Batteries

Electric vehicles

How to prepare for the coming flood of used EV batteries

Here are four policy ideas to help the U.S. start developing a nationwide system to reuse and recycle electric vehicle batteries.

By Julian Spector . 15 June 2022
Video

Video: Watch Canary Media reporters talk recycling renewables

Canary journalists share key takeaways and insights from our special series on how to handle end-of-life solar panels, wind turbines and EV batteries.

13 June 2022
Electric vehicles

EV battery recycling is costly. These 5 startups could change that

Meet the American companies making lithium-ion battery recycling more profitable and sustainable than it’s ever been.

By Julian Spector . 13 June 2022
Solar

Los puertorriqueños están impulsando el auge de energía solar en la isla

Los residentes y propietarios han instalado miles de sistemas de paneles solares y baterías después del huracán María. ¿Se unirá el gobierno al esfuerzo?

By Maria Gallucci . 8 June 2022
Solar

Puerto Ricans are powering their own rooftop solar boom

Residents and shop owners are installing solar-plus-battery systems in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Will the government get on board?

By Maria Gallucci . 8 June 2022
Policy & regulation

California's plan to avoid blackouts relies on fossil fuels as last resort

Gov. Newsom is seeking $1B for home batteries, $300M to reduce demand — and $5.2B that would likely go to gas plants and diesel generators.

By Jeff St. John . 25 May 2022
Batteries

Chart: Lithium prices are through the roof this year

What will record-high lithium costs mean for lithium-ion batteries, which are key to electric vehicles and grid energy storage?

By Julian Spector, Maria Virginia Olano . 6 May 2022
EV charging

Is ‘vehicle-to-everything’ charging ready for prime time?

Bidirectional charging could provide home backup power, stabilize the grid and decrease costs for EV owners. A new consortium aims to make it mainstream.

By Jeff St. John . 27 April 2022
Podcast

The big rush for battery metals

Will constrained supplies of metals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel become the bottleneck hindering EV adoption?

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By Shayle Kann . 21 April 2022
Batteries

DOE backs US battery materials production with $107M loan

China dominates the global supply of graphite for batteries. DOE's first vehicle tech loan in a decade will help Syrah Technologies make it in Louisiana.

By Jeff St. John . 18 April 2022