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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

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In a region known for long, dark winter nights, Polar Night Energy is building a system in the city of Tampere that can heat buildings with stored solar energy — all day, all night, and all winter long. This means that storing and distributing energy is as important as its generation. The apparent contradictions do not end there.

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HySiLabs raises 13€M in Series A; siloxane liquid carriers for hydrogen

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HySiLabs, a France-based developer of a siloxane liquid carrier for hydrogen, announced a €13-million Series A financing led by Equinor Ventures, and joined by the European Innovation Council Fund, EDP Ventures and PLD Automobile, with the support of historical investors Kreaxi, Région Sud Investissement and CAAP Création.

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Eos Energy launches $500M Project AMAZE with $398.6M conditional loan guarantee from DOE; long-term zinc-based storage

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Eos Z3 battery module Z3 battery modules store electrical energy through zinc deposition. A blend of water, halides, additives, and buffering agents make up the proprietary aqueous electrolyte. The project secured an up to $398.6-million

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Chinese steel group Tsingshan investing $375M to build lithium plant in Argentina with Eramet

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interest, and will retain operational management responsibility; its partner Tsingshan is financing the plant construction in exchange for 49.9% For this project with high value creation potential, our partner Tsingshan will provide its industrial expertise and financing capabilities needed for the construction of the plant.

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CoBank report suggests self-driving vehicles could easily overwhelm current data center market

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In 2020, globally we stored just under 3% of all data created, with a total storage capacity of 2.1ZBs. 4% of the datasphere would be stored. So, will the industry have enough storage capacity to support self-driving EVs if we can only store.4% If we were to increase our storage capacity 100 fold (to 210ZBs) by 2035, only about.4%

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CoBank report finds that troubled US grid may need to use EVs for grid balancing

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The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states. Additionally, they could potentially even store excess renewable energy in these mobile batteries during extended vehicle idle periods to meet system peaks.

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Ford introduces F-150 Lightning Pro electric pickup targeted at commercial customers

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The Pro joins E-Transit in the lineup of Ford work-ready electric vehicles, backed by a nationwide network offering EV-certified fleet sales, service and financing. It also features a rugged, water-tight space strong enough to store 400 pounds of cement bags.

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