XL batteries is using petrochemical infrastructure to store solar and wind power

A shipping container holds XL Batteries' demonstration battery equipment.

Planty of Materials – From Sulfur and Sodium to Manganese and Organic Molecules – Have Tried To Tople The ubiquitous lithium-ion batteryAnd, so far, they’ve all failed. Organic batteries, which are live from some of the most Abundant chemicals here They should be cheaper than today’s batteries that use metals. Yet no one has been … Read more

Former Tesla Exec Drew Baglino’s New Startup is Rethanking The Electrical Transformer

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Former Tesla Executive Drew Baglino has a new Startup Developing Solid-State Transformers for the Electric Grid, Axios Reported, The new company, heron power, is Raising Between $ 30 Million to $ 50 Million for a Series A, According to the report, with Capricorn Investment Group Pegged to Lead the Round. Baglino was a longtime employee … Read more

Nvidia Thinks Ai Can Solve Electrical Grid Problems Causes by Ai

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Nvidia Announced Chiursday It’s Partnering with Epri, A Power Industry R&D Organization, to use ai to solve problems facing the Electrical Grid. Perhaps ironactively, the issues are brought caused by rising power demand from ai itself, The open power ai consortium, which incluses a number of electrical utilities and tech companies, Says It will use … Read more

Solar Crushed 2024, but emissions were up as Industry used more natural gas

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The Us Invested a record-breaking $ 338 billion in the energy transition last year, according to a new report, but it wasn’t enough enough to lessen the countery’s overall carbon emations. Solar took the lead, adding 49 gigawats of new electrical generating capacity in 2024, far more than any other technology. Solar and wind togeether … Read more