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Batteries

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26/3/2025 Feature / Selwyn Parker

Charging up: The solid-state battery is coming

Solid-state batteries (SSBs) promise to be smaller and lighter, more powerful and safer, more durable and faster-charging. The only problem is the technology is not here yet. Selwyn Parker explains what’s in the pipeline.

Hydrogen

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18/10/2023 Feature / Michael Barnard

Australia’s shifting stance on hydrogen

Australia has an energy export balance problem and is hoping green hydrogen will be the solution. But Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist at TFIE Strategy, argues that the country’s green hydrogen ambitions are grossly optimistic.

Batteries

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11/2/2026 Feature / Brian Davis

How battery recycling is charging up the energy transition

Driven by the surge in electric vehicles (EVs), a mountain of second-life and end-of-life (EoL) batteries are building up. Effective and efficient recycling demands process innovation to boost recovery of valuable metals, improve energy consumption and the environmental footprint; along with new regulatory demands like the ‘battery passport’ to guarantee traceability and sustainability over coming years. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis reports.

Solar

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2/9/2025 Feature / Fatima Al Hammadi,Feras Farooque,Asma Mohamed,Steve Young

Using solar power for oil and gas – a case study

In June 2025, the Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC), in collaboration with Emerge – a joint venture between Masdar and EDF Renewables – commissioned the 60 MW Sana solar power plant, the first utility-scale solar facility in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Located within the boundaries of SNOC’s main Al Sajaa hydrocarbon processing complex, the Sana solar plant generates more electricity annually than the complex consumes, with the surplus supplied to the local utility. This case study, written by Project Engineer Fatima Al Hammadi, Electrical and Instrumentation Team Leader Feras Farooque, Electrical Engineer Asma Mohamed and Maintenance Manager Steve Young, chronicles the journey and technical solutions that led to the successful implementation of this landmark project.

Electric vehicles

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19/2/2025 Feature / Toby Clark

The state of high-speed charging for heavy vehicles

The market for battery-electric heavy-duty vehicles is growing quickly, but the main growth has come from depot-based vehicles which can be charged at a moderate rate while they are unused: buses, municipal vehicles and local delivery trucks, for instance. In contrast, long-haul trucks and coaches need access to fast charging to make the most of the working day. And this is where the Megawatt Charging System (MCS) comes in. As the name suggests, it could charge vehicles at rates of a megawatt – a thousand kilowatts – or more. Toby Clark writes.

Electric vehicles

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19/4/2023 Feature / Selwyn Parker

Charging towards zero-emission transport

Decarbonising the world’s road transport, a high-emitting and fast-growing sector, is fundamental for achieving net zero. Electric vehicles (EVs) offer a solution to this vast problem; but to make them practical, the world needs a comprehensive network of charging points. Here, Selwyn Parker explores how different regions are approaching this.

Energy storage

18/5/2022 Comment / John O’Brien

The future of energy storage in Ireland

The government of Ireland has set itself a target to generate 70% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, and a goal to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 51% by 2030. Battery storage technology will be central to realising these goals, says John O’Brien, a Client Trading Business Partner at ElectroRoute and Honiara Treasurer for the EI’s Ireland Young Professionals Network.

Batteries

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5/10/2022 Feature / Daniel Aronov

Will all-solid-state batteries dominate the electric vehicle market?

All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) seem to provide many advantages over the current lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) used in electric vehicles (EVs). However, the technology has yet to be fully industrialised or commercialised. As a result, Dr Daniel Aronov, CTO at StoreDot, questions whether they will supersede the latest LIBs.

Access to energy

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18/10/2023 Comment / Justin Okafor

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Justin Okafor AMEI

This Shining a Spotlight on Energy People interview delves into the background and experience of Energy Institute (EI) member Justin Okafor AMEI. A Technical Manager for Jaza Energy Nigeria, he shares his views on expanding energy access in rural Nigeria using renewable energy and battery storage.

Electric vehicles

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18/10/2023 Feature / Selwyn Parker

End of the ICE Age looms as EV sales accelerate

Electric vehicle (EV) sales are steadily lapping those of traditional internal combustion engines (ICE) across the globe. But sales are not linear in all markets. And the effect of removal of subsidies cannot be dismissed, along with concerns about having sufficient batteries. Selwyn Parker reports.

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Charging up: The solid-state battery is coming

Australia’s shifting stance on hydrogen

How battery recycling is charging up the energy transition

Using solar power for oil and gas – a case study

The state of high-speed charging for heavy vehicles

Charging towards zero-emission transport

The future of energy storage in Ireland

Will all-solid-state batteries dominate the electric vehicle market?

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Justin Okafor AMEI

End of the ICE Age looms as EV sales accelerate