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The battery maker published test results indicating the longevity of its storage systems after extended use.

An origami-inspired umbrella that can power a refrigerator was designed by an MIT-spawned innovation firm along with architects and an Italian frozen-desserts brand.

Here’s a list of solar firms that VCs funded during this pandemic year.

EVLO Energy Storage has signed an MOU for a 9 MWh storage system in the transmission system operated by France’s national transmission provider.

Unsubsidized solar keeps moving forward in Germany, the US, Egypt, the Philippines, and South Africa.

The Baywa group will maintain a 51% stake in the German renewable energy company.

After ten secretive years, several hundred million dollars spent, and the efforts of hundreds of scientists and engineers, QuantumScape went public on a video call today with the performance results of its solid-state battery — and its potential impact on the electric vehicle industry.

At least a dozen energy transition startups are getting their start during the pandemic holiday season.

Belgian start-up Sunslice has developed small, portable, high-performance solar panels that can be applied to backpacks and be used as rechargers for smartphones and watches.

A British-German research team claims that organic PV technologies may become mature enough to compete with crystalline silicon and thin-film products not only in BIPV, but also in power generation in the electricity market. In order to get there, however, organic PV products will have to achieve higher efficiencies.