500-Mile Electric Car Batteries – Do We Really Need Them?
Green Car Reports ponders if we really need a 500 mile electric car battery, or if lithium-air batteries offer something much more useful. Read more →
US Army Duo Saved More Than $7M In Old Batteries
The Army's Hawker Battery program wrapped up work in Kuwait having rescued more than $7 million worth of batteries, 54 percent of the inventory sent to them. Read more →
5 Green Tech Stories You Should Be Reading: April 24, 2012
What's the buzz on the Internet today? A battery that breathes, the present and the future of cleantech investments and a new version of geothermal. Read more →
Solar Charger Concept Inspired By Pez Dispenser
Drop in a depleted battery from the top, retrieve a fully charged one from below—that's the idea with the Renew Solar Battery Charger design concept. Read more →
Sustainable Batteries Take A Swig Of Brown Liquor
Could "brown liquor," a renewable byproduct of paper pulp mills, be the key to making sustainably produced batteries for renewable energy storage? Read more →
Batteries In The Trash? For Shame!
In one California study, 56 percent of people were still tossing old batteries in the trash—leading to renewed efforts to promote recycling. Read more →
MIT Battery Hums Cheaply With Molten Metals
Researchers at MIT have developed a liquid-metal battery energy storage system that could make integrating renewable energy technologies more economical. Read more →
by Lauren Craig
Springlike Battery Design Could Double Cell Life
A flexible, springlike design would allow multiple batteries to be combined in the space that is normally occupied by just one. Read more →
Lithium Battery A Solar Storage Game-Changer?
Researchers at the University of Southampton show that their lithium batteries are more efficient, longer-lasting, and cheaper than lead-acid batteries. Read more →
DOE Hub Gets $120M To Build A Better Battery
A new Energy Innovation Hub from the U.S. Department of Energy will fund collaborative research teams focused on developing new approaches to energy storage. Read more →
