battery
Solid-state battery from US cell maker hits new milestone
Posted in Hardware, Science on 13th Jun, 2024
by Alex Muller
Factorial is ultimately aiming for vehicle ranges over 600 miles (966 km) per charge from a 90-kWh battery that drops around 30% in weight and size compared to a conventional lithium-ion pack. The FEST batteries are also designed to be produced using the same equipment used to produce lithium-ion batteries, with minimal changes.
PTN exclusive interview with "Nano-Diamond Battery" One of the most amazing and transformative energy startups we have ever seen.
Posted in Breakthrough Stories, Hardware, Interviews, Science on 20th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
By taking Radioisotopes, locking them into a sealed nanostructure, and transforming the radioactive decay into electrical energy, this amazing start-up is building an abundant power source for a very wide range of use cases.
Solar storage poised for multi-gigawatt growth in 2022, 2023
Posted in Business, Hardware on 1st May, 2022
by Alex Muller
More than 40 utility-scale solar-storage projects entered operations in the first three quarters of 2021, including batteries tied to existing and new solar farms that combined for nearly 1 GW of storage capacity.
Energy-harvesting card treats 5G networks as wireless power grids
Posted in Hardware on 2nd Apr, 2021
by Alex Muller
A 3D-printed antenna the size of a playing card that can harvest electromagnetic energy from 5G signals and use it to power devices, turning 5G networks into wireless power grids.
IBM's lithium battery uses seawater materials instead of heavy metals
Posted in Business, Featured, Hardware on 20th Dec, 2019
by Alex Muller
IBM has unveiled a new battery that relies on materials from seawater.