The Department of Energy’s SuperTruck project is producing technological changes, including to auxiliary power units, and these changes will be working their way into standard truck manufacturing, according to industry experts. Dean Oppermann, chief engineer of advanced vehicle technologies for Navistar International Corp., spoke about some of the results of the work done on his […]
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Lithium Makers for Tesla Batteries Get a Dedicated Hedge Fund
Will Smith, a former partner at Michael Hintze’s investment firm CQS U.K., is starting a hedge fund that will bet on companies whose products and services will benefit from a boom in electric cars. The Westbeck Electric Metals Fund is expected to begin trading next month and aims to raise a maximum of $250 million, according […]
In Memoriam: Dr. Ronald R. Fieve
Dr. Ronald R. Fieve, a researcher and pioneer in psychopharmacology, passed away on January 2 at his home in Palm Beach, Florida, at the age of 87. His work in treatment for mania, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorders, ADD and ADHD was groundbreaking, and Fieve was one of the first physicians to use lithium to treat […]
Heatwave tests Australia’s power grid
Sweltering weather across southern Australia sparked power price spikes on Friday and prompted the national grid operator to put emergency generators on standby. Temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104°F) represent the first major test of the energy grid this year after nearly 2,000 megawatts of extra capacity were added to prevent blackouts that have previously […]
Will Energy Storage Replace Peaker Plants?
Today, there are select cases in which lithium-ion batteries are competitive with natural-gas peaker plants. However, in a few years, competition will intensify across the country. And with costs only headed downward, GTM Research and Wood Mackenzie believe that batteries overtaking peakers may be a common occurrence in the U.S. in as little as four […]
Unexpected Phenomenon Observed In Lithium-Ion Batteries
Brookhaven National Laboratory scientists have observed an unexpected phenomenon in lithium-ion batteries – the most common type of battery used to power cell phones and electric cars. As a model battery generated electric current, the scientists witnessed the concentration of lithium inside individual nanoparticles reverse at a certain point, instead of constantly increasing. This discovery, published in the […]
