Statkraft May Supply Renewable Energy to Plants of FREYR Battery in Norway Updated On Thu, May 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy Europe’s largest renewable energy player – Statkraft – has signed a binding ‘Heads of Terms’ with FREYR Battery with an aim of converting it into a long-term physical supply agreement, with the ambition to secure a long-term supply of renewable power for FREYR’s planned battery cell production project in Mo i Rana city of Norway. […] Read more
Ericsson, Deutsche Telekom successfully operate 5G site with hybrid RE Updated On Wed, May 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Ericsson has announced a successful trial on Germany’s telecom player Deutsche Telekom‘s 5G-enabled network and has said that this could pave the way for major advances in sustainable mobile site operations with renewable energy while optimizing power supply and demand. A major goal of the Ericsson-DT partnership is to identify and validate energy efficiency and […] Read more
EV Sales Touch New World Record But Raw Materials Could Be Spoiler Updated On Tue, May 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy The sale of electric vehicles (EV) across the world more than doubled this year against 6.6 million last year, accounting for one in 10 new cars sold, according to the International Energy Agency‘s annual report published on May 23. However, the report mentioned that the grey areas like price and supply of critical minerals could […] Read more
Skoda Auto Begins Production of MEB Battery Systems Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Skoda Auto has announced that it has begun the manufacturing of battery systems for all electric vehicles based on the Modular Electrification Toolkit (MEB) in Mlada Boleslav. This is the only production facility of Skoda for MEB battery systems in Europe outside Germany. As per the official announcement, around 250 employees will soon be assembling […] Read more
Gallium Nitride Makes Progress As A Substitute To Elevated Lithium Prices Updated On Wed, May 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy Since Lithium has become far too dear to afford, Gallium Nitride is being considered by many as a substitute. It not only offers higher energy density but also saves on weight. Tesla CEO Elon Musk will probably be pondering the question, as even as traded lithium carbonate prices climbed 413 percent between January and December […] Read more
Battery-powered Greek island bets on green future Updated On Thu, May 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy When deciding where to test green tech, Greek policymakers picked the remotest point on the map: tiny Tilos. Providing electricity and basic services, and even access by ferry, are all a challenge for this island of just 500 year-round inhabitants. Its most recent problem has been dealing with plastic. But authorities this week announced that […] Read more
Promise To Reality- 5 Battery Breakthroughs That Could Make It To Market Soon Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Innovation is inevitable. As any technology evolves, so do the expectations with it. Similarly, the battery technology has also been evolving, throughout history, in the desire to make it more efficient, powerful, dependable, sustainable, and whatnot. The lithium-ion batteries-saga itself is as old as 1970s, and is still improvising. However, a big complaint from industry […] Read more
Battery Boom Could Redraw Geopolitical Order Updated On Fri, May 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has accelerated a shift to investment in renewables and storage batteries as a way to reduce dependence on imports of fossil fuels a large part of which comes from OPEC and Russia. Dependent on Russia for supply of gas everyday, Europe and USA are desperately trying to break free and access […] Read more
Germany’s Solarwatt in tie-up to boost household energy self-sufficiency Updated On Thu, May 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy Germany’s Solarwatt has entered a partnership with home technology and heating specialist Stiebel Eltron to help households escape dependence on fossil fuels, the solar company said on Wednesday. Owners of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems can save money and carbon emissions if they store unused electricity in batteries to be used later around the house, to […] Read more