Tag Archives: Batteries

Tesla plans to build world’s biggest battery

Posted on July 7, 2017 by

One hundred megawatts. That’s how much electrical power the world’s biggest lithium-ion battery system will store when Tesla builds it for the state of South Australia. And it’ll be built in 100 days, or it’s free. The agreement, announced today … Continue reading →

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Spacewalkers finish swapping batteries

Posted on January 13, 2017 by

Two astronauts made quick work of a battery upgrade today during the International Space Station’s second spacewalk in a week. NASA’s Shane Kimbrough and French astronaut Thomas Pesquet installed three new adapter plates and hooked up three new lithium-ion batteries … Continue reading →

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New batteries give a boost to space station

Posted on January 6, 2017 by

The International Space Station got a power upgrade today when spacewalkers hooked three new lithium-ion batteries into the electrical system. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson spent about six and a half hours outside the orbital outpost to do the … Continue reading →

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Lithium-air battery nirvana comes nearer

Posted on October 29, 2015 by

A decade from now, we could all be driving low-cost electric cars for hundreds of miles without recharging, thanks to an advance in lithium-air battery technology announced today. Or maybe it’ll be some other lithium-air innovation. Or maybe we’ll see batteries … Continue reading →

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