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Texas Instruments created a breakthrough chip that can detect battery problems before they become dangerous, making renewable energy storage systems safer and more reliable. The technology could help protect the massive battery farms that store solar and wind power for our electric grid.
Electric school buses are doing double duty as mobile power plants, storing cheap electricity and feeding it back to the grid during peak demand. More than 30 utilities across 21 states are already running these programs.
After wind and solar energy exceeded national targets in Kazakhstan, the country is now turning to hydropower to solve a critical problem: keeping the lights on when the sun doesn't shine and wind doesn't blow. A new national plan aims to add 500 megawatts of hydropower by 2030, including storage facilities that act like giant batteries for the grid.
The world's largest battery maker just signed a deal to deploy game-changing sodium-ion batteries across Europe that last three decades and work in extreme cold without expensive cooling systems. This marks the moment when affordable, abundant sodium moves from lab curiosity to real-world energy infrastructure.
General Motors is developing massive sodium-ion batteries that can power 300 homes for a full day, marking a major shift from cars to grid storage. The automaker is also making charging easier for 250,000 existing EVs with new vehicle-to-grid technology.
Electric car batteries don't have to die when they retire from the road. Waymo's old robotaxi batteries are getting a powerful second career storing clean energy for thousands of homes.
Electric vehicle owners in Delaware are making thousands of dollars a year by letting their parked cars act as giant batteries for the power grid. The breakthrough pilot program solves two problems at once: stabilizing renewable energy and putting money back in drivers' pockets.
Your electric car could soon power your home and earn you money while parked in the driveway. Volkswagen just announced a breakthrough system that lets EV batteries store and share energy with the power grid.
Scientists just cracked a major code for storing renewable energy using one of Earth's most abundant metals. This battery innovation could make clean energy storage 35 times cheaper and more reliable.
A groundbreaking energy storage system in Wisconsin marks America's shift away from lithium batteries toward more sustainable grid technology. The project could reshape how the entire Midwest powers its future.
Scientists are solving the biggest hurdles holding back a safer, longer-lasting alternative to lithium-ion batteries for powering entire cities. Their breakthrough could make renewable energy more reliable for millions.