UK boosts funding for low emissions vehicles
A series of investments totalling more than 500 million pounds are also being announced by a number of companies, including Aston Martin, which will create over 1,000 new jobs. “These measures will
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China launches pilot EV battery recycling schemes
China will launch a pilot electric vehicle battery recycling scheme in 17 cities and regions, the industry ministry said, with Beijing keen to head off an emerging pollution threat. The Ministry of
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Exide and Leclanche form venture to make batteries for India
Exide Industries Ltd., one of India’s largest battery manufacturers, signed a joint venture with Leclanche SA of Switzerland to make batteries for electric vehicles and the grid in India. Exide Industries
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China 2017 review: world’s second-biggest economy continues to drive global trends in energy investment
China has continued to be the world’s dominant force in the building and financing of clean energy technology globally in 2017, according to a report published by the Institute for Energy Economics and
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India's energy storage mission: a make in India opportunity for globally competitive battery manufacturing
India's move towards 100 per cent electric vehicles (EVs) fleet by 2030 could create a $ 300 billion domestic market for EV batteries, according to a report by government think tank Niti Aayog and Rocky
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Apple leads way in tracing cobalt from Congo, Microsoft lags- Amnesty
Apple (AAPL.O) is leading the way in tracing cobalt used in its electronics to ensure the metal has not been mined by children in Democratic Republic of Congo while Microsoft (MSFT.O) is lagging, Amnesty
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Electricity storage and renewables: costs and markets to 2030
Like solar photovoltaic (PV) panels a decade earlier, battery electricity storage systems offer enormous deployment and cost-reduction potential, according to this study by the International Renewable
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Belfast scientists design flexible organic battery
Queen's University Belfast scientists have designed a new flexible organic battery that could revolutionise how medical implants are powered. Devices such as pacemakers are currently fitted with rigid
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Go Army! US Army Researchers Develop New “Water Battery” For On-The-Go Energy Storage
The US Army has been focusing on wearable electronics and advanced lithium-ion batteries to power the fighting force of the future, and they’ve come up with a new approach to energy storage that is tailor-made
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Tesla to build world's biggest lithium ion battery in South Australia
Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla, will build the world’s largest lithium ion battery to store renewable energy in South Australia in partnership with French energy utility Neoen. The 129MWh