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These days just about any battery storage solution connected to PV solar or similar uses LiFePO4 (LFP) batteries. The reason for this is obvious: they got a very practical charge …read more Continue reading Why Sodium-Ion Batteries are Terrible for Solar Storage
Apple is reportedly adding AI-powered battery management in iOS 19 to help iPhones save power by learning user habits and adjusting app energy usage smartly. Continue reading iPhone Users’ Wait for Better Battery Life May Be Over With iOS 19
The proliferation of affordable lithium batteries has made modern life convenient in a way we could only imagine in the 80s when everything was powered by squadrons of AAs, or …read more Continue reading Have Li-ion Batteries Gone Too Far?
Problem solved? If the problem is supplying enough lithium to build batteries for all the electric vehicles that will be needed by 2030, then a new lithium deposit in Arkansas …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: October 27, 2024
Although the types of drones currently dominating headlines tend to be airborne, whether it’s hobbyist quadcopters, autonomous delivery vehicles, or military craft, autonomous vehicles can take nearly any transportation method …read more Continue reading Autonomous Boat Plots Lake Beds
Although the types of drones currently dominating headlines tend to be airborne, whether it’s hobbyist quadcopters, autonomous delivery vehicles, or military craft, autonomous vehicles can take nearly any transportation method …read more Continue reading Autonomous Boat Plots Lake Beds
The vast majority of our portable electronic gadgets, and the new wave of electric transportation, are powered by lithium batteries. Texas-based startup Group1 has developed a more sustainable alternative, and has now launched the world’s first 18650 p… Continue reading World’s first 18650-sized potassium-ion battery aims to fill lithium gap
Lithium is a finite resource, and the more we lock inside rechargeable batteries, the less we have to use. A new speedy method to free the element from such sources could be a game changer in terms of the material’s availability.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Microwave technique recovers 87% of batteries’ lithium in 15 minutes
The AI-BMS-on-chip “unlocks” an additional 10% capacity from a battery and extends the battery’s life by as much as 25%. It does this by monitoring the battery’s State of Health (SoH) and State of Charge (SoC) with a much higher degree of accuracy than… Continue reading AI-controlled batteries unlock 10% more capacity and 25% longer life
Regulations surrounding disposable batteries have accelerated a quiet race to replace coin cells, which on the whole are not readily rechargeable. TDK produces solid-state batteries and has announced a new …read more Continue reading TDK Claims Solid State Battery with 100X Energy Density