Batteries

Investment in Solar Power Projects Likely to Fall in 2018

The mixed picture for global clean energy investment in 2018 is emerging, and at the same time, the commitment to wind and energy-smart technologies such as EV and batteries are running above last year’s levels. In the first half of 2018, the global net investment in solar power projects fell 19 percent from $71.6 billion […]

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Solar, Wind Provide Almost 50% of Electricity Globally by 2050, says Report

The report further added that, “By 2050, we expect only 29 percent of the electricity production worldwide to result from burning fossil fuels, down from 63 percent today.” The solar and wind technology will account for almost half of the total electricity globally, according to the Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). Of this, hydro, nuclear […]

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Renewables Supply 75% of Electricity in India by 2050: BNEF Report

“By 2050, renewables supply 87 percent of electricity in Europe, 55 percent in the US, 62 percent in China and 75 percent in India.” The Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) in its latest New Energy Outlook 2018 (NEO) has forecasted that the renewable energy supply will account of 75 percent of electricity in India by […]

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World to Get 50% Electricity from Wind and Solar by 2050, says BNEF Report

“We see $548 billion being invested in battery capacity by 2050, two thirds of that at the grid level and one third installed behind-the-meter by households and businesses,” said Seb Henbest, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa for BNEF and lead author of NEO 2018. The world will generate half of the power generation […]

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Eastman Auto Launches E-Rickshaw Awareness Meets in West Bengal

The company’s aim behind the campaign is to create awareness about the usage of e-rickshaw batteries and apprise the stakeholders of the factors that affect the performance of these batteries. Energy storage and solar solutions provider company Eastman Auto and Power Ltd (EAPL) has launched first of its kind e-rickshaw awareness drives in 10 districts […]

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China’s GCL, Softbank Ink $930 Million Pact to Set up Solar Venture in India

According to the MoU, GCL Group and Softbank Investment agree to be directly or through their respective affiliates or subsidiaries in India, will establish a JV in which Softbank Investment (or its affiliates or related companies) is a joint venture company.   In a significant development, Japan’s SoftBank Group and Chinese firm GCL Group have […]

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Photovoltaics and batteries: an expensive combination

Solar power can cover up to 40% of the electricity needs of a typical Belgian household. Going beyond that level becomes really expensive: using batteries coupled with solar panels would be twice as expensive as using the power grid. It is one of the conclusions from a research by ULB researchers recently published on Applied […]

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BioSolar Reports Progress on its High-Energy Anode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries

BioSolar completed initial comparative tests of their silicon-metal anode against top commercially available silicon anode materials. Their tests found that BioSolar’s anode technology retained a higher storage capacity than what is commercially available BioSolar, Inc. has provided a progress report on the development of its high-energy anode material for next generation lithium batteries. The company […]

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