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Tesla submerges Powerwall 3 in water amidst larger advertising efforts

Teslarati

In a brief advertisement video shared on YouTube earlier this month, Tesla showed a demonstration of the recently released Powerwall 3 submerged in water and still powering appliances, noting that it can continue to operate in more than two feet of water. The Powerwall 3 offers an energy capacity of 13.5 kWh and 11.5

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NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

Green Car Congress

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 11 awards totaling $55 million aimed at building research capacity to develop new innovations at the intersection of food, energy and water systems and to address fundamental questions about the brain. Research at the nexus of food, energy and water. University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez.

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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

Thirty years of solar White, a residential architect for 40 of the 50 years he has lived on St. White installed a solar system in his home by 1992, and when the next Category 5 hurricane struck in 1995, “We had back-up. “I An islander was importing them from Puerto Rico, and I bought one.”.

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The Top 20 NREL Stories Of 2022

CleanTechnica EVs

Throughout 2022, researchers, staff, and leadership at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) worked together with collaborators and partners to advance renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.