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05/23/2022
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By Franz Walker
Tesla building 100-megawatt battery facility to help Texas’ power grid
Tesla is building a giant, 100-megawatt (MW) energy storage facility in Texas. The facility is being built in Angleton, Texas, outside of Houston and will plug into the state’s power grid. The project, which is operating under a Tesla subsidiary called Gambit Energy Storage LLC, has yet to be officially announced as of the time of writing. But […]
12/01/2021
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By Franz Walker
Scientists build circuit that generates clean, limitless power from graphene
Physicists from the University of Arkansas (UArk) have successfully developed a circuit capable of generating electricity from the natural thermal motion of graphene. “An energy-harvesting circuit based on graphene could be incorporated into a chip to provide clean, limitless, low-voltage power for small devices or sensors,” said lead researchers Paul Thibado, a professor of physics and lead […]
10/16/2021
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By Franz Walker
Report: Etherium still uses massive amounts of energy across its cryptocurrency network
Ethereum, one of the biggest cryptocurrencies after bitcoin, consumes massive amounts of energy to run its network. This is despite efforts from its creators to reduce its energy consumption a few years back. A new report from Digiconomist‘s Ethereum Energy Consumption Index shows that Etherum experienced a massive spike in energy consumption starting this past […]
09/08/2021
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By Franz Walker
Old EV lithium-ion batteries can be “harvested” to produce new batteries, say researchers
A recent study has figured out how valuable materials in old electric vehicle (EV) batteries can be “harvested” and used to make new batteries. The disposal of old batteries remains a significant challenge for EVs. Once these batteries reach the end of their service lives, they are dumped as electronic waste or e-waste. E-waste, which […]
09/07/2021
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By Franz Walker
Declining battery costs may lead to cheaper electric freight trucks
The plummeting cost of batteries could mean that electric freight trucks may soon be cheaper than their diesel-powered equivalents to own and operate. This is according to a new report from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of California, Berkeley. Heavy-duty freight trucks are considered to be one of transportation’s hardest-to-decarbonize segments. But the […]
06/11/2021
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By Franz Walker
Nevada legislature passes sweeping clean energy bill focused on funding electric vehicle infrastructure
On Monday, May 31, the Nevada legislature approved a sweeping clean energy bill aimed at increasing spending on electric vehicle infrastructure in the state. State Bill (SB) 448 passed in the state assembly in a 31-10 vote after it passed in the Senate unanimously. The puts legislative backing behind the planned “Greenlink Nevada” transmission upgrade, […]
05/25/2021
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By Franz Walker
Renault mulls introducing battery-swapping in its electric vehicles
French automaker Renault announced that it’s considering introducing battery swapping technology in its electric cars. This could potentially make it the first major international automaker to embrace the technology. Most current electric vehicles (EV) require their drivers to charge their car’s batteries from a charging station or outlet when they run out of power. This tends to […]
04/19/2021
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By Franz Walker
Methanol fuel cells shown to provide higher efficiency than pure hydrogen
A new analysis shows that methanol fuel cells are more efficient at producing electricity than hydrogen fuel cells. Fuel cells use hydrogen – the most abundant element in the universe – to produce clean and efficient electricity to power cars, trucks, buses and ships, as well as even homes and businesses. Hydrogen is considered the cleanest […]
04/15/2021
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By Franz Walker
New, low-cost battery technology could drive boom in household solar energy
A new “plug and play” energy storage system could help meet the boom in demand for safe, renewable and secure solar energy storage in American homes. Engineers at Gridtential Energy, Inc. and Electric Applications Incorporated (EAI), with support from the Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI), developed the Silicon Joule, new batteries using an innovative bipolar […]
04/13/2021
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By Franz Walker
UK to build first hydrogen fueled homes by April
The U.K.’s first homes where appliances will be fueled exclusively by hydrogen instead of fossil fuel are due to be opened by April. Authorities are hoping that the building will provide the public with “a glimpse into the potential home of the future.” The two semi-detached houses, which are being built in the town of Gateshead in north-east […]
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