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KoBold Metals Takes Charge of the Li-Battery Metal Supply Gap
Lithium-ion batteries will be critical over the first half of this century for both grid resiliency and electrified transportation across the world. Thus, the future of the electric grid is dependent on the continued supply and cost reduction of these batteries. Mining the raw materials for lithium ion batteries at the scale of expected demand…
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Startup Spotlight – GridUnited
In a previous article, we discussed the critical case for developing more high voltage transmission lines in the United States. GridUnited, a transmission infrastructure company based out of Houston, is one of the handful of companies ambitiously leading this charge. The company was founded by Michael Skelly, who is known for his efforts in founding…
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Startup Spotlight – Xendee
We previously discussed the importance of microgrids in developing a more stable, decentralized electric grid in previous articles. One of the largest bottlenecks in developing a microgrid for a large number of homes and businesses is the time and capital necessary to plan the construction of these projects baesd on each organizations specific goals. Xendee…