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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

Cars That Think

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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Gogoro Batteries Power 90% of Taiwan’s Electric Scooters

CleanTechnica EVs

Best known for the compact battery-swap vending machines placed outside of convenience stores and take-out shops, Gogoro is leading the charge for electric scooter sales in Taiwan — but that’s not the biggest news.

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2020 Audi A8 TFSI e plug-in hybrid carries starting price of $94,000

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The plug-in hybrid receives an MMI display with electric-specific driving screens, including charging information, and additional consumption statistics to help drivers maximize the efficiencies of the hybrid system. The Audi virtual cockpit is also updated to display battery data and range statistics. Supplementing the 3.0

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ECOtality to Provide Blink EV Charging Stations at Select US Best Buy Stores

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will provide electric vehicle (EV) charging stations ( earlier post ) at select US stores of electronics retailer Best Buy Co., Under the terms of the agreement, the Level 2, J1772-compliant charging stations will be installed at 12 Best Buy stores in Tucson, Ariz.; ECOtality, Inc. Phoenix, Ariz.; Los Angeles, Calif.; San Diego, Calif.

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ORNL researchers use blockchain to increase electric grid resiliency; Grid Guard

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The data and equipment settings are constantly verified against a statistical baseline of normal voltage, frequency, breaker status and power quality. This saves energy and reduces the space needed to store data. Grid Guard attestation framework and Anomaly Detection Module. Hahn et al.

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NREL: Untapped potential exists for blending hydropower, floating PV

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For comparison, global final electricity consumption was just over 22,300 terawatt-hours in 2018, the most recent year for which statistics are available, according to the International Energy Agency. Under one scenario, that means operators of a hybrid system could use pumped storage hydropower to store excess solar generation.

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Walmart is rolling out its ‘coast-to-coast’ network of DC fast chargers

Baua Electric

Photo: Walmart Walmart is kicking off plans to build and remodel hundreds of stores in the US – and those plans include installing DC fast chargers. Electrek’s Take Here’s a bonkers statistic for you: 90% of the US population is located within 10 miles of a Walmart. DC fast charger installation is included in that plan.

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