The lithium ion battery is great. They power much of the world around us and in our pockets, but trying to scale the technology up for renewable energy grid battery storage is challenging. What if there was another way? A method that used air to store energy? This ... could change everything.
Tesla opened a fire hose of engineering, manufacturing, and battery advancements in their Battery Day event. Not to mention the new Plaid Model S and a future $25,000 electric vehicle. But I think we can break the jam-packed event down into three big takeaways. And it's really not about batteries.
Solar power has seen record growth over the past decade, created an incredible number of new jobs, and is one of the most affordable forms of generating energy. But with all of those panels popping up across rooftops and open areas, what happens when it comes time to replace them? And do the environ
I’ve been left wondering why so many companies, like Nikola Motors, Toyota, and Honda, are still supporting fuel cell vs lithium ion battery technology. What are the pros and cons? And is there a future for fuel cell vs battery beyond cars?
Exploring Tesla Powerwall and home batteries - worth it? I just got a Tesla Powerwall ... well, more like I've got a Tesla Powerwall ready to be installed. But with home batteries like this being so expensive, why would anyone want one? It goes beyond a simple "return on investment" discussion. In f
Supercapacitors explained - the future of energy storage? With Tesla’s battery day event not too far off, and their acquisition of Maxwell Technologies last year, I thought it was worth taking a closer look at what a supercapacitor is. Some believe that supercapacitors might be integrated into futur
Let’s talk about some hints that Tesla dropped in the last quarterly call around cell production, scaling manufacturing, and EV range expectations. And how Tesla is pulling something from Apple’s playbook.
The truth about wind turbines and how they are one of the most cost-effective, fastest growing and arguably underused sources of energy currently available to us. But when a wind turbine is not in operation -- meaning, getting them built and working out what to do to recycle them once they're taken
In Tesla’s Q2 earnings call Elon Musk dropped the little bombshell that Tesla's solar panels cost $1.49 per watt after incentives. I found that it can be even lower than that. This is a huge step forward for the price of solar power. Why? Let’s get into it.
Why haven't electric planes taken off yet? Electric aircraft explained. There's a lot of talk about whether or not electric planes have a future compared to electric cars and trucks. They’re often represented as the future of air, but where are the electric planes? Are there any electric plane desig
The past year has had some really interesting advancements with perovskite and multijunction solar cells, which are going to have a big impact. Plus, what if I told you it might be possible to harvest power from shadows?
Carbon capture and storage is one of the solutions brought up as solution, but do we really need it, how much of an impact could it really make, and is it in fact just an excuse to keep burning fossil fuels and let heavy polluting industries off the hook? It's time to find out the truth.
