Batteries/Storage
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Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageEuropeFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
New Ultra-Fast EV Charger Can Deliver 100 Kilometres of Range in Three Minutes
BMW and Porsche have pulled ahead of Tesla in the race to field ultra-fast electric vehicle charging stations, with a new model that delivers ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Falling Cost of Renewables, Batteries Allows Countries to Boost Their Paris Commitments
The falling cost of renewable electricity and lithium-ion batteries will make it “substantially cheaper” for countries to fulfill their carbon reduction commitments under the ... -
AfricaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageEuropeHuman Rights & MigrationPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Daimler Plans €20-Billion Battery Buy by 2030
German automotive giant Daimler is planning to spend more than €20 billion on battery cells through 2030 as it prepares for the rise of ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatDrawdownPost-Carbon TransitionSolar
Smart Highways Would Turn Roads Into a ‘Positive Social, Environmental Force’
A shift to smart highways is one of the 20 carbon reduction options that Drawdown lists as Coming Attractions—strategies that weren’t ready for prime time when ... -
Batteries/StorageCitiesEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Tesla’s Reno Gigafactory Exceeds Targets for Local Economic Development
Tesla’s decision to build a battery gigafactory outside Reno, Nevada—and the state’s willingness to throw US$1.3 billion in incentives into the project—have “permanently changed the ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatClimate DenialEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesJobsMethaneSolarUnited StatesWind
Schumer to Trump: No Infrastructure Bill in 2019 Without Action on Climate
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is demanding a novel quid pro quo from Donald Trump as the 2019 legislative session looms—if the ... -
AustraliaBatteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsWind
State Voters in Australia Deliver Landslide Victory for Renewables, Storage, Climate Action
In what’s being seen as a possible portent for national elections in February, the incumbent Labor government has swept to victory in the Australian ... -
European Battery Manufacturing Set to Grow 20-Fold by 2025
Battery manufacturing capacity in Europe is set to increase 20-fold over the next seven years, to output of 90 gigawatt-hours per year, according to ... -
Batteries/StorageCoalElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Solar, Wind, Storage Becoming ‘Default Choice’ for U.S. Utilities
A new analysis is pointing toward monumental shifts in U.S. electricity generation markets, with renewable energy and energy storage becoming the “default choice” in ...
