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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

Cars That Think

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. The basic idea is to add particles of sea salt to the atmosphere to brighten clouds and cool the planet.

Hydrogen 101
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The Coming Boom in Rare Earths

Cars That Think

Because of their unique luminescent, electrochemical, and magnetocrystalline properties, rare-earth elements are essential to some of the most important and fastest-growing tech-based industries. That critical importance of rare-earths in so many tech industries is of mounting concern in many Western countries. Wind turbines, too.

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7 Benefits of Switching to Electric Cars

My Electric Car

While the uptake of electric vehicles around the world has been gaining traction, some countries have been quicker to adopt the new tech than others. Whether you decided to install solar panels and use the energy from the sun or set up small wind turbines in the backyard, enough sunlight or wind will enable you to power your car for the day.

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World Earth Day & The Green Reset

My Energi

As part of raising awareness, we’re hosting a competition to win a selection of eco-friendly smart home tech gadgets. Some project ideas you could try below: Wash out old tin cans, decorate with paints, collage or by making holes in them to create pencil pots, plant pots or a little money tin for a rainy day. Cooked too much?

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My Cycling trip from Agra to Bikaner

Plug In India

Taj, viewed from Shah Jahan’s prison room Jehangir’s bathtub Palanquin Palace of Roshan Ara, Aurangzeb’s sister Being a tech luddite, I needed help to get an online ticket. I rode cleaner shtyle with the driver and reached the hotel at 1940 hrs. The big plus is drastically reduced wind resistance.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Skip to Content Massively explains Warhammer Online to the dedicated WoW player AOL Tech Europe ↓ Polska Deutschland Asia ↓ ???? ???? ??? ???? Caroline Reichert, an RWE spokeswoman, noted that the idea here is to ensure that "a car can be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France."

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA SZ (1) 6753.T

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