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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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The extracted rock can be used directly as a power plant resource or it can be processed to produce shale oil, which in turn can be refined into gasoline, diesel or jet fuels. Different that shale oil—i.e., Estonia has more than 4 billion tonnes of estimated reserves—just over 1.1% of global and 17% of European reserves.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood.

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The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

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While many energy companies are increasing their usage of renewable energy, such as solar and wind, those sources cannot consistently produce power 24/7 due to weather. The app can also track transactions, manage payment methods and provide detailed information on billing plans. . Advantages of Smart Energy Management for Fleets.