High Tech Meets Low Tech That’s not my car, but that’s an actual distribution transformer in my neighborhood. I think the utility company got a good return on its investment in that transformer. (It’s probably been there for 40+ years. It doesn’t inspire confidence in the grid.) An electric vehicle (EV) and its charger are […]
Category: Energy Storage
Sodium Batteries Progress is Impressive
Cheaper and More Sustainable Materials are Compelling Performance Gains Continue In looking at the big picture regarding climate change, and metrics that seem to be steadily trending in the wrong direction, it is easy to overlook progress being made by companies and organizations researching new technology solutions on a global scale. A key area of recent […]
Battery Fires
Overview of the Problem and How to Lower Your Risk Fires are Frequent Across a Wide Range of Products It seems like there are battery fire incidents in the news every day. Recently, for example, an EV truck maker stopped production due to a battery fire in its plant, an airline flight was diverted due […]