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Category Archives: Energy Storage Technologies

Solar electric bus in Adelaide

Of all places…!
“The Adelaide City Council’s electric solar bus is the first in the world to be recharged using 100% solar energy…Recent advances in battery technology have helped the successful development of pure electric buses with a suitable range between recharges. The Tindo solar electric bus uses 11 Zebra battery modules, giving it unprecedented energy [...]

Posted 10 July 2008 † RobC § Hybrid Vehicles ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged:

Fuel Cells on Planes

There is some very interesting research at the moment looking into replacing batteries with Fuel Cells. Being able to replace Lithium-Ion batteries in consumer electronics with a Fuel Cell powered by a Hydrogen or Methanol canister has many advantages including longer power reserves and much faster recharging times. But one of the main sticking [...]

Posted 02 May 2008 † Christian § Fuel Cell § International Policy ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged:

Storing wind power !!!

‘American Electric Power’ is planning to store wind power in batteries and to use them during peak demand…..
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/business/11battery.html

Posted 17 September 2007 † karthik § ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: