Energy company announces deal to resurrect old EV batteries for transformative microgrid systems: 'The first of many such deployments'

Energy company announces deal to resurrect old EV batteries for transformative microgrid systems: 'The first of many such deployments'

A new partnership hopes to lessen the environmental impact of data centers and recycle EV batteries, too. AI data center development company Crusoe Energy Systems is working with recycling company Redwood Energy to "develop a microgrid system powered through solar and repurposed electric vehicle batteries for modular AI data centers," per Data Center Dynamics. Crusoe CEO Chase Lochmiller and Redwood CEO JB Straubel discussed the partnership in m…

General Motors to supply Redwood Materials with new and second-life batteries for stationary storage

With EV sales falling short, automakers are turning to supplying batteries for stationary storage.From ESS News With EV sales having fallen short of analysts’ historic predictions and President Trump singling out electric vehicles as part of his anti-renewables agenda, GM is turning to stationary energy storage for its battery pack output. The Detroit-based automaker has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to supply Nevada-based bat…

GM partners with Redwood Materials to accelerate energy storage systems

General Motors and Redwood Materials are collaborating to accelerate the deployment of energy storage systems utilizing new and second-life battery packs from GM’s electric vehicles, according to a press release.  The two companies recently signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding, the release says.  “The market for grid-scale batteries and backup power isn’t just expanding, it’s becoming essential infrastructure,” said Kurt Kelty, VP of…

How cities could become giant batteries using EVs and hot water systems

A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that electric vehicles (EVs) and electric hot water systems could help turn cities into giant energy batteries. By using these everyday devices in smart ways, Australian cities could support the electricity grid instead of straining it. Lead author Dr. Bin Lu says cities are […] The post How cities could become giant batteries using EVs and hot water systems appeared first on Kn…