Tag: Batteries
Why it’s hard to find an e-waste drop-off point that accepts batteries – ERA
By Larry Claasen
THE e-waste regulations which came into effect in November 2021, requires batteries to be disposed of by dropping it off at e-waste...
WSP’s Battery Manufacturing Plant capability in global demand
International demand for batteries is expected to increase from 185 GWh in 2020 to over 2,000 GWh by 2030, according to Statista.com. With demand on...
Why aren’t there more small wind turbines on buildings?
By Elisa Wood, chief editor and co-founder of Microgrid Knowledge.
SOLAR panels and batteries are common elements of a microgrid. Wind turbines, on the other...
World Bank approves SA’s $497m request for Komati power plant’s decommission, repurposing
The World Bank has approved South Africa’s request for a $497 million project to decommission and repurpose the Komati coal-fired power plant using renewables...
A strategy to rejuvenate dead lithium inside batteries
ONE of the main reasons for the performance decay observed in some Li-based batteries is that the lithium contained within them sometimes becomes inactive...
Solar system uses recycled aluminium to store energy—without batteries
A new renewable energy startup company has come up with a low-cost, zero-emissions solution to the thorny issue surrounding what happens when the sun isn’t...
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