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Driving the energy transition, from your garage
Electric vehicles offer more than just eco-friendly transportation; they hold the enticing prospect of putting extra cash in the pockets of their drivers. At a
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#220 The End of the Diesel Generator?
Buildings and the construction industry account for 39% of global carbon emissions: 28% from materials and operational emissions, and 11% from construction operations. One of
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Recharge Industries buys Britishvolt out of administration
The Australian firm Recharge Industries has completed the takeover of Britishvolt which fell into administration in early 2023. Britishvolt’s plans to build a large car
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Using Gravity: The Future of Energy Storage
State of the art technology and simple engineering principals are combining to generate a new method of flexible energy storage. In Switzerland’s only Italian speaking
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Energy giant to launch commercial battery storage
A major energy company has given final investment approval for a battery storage project in the UK. This will be the first commercial battery storage
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Successful paper battery prototype
The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Material Science and Technology (Empa) have developed a proof of principle prototype of their paper battery. Designed as an alternative
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Calcium-ion battery breakthrough
A breakthrough in the efficacy of calcium-ion batteries could be an alternative to lithium-ion batteries. A team of researchers from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RCI)
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Microbiologists create hydrogen battery from bacteria
Microbiologists at the Goethe University Frankfurt have created a biobattery using bacteria to store and release hydrogen in a controlled way. The team found an
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Mercedes to showcase all-electric emergency services fleet
Mercedes-Benz will show off an all-electric fleet for the first time the RETTmobil trade fair this year. In doing so the company said it aims
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New storage solution for offshore wind power
Engineers at the University of Groningen in The Netherlands have revealed a new solution for the storage of offshore wind power. The Ocean Battery is
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#105 Solar Grazing at Shaker Village
In a field a few miles southwest of the city of Lexington in Kentucky, a sheep is quietly grazing in the shade. This is a
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Cryo battery energised by government funding
Highview Power has been awarded a £10 million grant from the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for a 50MW cryogenic energy