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MIT researchers propose subsea version of pumped hydro for renewable energy storage

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Researchers at MIT are proposing using a variation on pumped hydroelectric systems for storage of electricity produced by offshore wind farms. The key to this Ocean Renewable Energy Storage (ORES) system is the placement of 30-meter-diameter hollow concrete spheres on the seafloor under the wind turbines. Earlier post.).

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Audi unveils e-gas project: synthetic methane from the methanation of green hydrogen; series production of CNG models in 2013 powered by e-gas

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The e-gas project consists of two main components: Audi is contributing to the construction of offshore North Sea wind turbines which will generate clean power,that is then fed into the public power grid. Wind turbines are the first significant component of the Audi e-gas project. Rated at 3.6 Rated at 3.6

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Hydrogenics wins order from E.ON for power-to-hydrogen-gas energy storage project in Germany

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Power-to-Gas is a novel way to store energy at utility scale, whereby surplus electrical grid power is converted into hydrogen gas. The electrolysis of water into hydrogen whenever surplus electrical power is available is the optimal pathway to increase the renewable content in the energy system mix.

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What the Nissan Leaf Has Taught Us About Natural Disaster Recovery

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The idea of using electric vehicles to provide power during emergencies was generated during the 2011 tsunami. V2H technology enables homeowners to store electricity in their EV batteries for use when they need it. Which opens up the question of “Could a VPP be anything that stores and provides energy?

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Nissan FY 2014 global corporate activities reduce CO2 emissions by 22.6% compared to FY 2005

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Through the use of renewable energy, Nissan Mexicana has prevented 152,800 tons of CO 2 from entering the atmosphere, and has so far assembled 460,000 vehicles with wind power and 57,400 vehicles with biogas power from the city’s landfills. In all, the use of clean energies accounted for 68% of the production at the Aguascalientes A1 Plant.

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12 Exciting Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2022

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Green hydrogen is hydrogen produced in sustainable ways, using solar or wind-powered electrolyzers to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. The station, China’s first long-term space habitat, was preceded by the Tiangong-1 and Tiangong-2 stations, which orbited from 2011 to 2018 and 2016 to 2019, respectively.

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PNNL team finds that new electrolyte mix increases energy storage capacity of vanadium redox batteries by 70%

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And with just a little more work, the battery could potentially increase the use of wind, solar and other renewable power sources across the electric grid. A redox flow battery (RFB) stores electrical energy typically in two soluble redox couples contained in external electrolyte tanks sized in accordance with application requirements.