Tag: Batteries
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Colorado’s proposed battery regulations target fire risks, raise enforcement, cost questions
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Some worry consumers would face civil or administrative fines under the legislation Lawmakers have passed new regulations mandating sellers of lithium-powered batteries to register with the state and produce outreach plans before they can engage in business in Colorado. Under the proposal, providers must also collect “unwanted” propulsion batteries, ensure their “responsible managements,” and produce…
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Colorado’s Energy czar touts costliest path to ‘zero carbon’ electricity
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Energy Office Executive Director Will Toor joined a group of “renewable” energy advocates on a press call recently, arguing that Congress should retain Inflation Reduction Act tax credits for wind, solar, and grid-scale batteries, rather than reallocating the funds to other technologies, including nuclear…
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Officials: Moving electricity by train can help reduce carbon pollution from power plants
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Xcel Energy Colorado CEO Robert Kenney announced a pilot project on Wednesday to move electricity much slower than the speed of light — at perhaps 60 mph. By train, that is. The Wireless Alternative by Train Transport (WATT) project is testing the viability of shipping up to two gigawatt-hours of renewable…
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Rare earth minerals essential to renewable energy not as rare as advertised
The confluence of the need for renewable energy with China’s dominance in the “rare earth minerals market” puts America’s supply chains for these essential components in a precarious position, say extraction and refining executives in Denver. China controlled more than 80% of the supply for these minerals in 2017, but that share of worldwide production…
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Louisville’s Solid Power inks manufacturing deal
Louisville-based electric vehicle battery maker Solid Power inked a deal with South Korean company SK Innovation to manufacture its solid-state batteries. The memorandum of understanding will “enable SK Innovation to produce automotive-scale all-solid-state battery cells utilizing Solid Power’s sulfide-based solid electrolyte, proprietary cell designs and production processes,” the companies announced Wednesday. “The partnership with SK…