture-and-storage-projects #Carboncaptureandstorage(CCS) #Energyindustry #Energystorage #Hydrogenpower #RachelReeves #Environment #Fossilfuels #Politics #Business #UKnews #Energy

#IronAir Batteries Are Here. They May Alter the Future of Energy.

Battery tech is now entering the Iron Age.

By Darren Orf
Published: Jan 17, 2023

"Each iron-air battery is about the size of a washer/dryer set and holds 50 iron-air cells, which are then surrounded by an electrolyte (similar to the Duracell in your TV remote). Using a principle called 'reverse rusting,' the cells 'breathe' in air, which transforms the iron into iron oxide (aka rust) and produces energy. To charge it back up, a current reverses the oxidation and turns the cells back into iron.

"NASA first started experimenting with iron-air batteries back in the late 1960s, and it’s obvious why this next-gen storage system has engineers excited. For one, iron-air batteries solve a few of lithium’s biggest shortcomings right off the bat. As their name suggests, these batteries use primarily #iron, the fourth most abundant element on Earth, and ... well ... air. This tech’s adoption could help curtail the large amounts of water used to mine #lithium (not to mention alleviating the potential for #GroundwaterContamination

"Secondly, and most importantly, iron-air batteries would be 10 times cheaper, perform better, and last 17 times longer. Right now, these batteries’ primary task would be to bridge the gap when utilities need more power during peak hours, and as green energy eats up a bigger share of the energy pie, they could also crucially store excess energy on sunny days to shore up supply when the clouds roll in. Lithium-ion only provides approximately four hours of storage, whereas iron-air could deliver up to 100 hours—a full four days to bridge those energy gaps.

"The downsides to iron-air batteries? They’re big and also slow to recharge, which is likely why lithium-ion will remain the battery of choice for electric cars and smartphones. #FormEnergy also says these iron-air batteries will form 'power blocks' where iron-air batteries handle long load times, while lithium-ion batteries take care of spikes in demand."

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a42532492/iron-air-battery-energy-storage/

#RenewablesNow #IronAirBatteries
#SolarPower #WindPower #EnergyStorage #NoLithiumMining #RecycleLithium #LincolnMaine

How #Biden would address #ClimateChange in a second term https://www.eenews.net/articles/how-biden-would-address-climate-change-in-a-second-term/ #USpol

"Biden’s presidency so far has focused on big-ticket items... It’s the most aggressive #climate policy of any US president in history... a 2nd term likely would focus on #ClimateSolutions that could take decades to play out — but are necessary to cut #emissions: building out thousands of miles of new #TransmissionLines, rapidly scaling up #EnergyStorage solutions and getting more #IRA dollars out the door"

#InTodaysOJ you will find the @EU_Commission Recommendation on #EnergyStorage
"Underpinning a decarbonised and secure EU #energysystem"

⚡️ https://europa.eu/!Mkfgvq

#renewableenergy #decarbonising

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EURLex/status/1637721065165037570

What is this top university spin-out of which you speak?

#EVs #ElectricVehicles #electriccars #batteries #EnergyStorage #energytwitter #energy #Automotive #innovation #AcademicTwitter #Autoindustrie #decarbonization #vehicles #evcharging #silicon #anode #batterymaterials #batterymanufacturing #electrolytes #solidstate #greeneconomy

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/02/the-next-big-silicon-battery-breakthrough-is-so-mysterious/

Mainspring Energy launches its flexible fuel generator with a $150 million NextEra Energy contract - Mainspring Energy, the developer of a new generator technology that use fuels like biogas and hydrog... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/RHAyYJQBbms/ #americanelectricpower #turntidetechnologies #stanforduniversity #alternativeenergy #renewableenergy #electricalgrid #khoslaventures #energystorage #electricity #vinodkhosla #solarpower #billgates #fuelcells #oilandgas #articles