Also this month, a research team from U.S.-based Stanford University announced the development of a prototype of a manganese-hydrogen battery for the storage of power produced by large-scale wind and solar facilities. The prototype of the water-based battery may only be three inches tall and able to generate 20 milliwatt hours of electricity, however the researchers believe the device could reach an industrial scale, thus becoming able to “charge and recharge up to 10,000 times.”

Faced with high energy costs and unreliable power supply with many farms connected through  long ‘skinny’ lines, Aussie farmers are eager to consider energy efficiency solutions on-farm. As demonstrated in a report from Commonwealth Bank released last year, solar power+battery back-up top the wish list for 76% of Australian farmers.

Well done Mike. Sometimes that labels we put on ourselves really don’t help us in life. If solar and plug-in vehicles save us money, they just make sense, no matter what label you put on yourself.

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The strategy to grow WA’s future battery industry was launched earlier in February, looking to rein in the state’s Li-ion battery manufacturing potential as one of the world’s largest producer of lithium and a leading producer of other battery metals including nickel, cobalt and rare earths.

It’s a fair question, one that most British men in their mid-20s can readily answer, but inside one of the country’s most impressive stadiums, it seems a bit dismissive to roll out my usual “I catch the Euros when they’re on.”

For its part, the Ingeteam inverter makes it possible to connect a PV array and a battery bank to the same unit, thereby reducing the cost of the system as a whole. This is a 3- or 6-kW single-phase transformerless inverter, directed at residential and commercial installations. Thanks to the combination of the Ingeteam inverter and Freedom Won battery, it is possible to store the solar energy generated during the day, to be used for night-time consumption, thereby achieving the highest possible self-consumption rates, and even offering the possibility of reaching complete energy self-sufficiency. Moreover, there is no longer a risk of an electricity supply failure during grid outages.

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Technical specifications: 7 power channels with direct input of 0.3 V 1000 V DC/AC (RMS). Direct current input 500 µA to 32 A DC/AC (RMS). Sensor inputs from 3 mV to 4 V. Measurement frequency from DC up to10 MHz with sampling rate of 1.2 MS/s. 10’1″ Touch screen. 18 bit A/D converter. Process signal interface with digital and analog speed and/or torque and/or temperature sensor inputs. CAN bus. Ethernet compatible with TCP/IP protocol. Extendable memory up to 500 GB. USB 3.0 and RS232 for interfacing.

ChargeTech recommends the PS120K to those going to road trips to rural areas and who might need to charge smartphones, laptops, cameras, drones, and other gear. Naturally, the device can be used by various professionals to charge equipment they take on set. One thing to keep in mind that the product cannot be taken onboard of commercial airlines. In the meantime, the manufacturer does not position its portable power station for first responders and other people working in extreme conditions all the time (this does not mean that it cannot be used by them at all, but it just does not have certifications for extreme conditions).

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Working in close collaboration with its partner, SoliTek, ABB’s efficient REACT 2 solar storage solution, has been installed as part of an off-grid solar installation on the Craft Bearings multipurpose Service truck. The set-up is being used to harness enough solar energy during the day to support the service and ancillary team as they undertake essential repairs to the race cars at night, as well as supply power to the team’s bivouacs, media and IT center.