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Lead-Acid Battery Energy Storage
Energy storage is becoming increasingly important, as a potential replacement for base-load power stations. That’s…
I tripped over a shrinking bank balance and fell into the writing gig unintentionally. This was after I escaped the corporate world and searched in vain for ways to become rich on the internet by doing nothing. Despite the fact that writing is no recipe for wealth, I rather enjoy it. I will not deny I am obsessed with it when I have the time. I live in Margate on the Kwazulu-Natal south coast of South Africa. I work from home where I ponder on the future of the planet, and what lies beyond in the great hereafter. Sometimes I step out of my computer into the silent riverine forests, and empty golden beaches for which the area is renowned. Richard
Battery Basics
Energy storage is becoming increasingly important, as a potential replacement for base-load power stations. That’s…
Battery Basics
An electric car battery gradually degrades every time it charges, and needs replacement when it…
Battery Technical
Chalmers University in Sweden, published a fascinating thought during June 2023. They suggested that carbon…
Battery Basics
Natural, renewable energy is currently the only way to phase out carbon fuels that are…
Battery Basics
When Volta invented the first electro-chemical battery in 1799, he used alternating discs of zinc…
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Safe lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide batteries may have seemed a pipe dream, although solid state…
Battery Basics
The electric scooter battery market is expanding rapidly, according to an update by market leader…
Battery Basics
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We see worrying signs that old habits are impeding the energy transition. This trend is…
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When noxious, flammable gases escape from lithium-ion batteries during thermal runaway, fires explosions and respiratory…