Power Management

Energy

New grid battery packs record energy density into a shipping container

China leads the world in solar power. And not just by a small margin either. It has over twice as much solar power as the next highest country, the USA. Where do you store any excess solar energy? Answer: in ridiculously big batteries.

By the middle of 2023, more than 2,500 battery swapping GoStations will have joined a Virtual Power Plant to help Taiwan's power grid cope with peak demand, as well as balance intermittent supplies from renewable sources

Energy

Gogoro's battery swap GoStations help with power grid stability

Back in 2015, Gogoro proposed setting up a network of battery-swapping stations for riders of its electric smartscooter. Now the company operates thousands of them, and has partnered with Enel X to have the network serve as virtual power plants.

The Ford F-150 Lightning with extended-range 131-kWh battery pack can power the average US home for three days in the event of an outage

Automotive

Ford F-150 Lightning can seamlessly power a home for three days

Electric vehicles are increasingly including the capability to serve as backup power sources. But how exactly will that work? Ford has provided a closer look at how the F-150 Lightning's 131-kWh battery will keep the lights on in the average US home.

Second-life Li-ion batteries from Nissan Leaf electric cars are currently being used in emergency power supplies at railway crossings in Japan

Transport

Second-life EV batteries find use in railway crossings

When battery packs in EVs reach the end of their useful lives, they can still retain enough charge for other applications. Nissan is replacing lead acid batteries in emergency power supplies at railroad crossings in Japan with second-life Leaf cells.