BioLargo Energy Technologies is working to create a battery that would replace the lithium-ion battery with one that uses ...

I’ve stated it before on Hackaday but one of the most interesting engineering challenges posed to me this year was “how could you store enough ... hours without using batteries, all while ...

A developer hopes to build a large battery facility in Skagit County to feed much-needed power into the grid. Local ...

To be transparent, I grew up with a smattering of batteries of all shapes and sizes tossed into the elusive junk drawer, and ...

This all sounds great, except zinc-ion batteries fall behind lithium-ion batteries when it comes to energy density. A quick bit of math looking at Enerpoly's zinc-ion cell shows its energy density ...

For utilities, a battery farm that’s cheap to build and soaks up lots of inexpensive, or even negatively priced, electricity ...

Our picks for the top solar batteries are Tesla Powerwall, SonnenCore+ and Enphase IQ but the best battery for you will depend on your energy needs and preferences. Solar batteries store excess ...

If you notice corrosion, you can easily and safely clean a car battery with common household items. Fortunately, you happen to have a membership to the major discount retail store Costco ...

Solar batteries store excess energy produced by solar panels ... but this could change in the near future — the U.S. Department of Energy is targeting a 90% energy storage cost reduction by ...

Yang’s group developed a new electrolyte, a solvent of acetamide and ε-caprolactam, to help the battery store and release energy. This electrolyte can dissolve K2S2 and K2S, enhancing the ...

He can be recharged and he packs a real punch. Big lithium-ion batteries are used in places like solar farms to store extra electricity, which can then be used to power our homes when the sun goes ...

The pros and cons of buying a battery largely boil down to savings (and backup power) versus cost. The extra solar electricity you store in your ... systems in the near future.