UK’s first Gigafactory proposed for Coventry Airport
Coventry could host the UK’s first Gigafactory thanks to a partnership between Coventry Airport and Coventry City Council. The 5.7m-sq-ft Gigafactory would be well placed in the West Midlands which...
Engineering In Focus – The Ultimate Career Guide for Battery Management System Engineer
With the unending transformation of battery technology, new opportunities are emerging for beginners to learn about battery management systems. The course offers learners a guide to the battery management system...
Potential breakthrough battery increases life by five times
Researchers have developed a potential breakthrough technology for batteries. The new technique would increase the life of a battery up to five times. This could see the range of electric...
A new high-capacity EV battery materials could double driving range
A team of material science researchers have announced a brand new carbon-silicon material which could more than double the driving range of electric vehicles. If future electric vehicle (EVs) batteries...
This Hawaiian island has demonstrated it can run on 100% renewable energy
The Hawaiian 'garden island' of Kauai managed to hit 32 hours of 100% renewable energy over the last month.
Nobel Prize In Chemistry – Scientists who created a rechargeable world awarded Nobel Prize
Three pioneers of the lithium-ion battery revolution - John B Goodenough, M Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino - have been made Nobel laureates for developments that sparked a portable tech...