Tesla founder Elon Musk has unveiled his firm’s latest battery technology which promises more affordable cars that can travel longer distances, but the three-year timeframe necessary before commercialisation has not impressed investors. Musk envisions future electric cars priced as low as $25,000 (£19,657) that will be able to drive themselves once the new battery tech comes to…
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Lithium-sulfur technology has the potential to offer cheaper, lighter-weight batteries that also offer safety advantages. After initially finding use in niche markets such as satellites, drones and military vehicles, the technology has the potential to transform aviation in the long-term. Electric aircraft offering short-range flights or vertical take-off and landing (including personalised aviation and flying…
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StoreDot Demonstrates World’s First 5-Minute Charge of a Commercial Drone, Making Continuous & Fully-Autonomous Drone Delivery a Reality StoreDot brings ultra-fast charging (UFC) to the drone market for the first time, reducing charging times from a minimum of one hour to just 5 minutes UFC overcomes two of the major barriers that have prevented the…
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Today’s data centre operators are now putting plans in place to adjust their architectures to support 5G, online streaming, autonomous vehicles and the connection of ever-more devices to the Internet of Things (IoT). This growth in data demand reflects society’s increasing reliance on data – which in turn increases demand for reliable, always-on electrical power.…
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An electric-powered hydrofoil speedboat that reduces energy consumption, noise, and seasickness by ‘flying’ above the waves has made its debut on lakes in Switzerland. Claimed to be a world-first, the Candela Seven can hit speeds of 55km/h when its foils lift it out of the water. Its manufacturers, called Candela, say it travels further and smoother…
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Karlstein am Main, 25/08/2020 – The BMZ Group, a leading manufacturer of cross-sector lithium-ion battery systems in Europe for more than 25 years, is starting the delivery of HYPERION home storage systems and is completing its product range in the “Green Energy” area with the innovative high-voltage home storage system – a modular, expandable system…
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InstaVolt is partnering with McDonald’s to roll-out electric vehicle (EV) rapid charging points across its Drive Thru restaurants in the UK. As McDonald’s looks to play its part in a greener economic recovery, its ambition is to create a new nationwide charging network to support increasing demand for EVs. The partnership with InstaVolt, the largest owner-operated network…
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Delta is beginning its first electric aviation project, working on an energy system for Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS). CAeS is the lead partner in “Project Fresson”, a 30 month project to design, manufacture and integrate a hybrid-electric propulsion system into a 9-seat Britten-Norman Islander aircraft, typically used on short flights such as island-hopping routes. Delta…
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The development of renewable energy that is intermittent and decentralized requires the security of the electricity grid through flexible electricity storage capacities, especially in the form of batteries. Total launches a battery-based energy storage project in Mardyck, at the Flandres Center, in Dunkirk’s port district. With a storage capacity of 25 megawatt hours (MWh) and output…
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The multi-metal company Terrafame is currently building one of the world’s largest battery chemical production plant in Sotkamo. The commercial production of battery chemicals will start in early 2021. With the current battery chemistries in use, the plant’s nickel sulphate capacity will be enough for approximately one million and the cobalt sulphate capacity for approximately…
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