The Lithium Gold Rush: Inside the Race to Power Electric Vehicles
A race is on to produce lithium in the United States, but competing projects are taking very different approaches to extracting the vital raw material....
IEA: Mineral supplies for electric cars ‘must increase 30-fold’ to meet climate goals
At least 30 times as much lithium, nickel and other key minerals may be required by the electric car industry by 2040 to meet global...
Corporate funding for solar surges in Q1, but venture capital eyes are on storage, Mercom finds
While investors increasingly seek solar company stocks for reliable returns, energy storage is the new rising star of energy venture capital, according to Raj Prabhu, CEO...
Power Edison supplying the world’s largest mobile battery energy storage system
Power Edison, the leading developer and provider of utility-scale mobile energy storage solutions, has been contracted by a major US utility to deliver the system...
Apple Investing in Major Energy Storage Project in California
Apple has announced it is investing directly in renewable energy projects to cover a portion of upstream emissions, as well as a major energy storage...
The race is on to strike ‘white gold’ at California’s Salton Sea
There are few places in California, maybe anywhere, weirder or more wonderful than the Salton Sea. It’s a sparkling blue oasis in the state’s southeastern...
Tesla Is Plugging a Secret Mega-Battery Into the Texas Grid
Elon Musk is getting into the Texas power market, with previously unrevealed construction of a gigantic battery connected to an ailing electric grid that nearly...
S&P: Despite storage growth, US to achieve ‘marginal’ carbon-free capacity increases through 2035
There will be 8.5 GW of new storage added to the U.S. grid by the end of 2021, and another 2 GW annually through 2025,...