Batteries

Battery upgrade and aerodynamic improvements should see 50 per cent increase in distance travelled without recharging

Two-year trial of £19m 'Big Battery' in Leighton Buzzard could highlight viability of batteries to bolster UK's energy networks

Stationary battery storage is emerging as ‘phenomenal opportunity’ and a fundamental challenge

After 10 years development and $1bn raised, US start-up is to start producing non-flammable, long life batteries that cut grid emissions and boost green energy

Phone users could charge up their batteries just by walking around

The REA this week announced that energy storage is a new strategic priority for the Association - chief executive Dr Nina Skorupska explains why

Utility cuts ribbon on cutting-edge 5MW energy storage system designed to help manage fluctuations in renewable energy supplies

Work on plant set to build batteries for 500,000 electric cars already underway outside Reno

While they can't capture as much energy as batteries, the technology is finding advocates in the transportation sector

Network Rail trialling a prototype it says could prove a viable alternative to diesel trains on non-electrified tracks