Elon Musk and SolarCity Unveil ‘world’s Most Efficient’ Solar Panel:
Wow. Greater than 22% efficient from solar panels. Far better than the lonely plant with about 5% efficiency from photosynthesis.
This is impressive.
Combine very efficient and affordable power generation with some great battery storage technology and suddenly the solar starts to become an irrefusable option: gotta do it because it is the best available option where the sun shines regularly!
Maybe the batteries should be portable. In your car(s) even!:-)
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Showing posts with label battery. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Friday, January 24, 2014
The Energy Roadmap - The Edison of our Age: Stan Ovshinsky and the Future of Energy [Video Interview Part 1]
The Energy Roadmap - The Edison of our Age: Stan Ovshinsky and the Future of Energy [Video Interview Part 1]:
Ovshinsky is compared to Edison as a prolific inventor... He hold patents on NiMH batteries. His solar cells power the MIR space station.
Good question on Cobasys and the restrictions on next-gen batteries by the patents held within the company.!:-) The batteries that have become so critical in the next generation of batteries, electric cars, etc. are subject to patents by Ovshinsky (and the Cobasys company).
Cobasys is a 50/50 joint venture with Chevron/Texico and Ovonics. Ovonics has the Stan Ovshinsky inventions and GM now has a big ownership stake in that company.
So let's see, a BIG oil and a BIG auto have a BIG stake in the very batteries that make an electric car viable.
Look at "Patent encumbrances" at Wikipedia. The discussion on "Who Killed the Electric Car?" seem far truer than I ever imagined. This whole topic requires a lot more reading. But before picking up the thread again, I want to watch the movie.
Anybody out there have big ideas (substantiated by facts, I hope) on the issue.
Keywords: electric car, EV, oil, auto, battery, patent, patent encumbrances, inventor,
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Ovshinsky is compared to Edison as a prolific inventor... He hold patents on NiMH batteries. His solar cells power the MIR space station.
Good question on Cobasys and the restrictions on next-gen batteries by the patents held within the company.!:-) The batteries that have become so critical in the next generation of batteries, electric cars, etc. are subject to patents by Ovshinsky (and the Cobasys company).
Cobasys is a 50/50 joint venture with Chevron/Texico and Ovonics. Ovonics has the Stan Ovshinsky inventions and GM now has a big ownership stake in that company.
So let's see, a BIG oil and a BIG auto have a BIG stake in the very batteries that make an electric car viable.
Look at "Patent encumbrances" at Wikipedia. The discussion on "Who Killed the Electric Car?" seem far truer than I ever imagined. This whole topic requires a lot more reading. But before picking up the thread again, I want to watch the movie.
Anybody out there have big ideas (substantiated by facts, I hope) on the issue.
Keywords: electric car, EV, oil, auto, battery, patent, patent encumbrances, inventor,
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Bill Gates gives boost to renewables storage - PV-Tech
Bill Gates gives boost to renewables storage - PV-Tech:
This is pretty cool. Use salt water as a storage medium for energy (battery, if you will). This is probably not a good solution for every occasion, but stationary power should work well...
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This is pretty cool. Use salt water as a storage medium for energy (battery, if you will). This is probably not a good solution for every occasion, but stationary power should work well...
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