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This solar + battery storage shed can charge up your electric tools

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Patio furniture company SunVilla and tech company Suntek have paired up to launch a solar + battery powered storage shed that can charge electric outdoor lawn equipment. more… The post This solar + battery storage shed can charge up your electric tools appeared first on Electrek.

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XPeng unveils slate of new technologies: ADAS, flying car, supercharging, robotics

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China-based EV maker XPeng unveiled a series of technology innovations at its annual 1024 Tech Day, including the latest and most sophisticated version of its in-house developed advanced driver assistance system XPILOT 3.5 Supporting this supercharging network, XPeng will also launch power storage facilities in both piles and mobile vehicles.

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BP invests $5M in mobile electric vehicle charging company FreeWire; intro at some retail sites this year

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BP first worked with FreeWire through the RocketSpace Tech Mobility Accelerator, and we believe its mobile fast charging technology will be one of a number of fuelling options that will be needed to address the future of lower carbon mobility.

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This Startup Builds USVs That Collect Data About Oceans

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The following year, the company moved to the Vancouver Island Technology Park research and tech center. The company also plans to invest in continued advancements in photovoltaic cells and in power storage—and smaller, more energy-efficient sensors. The company began in the Anguses’ garage on Vancouver Island, B.C.,

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This Memory Tech Is Better When It's Bendy

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The work reported this week is a proof of concept for low-power storage on flexible surfaces, Khan says. But later simulations confirmed that heat penetrates into the plastic substrate, which has a low thermal conductivity compared to silicon substrates. But the importance of thermal insulation applies to silicon devices as well.

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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Notrees Wind Storage. Deploy a wind energy storage demonstration project at the Notrees Windpower Project in western Texas. The technology utilizes isothermal gas cycling coupled with staged hydraulic compression and expansion to deliver an efficient and cost-effective energy storage solution. 44 Tech Inc. (PA).

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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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