Germany’s battery opportunity

https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/germanys-battery-opportunity/

#Climate #Energy #Electricity #Batteries #Renewables #Deutschland #Germany #EU

RE: https://social.josko.org/@szymon/116594094934462691

'EU households could save ‘more than €2,200’ every year by switching to heat pumps and EVs'

https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/18/eu-households-could-save-more-than-2200-every-year-by-switching-to-heat-pumps-and-evs

#Energy #Electrification #Batteries #Denmark #Euronews #Germany #France #Spain #EV

"European renewable projects with batteries to surge 450% by 2030"

#Europe #Batteries #Energy

https://www.edie.net/european-renewable-projects-with-batteries-to-surge-450-by-2030/

#Winemaking acid powers cleaner way for cobalt-nickel recovery from #BatteryWaste

Scientists use #TartaricAcid and electrowinning to split #cobalt and #nickel from battery waste for cleaner #recycling.

By Neetika Walter
Mar 11, 2026

"Scientists have developed a cleaner way to separate cobalt and nickel from lithium-ion battery materials using an electrochemical technique boosted by a naturally occurring acid commonly associated with wine.

[...]

"The researchers say the approach could be particularly useful for '#UrbanMining,' the process of recovering valuable #minerals from discarded #electronics and spent #batteries. Countries with limited mining resources are increasingly looking to #recycling to secure supplies of critical materials.

" '#Electrowinning’s edge in urban mining gives us a practical pathway to turn battery waste into a valuable resource for cobalt and nickel, while also helping the United States reduce its reliance on foreign supply chains,' Liu says."

Learn more:
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/bioacid-electrowinning-cobalt-nickel-battery-recycling

#SolarPunkSunday #Technology #TechnologyBreakthrough #LionBatteries #BatteryRecycling #CriticalMinerals

Push to make rental properties ready for portable power future
By Justin Huntsdale

A standard power plug for charging your home from an EV is among the measures proposed to improve energy standards for rental properties.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-17/energy-efficiency-standards-for-nsw-renters/106669248

#RenewableEnergy #RentalHousing #Batteries #ElectricVehicles #JustinHuntsdale

Grid batteries are making a killing. A few years ago they almost did not exist (because of the price). Now they are taking over other sources of energy for peak supply. This means PV+battery just became a 24h/day energy source. With this replacement dynamics #dunkelflaute will not be a scary thing in a few years.

https://reneweconomy.com.au/big-batteries-took-a-bite-out-of-gas-generators-evening-peak-party-then-they-ate-the-whole-dinner/

#energy #energyTransition #greenEnergy #PV #batteries #grid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha5cjW6Ar6U

Sodium #batteries

After Struggling With EVs, US Automakers Pivot to Energy

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/after-struggling-with-evs-us-automakers-pivot-to-energy/