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IIASA-led study proposes Underground Gravity Energy Storage as long-term energy storage solution for renewables

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However, because sunshine and wind are inherently variable and inconsistent, finding ways to store energy in an accessible and efficient way is crucial. While there are many effective solutions for daily energy storage, the most common being batteries, a cost-effective long-term solution is still lacking. Dabek, P.B.,

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Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

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The shipping containers, which house a Frankenstein-like assortment of machine parts—motors repurposed from Volvo truck engines, giant tanks of compressed air, huge silos of piping hot sand—are produced by a company called Cheesecake Energy. Despite its name, Cheesecake Energy isn’t in the food business.

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Sodium-Ion Powered EVs Roll off From Chinese EV Factories

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The first mass-produced electric vehicle (EV) using a sodium-ion battery has been introduced by JAC Motors. The  EV will be branded under Yiwei which is their new brand under JAC Motors.   China-based battery manufacturer Farasis Energy is supplying sodium-ion batteries for the EV. Why Do We Care?

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. The need for large-scale electrochemical energy storage as a grid-stabilizing source of demand disappeared. And with the revival of the EV, the V2G concept was reborn.

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Okaya launched Freedum electric scooter priced  at Rs 69,900

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Okaya Group an energy storage solutions provider has recently launched a new electric scooter ‘Okaya Freedum’ with a price tag starting at Rs 69,900. The Okaya Freedum LI-2 electric scooter comes with a 150kg BLDC hub motor producing 250W, it gives a range of 70 80km. Okaya Freedum electric scooter.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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The awardees went through a rigorous process including a review with CalSEED’s curated technical advisory committee, who volunteered their time and expertise to select the most promising future clean energy technologies. that boosts the energy capacity via nanotechnology-enabled self-assembly of functional nanocomponents, reducing?the

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What Robotics Experts Think of Tesla’s Optimus Robot

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What excites me is the idea of cheap and accessible hardware! The electric motors with the battery support could make a very good tool for academic research. CTO, Clearpath Robotics & OTTO Motors. No mechanical energy storage, parallel springs etc—it’s not going to be efficient unless they change that.

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