Technology
Utility scale energy storage grinds into gear
As 2009 begins, has energy storage turned the corner to commercialization? Is there a potential for deploying car batteries as a “behind-the-meter” electricity storage source for utility grids? Read about this and more in the Nov 2008 edition of the Climate Change Business Journal which focuses on energy storage.
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Hybrid boom to profit battery firms
Industry experts say that in the near future Li-Ion batteries will replace nickel hydrogen batteries, which today enjoy around 95 percent of the global market for use in hybrid electric cars. According to JP Morgan, the global EV market will expand from 740,000 units this year to around 12.9 million units by 2020.
Nissan’s new Leaf: An EV and charging stations too
Recognizing that consumers won’t go for battery-powered vehicles if supplying them with juice isn’t cheap and convenient, the company is working with electric utilities, private organizations and all levels of government to set up networks of charging stations. The Leaf is expected to go on sale in the U.S., Europe and Japan late next year.
EV Li-ion batteries more reliable than in IT devices
A Japanese team succeeded in observing the interior of the lithium battery by using the MRI (Magneting Resonance Imaging) technique. Professor Kawamura answers questions about the importance of Li-Ion batteries as energy storage devices, safety risks and how MRI methods can help better understand and improve the technology.
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Vinod Khosla on why Li-Ion batteries are overhyped
Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and an active cleantech investors, believes that lithium-ion batteries will be eventually replaced if costs do not go down or oil prices do not go up. But Khosla Ventures is still backing the technology because the “lithium-ion markets are here today and there are good markets.”
The Reva: The $12,000 Electric Car Made in India
An article on time.com featuring Reva, an Indian electric car company which was the first company in the world to commercialize the production of EVs. Mr. Maini, vice-chairman of Reva (mentioned in the article), will be speaking at the conference.
BYD aims to sell 700,000 vehicles in 2010
China’s BYD Co Ltd, a battery maker that aspires to be a leading EV producer, has said that vehicle production capacity will double every year for the next few years. The stock has more than tripled in 2009. Berkshire Hathaway invested $230 million last September for a 10 percent stake in BYD in a move seen as a stamp of approval.
UC Berkeley study sees mass-market adoption of EV’s
This result holds only if itis assumed that the ownership of the battery is separated from the vehicle.
Two Cents per Mile
A must-read for all industry enthusiasts, Nevres Cefo’s recent book makes some controversial statements regarding the delay in the recognition of EV technology’s legitimacy.
Cefo insinuates that the oil companies have colluded in order to prevent the rise of EVs.
Conspiracy theories are right in Mr. Cefo’s forte but it should not be seen in this light. Instead, the book must be commended for trying to raise debate and also especially to raise the profile of the electric vehicle industry so that it falls under the eye of the common man.
Like him or not, for any participant interested in promoting the EV industry, one must be informed of Mr. Cefo’s opinions for they will definitely orient opinions and views for many years to come.
Click on the link on amazon.com here if you wish to purchase the book or wish to just leaf through its back cover online.
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