
⚡️ Energy


🔋 The price of batteries for electric vehicles has fallen by 88 percent in ten years
In 2010, battery packs for electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, cost an average of just over $ 1,100 per kilowatt hour. This year, the cost is $ 137 per kilowatt hour. This is a price reduction of around 89 percent and only from last year has the price fallen by...
☀️ Solar electricity has become 89% cheaper since 2009
Recently, Our World in Data published statistics about different prices of various types of electricity. It turns out that the price of solar electricity dropped by 89% in the last decade. Our World in Data found that electricity generated from solar panels cost $359...
🌊 Large-scale energy production from tides is getting closer
Many projects are now underway where the tide is used as an energy source. The Gothenburg company Minesto is behind one of the most spectacular. They have installed an underwater kite that supplies the Faroese electricity grid with energy .In the Faroe Islands, the...
❄ The freezers in the grocery store can act as a battery in smart grids
Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power have many benefits, but they also have some Achilles’ heels. One such is that it is difficult to regulate when and how much electricity they generate. If wind and sun do not generate enough electricity during...