Top news of the week: 24.08.2021.
Energy
Automated Disassembly Line Aims to Make Battery Recycling Safer, Faster
https://youtu.be/dsRPpxqYqok Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a robotic disassembly system for used electric vehicle batteries to make the process safer, more ...
WRI lays out options for large energy users to decarbonize beyond renewables procurement
Innovative models that can make a larger impact on the energy transition, including approaches major corporate and municipal buyers are using, are a focus of the report.
Banding Together: How Aggregation Helps Cities Buy Renewables at Scale
By Yuning Liu & Mia Reback In March 2021, 24 local governments in Maryland joined together on a plan to purchase enough renewable energy to power more than 246,000 homes a year. They did ...
Electrifying Everything: No sun, no wind, no problem
The final piece of the renewable generation puzzle lies in geothermal, hydro and nuclear power.
EVs, Solar, & Energy Storage: Ignoring The Science That Will Save Us
Why do people develop and hold onto negative opinions about sustainable technologies in the face of evidence to the contrary?
Energy efficiency: The Cinderella of corporate net-zero ambitions?
Companies are increasingly setting net-zero goals to address climate change, but to be taken seriously they must have energy efficiency at the core, argues Toby Morgan, senior manager of ...
Stanley Black & Decker Bets On Foam “Superbattery” Energy Storage Revolution
Stanley Black & Decker vaults into the rarefied world of solid state energy storage technology with Prieto Battery investment.
Battery-swap startup Ample aims to beat out EV charging stations
Ample's contrarian approach could upend expectations about EV infrastructure.