While lithium-ion dominates today, the Seychelles Energy Commission is eyeing vanadium flow batteries. Why? Their liquid electrolyte is about as likely to combust as a sleeping sea turtle. Plus, they can store 8+ hours of energy – perfect for those loooong tropical nights.
[pdf] Elinor Batteries has signed an MoU with SINTEF Research Group to open a sustainable, giga-scale factory in mid-Norway, and HREINN will manufacture 2.5 to 5 million GWh batteries annually using lithium iron phosphate (LiFeP04) technology.
[pdf] New research coming out of the University of Iceland introduces the novel idea of adding EES technologies such as Lithium-ion batteries across the country’s grid to store it’s 100 percent renewably sourced electricity, effectively creating the world’s first renewable “green battery.”
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