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Jeff and Mike review Jeff's September solar production; follow-up with some more details on Heart Aerospace's ES-30 hybrid-electric airplane; a Tamworth battery story; power upgrades on the Maine island of Matinicus; there are now numerous Tesla power wall alternatives; Green Wave Picks!

Mike and Jeff talk about the arrival of Fall and Jeff's solar; the Heart Aerospace's electric plane takes flight; Let's unfurl some solar panels from a 20' container; DIY battery setup at secondlifestorage.com; Comparing EV charging costs with gasoline nationwide; Green Wave Picks and a discussion about time to add 100 miles of range!

Jeff and Mike discuss Jeff's solar production surplus; a cool website for car comparison (carsized.com); robots increasingly involved in battery recycling; US Department of Energy continues to provide great content about batteries; NJ investigating first EV battery management law; Green Wave EV picks!

Mike and Jeff discuss Jeff's August solar production; a brief discussion about storing some solar production in batteries; People in Hawaii are buying more solar and batteries; power outage strategies; AI boom and batteries in the US; Large EV battery reliability study results; Green Wave EV Picks!

Jeff and Mike chat about Jeff's solar production; a follow-up on solar panel efficiency in th winter months; global solar production increases in 2026; the guys revisit the tech behind V2G (vehicle to grid); Green Wave EV picks of the week.

Mike and Jeff chat about Jeff's biggest solar production month; a fun bumper sticker; Staples now charging for alkaline battery recycling; DOE Recycling Prize Winners (Glimpse & Binit); Massachusetts' V2G Incentive Program; Green Wave Picks!

Jeff and Mike get an update on Jeff's solar production; annual absoprtion cycles for lithium ion batteries and how it relates to RV-ing; more on data center power usage; Green Wave Picks of the week.

Mike and Jeff chat about Jeff's real world solar production; a Yahoo News report that's maxxing out solar panels and 484 Tesla Megapacks in Utah; US home battery installations hit record high; Exploration of the Pila Energy Mesh Home Battery; Mike and Jeff's GreenWave EV Pick's of the week!

260: Jeff and Mike discuss Mike's additional EcoFlow Woe with his River; a reminder about charge cycles; Jeff did some looking into what adding batteries to his solar setup might look like; Green Wave EV Picks are back!

Mike and Jeff discuss Jeff's solar production; Mike's recycling journey (bye bye to the Delta); Call2Recycle is re-branded; batteries in the New England energy mix; the Department of Energy's National Blueprint for Batteries; GM get's the call to make batteries for new moon rover!

Jeff and Mike discuss the impact of Jeff's solar installation on his electric bill; Lake Tahoe residents are told they have a year to find a new source of electricity; Energy.gov has some great information about EVs and batteries; Emporia EV charger rebates; Better battery recycling in Vermont.

Mike and Jeff discuss the demise of Mike's Delta; Jeff's Volvo XC 40 Recharge Adventure from New Hampshire to NYC and back; Solar production update from Jeff; Plug-In solar approved in Maine; DOE website with some helpful battery info-graphics.

Jeff and Mike talk more in-depth about Jeff's solar installation; Happy Earth Day; Mike's chaining of his EcoFlow Delta and River; Mike's new battery powered mini chopper; Paris Climate Agreement Anniversary; European EV sales surge; Tesla's battery business woes; New England grid storage improvements; iron as cathode material to replace cobalt and nickel.

Mike and Jeff get into Jeff's solar production to date and muse about EV charging; a battery powered cruise ship; Emporia Vue 3 and other circuit monitoring solutions.

Jeff and Mike discuss, finally, Jeff's solar installation being complete and up and running! They go through all the technical details! Also, Saudi Arabia trading oil for batteries!

Mike and Jeff have an F1 correction and discuss: Aston Martin's continued battery woes; more chat about VRFBs (Vanadium Redox Flow Battery) and where they're being used as grid attached storage; spring power tools and battery implications.

Jeff and Mike discuss some issues with Aston Martin's new Formula 1 car; Mike's successful heart surgery prompts a discussion about batteries in the healthcare industry; the guys learn about Vanadium Redox Flow Battery and will dig into those into the future; Ultralife Corporation launches X5 SuperLite for the medical industry; at home EKG.

Jeff still waiting on his solar install; California bridges the solar gap with batteries; New England's largest battery storage facility opens in Gorham, Maine; a new digital marketplace for batteries; Nissan's patent for an active EV battery pack; Exploring Rivian's R2; What's old is new, again.

Jeff and Mike celebrate their 250th episode by spending some time looking back at the origins of iLikeBatteries, having some good laughs, and looking forward to many more episodes!

Mike and Jeff wish you a Happy New Year! They chat about the good news for global clean energy; a Chinese emissions report; Jeff is still waiting for his solar install date; Mike's new iPhone raised a question about Qi charging so the guys had to dive into Qi history; Apple Lightning cable charging comparison; The Verge TS Pro electric motorcycle with solid state batteries; NACS defined; NYC prepp...

Part Two of our interview with Jill Pestana; Supply chain considerations; sodium ion batteries; simple definition of solid state batteries; Data Centers need batteries; Battery Safety is an important consideration; Batteries are really better; a clean energy future; BatteryCourses.com.

Mike and Jeff host battery scientist and entrepreneur Jill Pestana for the first of a two-part interview. They touch on Jill's battery past, present, and future; battery chemistries; supply chain challenges; data centers; recycling; safety concerns; what about space?

Jeff and Mike discuss Jeff's solar journey update; future of battery electric ships; a discussion of structural batteries; BrightNight provides grid support; Holiday Power solutions; Green Wave EV picks.

Mike and Jeff discuss Amazon's Self-Driving robotaxi...the ZOOX; ZOOX uses Panasonic's 21700 cells, but so does the Lucid Gravity; Review of naming of cylindrical cells; Green Wave EV Picks! 2023 Genesis Electrified G80; 2023 Kia EV6 GT-Line; 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-e GT.

Jeff and Mike discuss Jeff progress on the solar installation; Sunrun VPP sees huge jump in enrollment; EcoFlow's new Delta 3 1000 Air power station; Mike's battery powered washing machine; the guys share their Green Wave picks!