Innovation & Technology

Volvo Has Extensive Plans for Battery Manufacturing

Volvo, in anticipation of significant demand for its electric models like as the XC40 Recharge, is constructing a large battery manufacturing factory in Gothenburg, Sweden, in collaboration with its technical partner Northvolt. The project is expected to be operational by 2025, creating 3,000 employment in the area, carbuzz.com writes. Aside from that, it will assist a …

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UK could become pioneer of heating technology which uses the seabed

According to a recent analysis, the United Kingdom might be a global leader in the usage of geothermal energy from the seabed if it could harness the tremendous potential of its 12,000 kilometers of coastline. Researchers from Nottingham Trent University (NTU), Beijing University of Technology, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, and Beijing Municipal Institute of …

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Electric vehicle sales to hit 10 million in 2022

General Motors to power three automotive plants with clean energy

General Motors announced Feb 2 a new agreement to use sustainable energy to power Michigan automobile operations in Flint, Burton, and Wyoming. General Motors collaborated on the idea with Consumers Energy, environmentalleader.com writes. This move gets General Motors one step closer to meeting its goal of procuring 100 percent renewable energy in the United States by …

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A new way to store sustainable energy: ‘Information batteries’

A future fueled by renewable energy sources might rescue the planet from catastrophic climate change while also lowering electricity expenses. However, renewable energy has an intermittent problem: the sun does not generate electricity at night, and winds might quit abruptly. Furthermore, electricity networks must maintain a balance between supply and demand to avoid surges and …

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Europe Hopes Home-Brewed Gas Will Satisfy Energy Demands

Scientists and investors are looking to billion-year-old homebrew to assist in fulfilling Europe’s future natural gas demands as well as providing a mechanism to store and utilize extra energy generated by solar and wind power, Bloomberg reports. European energy corporations are depending on single-celled microorganisms called archaea to convert carbon dioxide and hydrogen into methane, …

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Korean scientists develop inexpensive technology for producing green hydrogen

AEM’s new electrolysis technology, developed in South Korea, can significantly reduce costs, increase productivity, and be at least ten times longer than existing analogs. Electrolysis is a critical component of the cost of green hydrogen. A Korean team recently announced that they had made significant progress with an anion-exchange membrane that is much more economical …

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California has an issue with millions of old EV batteries

California Governor Gavin Newsom has ambitious electric vehicle ambitions for the state. California is the country’s biggest EV market, and the governor unveiled a $10 billion plan to transition the state to clean energy and have people driving EVs on Jan. 26. However, as the Daily Bulletin of Southern California explains, when these EVs eventually …

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