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First Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breaker Debuts

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In 2018, the company installed its first SF 6 -free gas-insulated substation in Europe, which included a 145 kV-class AC circuit breaker thats insulated with a gas mixture it calls g 3. In 2018, that translated to 9,040 tons (8,200 tonnes) of SF 6 emitted globally, accounting for about 1 percent of the global warming value that year.

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Tesla’s retro-futuristic diner and Supercharger is here and it looks sick

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In 2018, Elon Musk said that Tesla planned to open an “old school drive-in, roller skates & rock restaurant at one of the new Tesla Supercharger locations in Los Angeles.” This project has been in the works for a long time. It was yet another “Is he joking?”

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How to Fast-Track Perovskite Solar Cells

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In a 2018 interview , Oxford cofounder Henry Snaith hinted that his company might take the vapor route when he said that vapor-deposited cells [would] advance more quickly than solution-processed cells. This ensures we keep options open for both vacuum and solution processes, says Nathan Hill , a senior scientist at Power Roll.

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Daniel Negreanu, Leonardo DiCaprio and More

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As climate change accelerates and fuel prices remain volatile, electric vehicles (EVs) have quickly gained traction among consumers looking for a more sustainable and cost-efficient way to drive. 4 Celebrities Driving the Clean Car Revolution This article may contain affiliate links. is an avid collector of expensive things.

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Teething Babies and Rainy Days Once Cut Calls Short

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Her first, Power Button: A History of Pleasure, Panic, and the Politics of Pushing (The MIT Press, 2018), explores the history and politics of push buttons. The products hardiness would allow the desk telephone to withstand any climate, even one hostile to communication technology. License to Spill is Rachel Plotnicks second book.

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Trump’s Tariffs Are An Economic & Environmental Boomerang

CleanTechnica EVs

Between 2018 and 2020, Trumps tariffs on solar panels cost the US an estimated 10.5 The first Trump trade war was a disaster for US cleantech, and it looks like 2025 is setting up to be an encore performance. GW of lost solar capacity, delaying the transition to clean energy.

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Nuclear Fusion’s New Idea: An Off-the-Shelf Stellarator

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And it’s become increasingly important as a rapidly warming climate and soaring electricity demand have made the need for stable, carbon-free power ever more acute. In many ways, Spitzer’s brilliant idea was the perfect answer” to the problems of plasma confinement, says Steven Cowley, PPPL’s director since 2018.

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