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Marine Battery Fire Suppression: EU Update 3
This short series provides a summary of the European vision for lithium-ion in the marine…
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Gustave Trouve Pioneers Electric Transport in 1881
Gustave Trouve was quick off the mark with the new technology emerging. In 1881, he…
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How to Extinguish Lithium Battery Fires
While batteries in common use are generally safe, the question does arise about what happens…
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Camille Faure Creates Lead-Acid Batteries in 1881
Most attempts at electric vehicles relied on Gaston Planté’s primitive lead acid cells before 1881.…
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Why a Battery Is Not Just Any Battery
It can be tempting to think we can mix any battery with what we already…
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John Goodenough’s Solid State Battery Breakthrough
Do you remember John Goodenough? He is the fellow who invented lithium-ion batteries around twenty…
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Lead Sulfation & Practical Steps to Slow the Process
Lead sulfate crystals accumulate on negative electrodes of lead-acid batteries as we discharge them. This…
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The UltraBattery Role in Australia Energy Storage
We can store energy in many ways, over and above the form we find it…
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When the Battery is the Car, Not the Accessory
Electric car battery research has been on a sterile plateau for a while. Scientists have…
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Massive Battery Blaze Near Perth, Scotland
A six-hour inferno at the Viridor recycling plant in Perth shocked the city in the…