Energy storage
Indonesia’s nickel industry is the ‘poster child of tradeoffs’ for the battery economy
The critical supplier of battery minerals faces growing criticism for environmental and social harms. How do we balance the harms and benefits?
The mining conundrum for critical minerals
The battery economy is still an extraction economy. Can we build it differently?
There's a better way to recycle batteries
Battery recycling could create a lot of hazardous waste. But it doesn’t have to be that way, says Aqua Metals CEO Steve Cotton, in this partner podcast episode.
Are batteries the new oil?
As countries race to control battery storage supply chains, many worry about replicating the geopolitical risks of oil. But there are differences from fossil fuels.
Report: Electrothermal energy storage can yield consistent renewable electricity for industry
ETES’ unique combination of heat electrification and storage can rebalance electricity demands — and help industry decarbonize to boot.
Antora raises $150 million to boost manufacturing
The thermal battery maker is on the verge of a handful of commercial-scale deployments using its heat-as-a-service model.
Report: NEM 3.0 is boosting storage, dragging down panel price in California
In the wake of the state’s new net metering rule, the residential solar market appears to be taking a new approach.
Why battery storage is key for energy independence in Texas
The technology could propel the Lone Star State to lead the country in renewable energy.
Pricing and tech trends shaping the booming global storage market
As manufacturing capacity ramps up, is a shakeout on the horizon?
Can the UK establish LDES market leadership?
Investors say the proposed cap and floor mechanism would “shake up” global energy storage markets.
Puerto Rico is using residents’ home batteries to back up its grid
The yearlong pilot could be the first step in creating a residential-storage virtual power plant larger than any in North America.
Armed with AI, Microsoft found a new battery material in just two weeks
And what they found has the potential to lower how much lithium solid-state batteries require.
Key Capture Energy sells ITCs as clean energy tax market heats up
Tax credit financing is picking up.
Could AI-powered defect detection boost battery manufacturing?
Inside Liminal's goal of giving the EV industry a boost with ultrasound and machine learning.
The storylines of the energy transition in 2023
This is the decade to get it right, and we’re almost halfway through it.