Clever chemistry turns ordinar...

Aug 12, 2020 by

Clever chemistry turns ordinary bricks into electricity storage devices

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Ask a Scientist: How to Ensure...

Dec 11, 2019 by

This month’s Ask a Scientist column takes a look at how the revolution in energy storage technology has the potential to wean the United States off fossil fuel-powered electricity and—if implemented correctly—lower residential electric bills, strengthen resilience to power outages, and clean up the air in communities where dirty power plants are located.

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Extreme weather is driving the...

Sep 5, 2019 by

Energy storage installations for homes and businesses — involving battery technology — are on the rise in areas where extreme weather threatens the electric power grid, such as flood-prone Houston, wildfire-stricken California and hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico.

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100% Renewable Does Not Necess...

May 27, 2019 by

“100% renewable energy” is a popular concept these days. 160 major corporations have signed pledges saying they will power all of their activities using 100% renewables in the near future. But that does not necessarily mean the electricity they consume will be 100% carbon free.

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GROUNDBREAKING NEW ENERGY STOR...

Jul 5, 2017 by

[Translate] eCAMION, Toronto, Canada, energy storage, energy storage system, pole-mounted, pole-mounted energy storage system,...

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GERMANY CONVERTS COAL MINE INT...

Mar 21, 2017 by

GERMANY CONVERTS COAL MINE INTO GIANT BATTERY STORAGE FOR SURPLUS SOLAR AND WIND POWER

[Translate] (Photo: Daniel Ullrich)LORRAINE CHOW OF ECOWATCH FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT Article reprinted with permission from...

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RESEARCHERS ACCIDENTALLY DISCO...

May 1, 2016 by

RESEARCHERS ACCIDENTALLY DISCOVER A WAY TO MAKE BATTERIES LAST BASICALLY FOREVER

[Translate] INHABITAT by Cat DiStasio View Slideshow Inventors joke about building “a better mousetrap,” but these days, it’s a...

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‘POWER PAPER’ STOR...

Dec 21, 2015 by

‘POWER PAPER’ STORES ELECTRICITY AND RECHARGES IN SECONDS

[Translate] One of the difficulties with renewable energy, like solar cells and wind turbines, is the problem of how to store that...

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NASA WANTS TO GET RID OF THAT ...

Jun 25, 2015 by

NASA WANTS TO GET RID OF THAT FLYING POLLUTION FACTORY YOU TOOK IN FLORIDA

[Translate] NASA By Suzanne Jacobs NASA, the earnest, dimple-cheeked do-gooder of government agencies, wants to revolutionize the...

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Energy Storage Would Play Majo...

Apr 28, 2015 by

Energy Storage Would Play Major Role in a Green Future

[Translate]   By Paul Brown, Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG A storage reservoir for a pumped-water hydroelectricity plant on...

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