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NEC develops prototype 4.5V, long-life manganese Li-ion battery; 30% more energy density, high capacity and light weight

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These developments could help increase the range of electric vehicles in the future while reducing the weight of the batteries. NEC presented the new cell at PRIME 2012, the Pacific Rim Meeting on Electrochemical and Solid-State Science, in Honolulu.

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ATI FlyZero project finds green liquid hydrogen most viable zero-carbon emission fuel for aircraft

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Its main advantages are that it only emits water and eliminates all other exhaust emissions (CO 2 , NO x , particulates). The concept has the energy storage and propulsion system located at the rear of the aircraft, this includes the fuel tanks, fuel system and gas turbines.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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The winds had barely died down when electric-power specialists and others began calling for a radical overhaul of Puerto Rico’s electricity networks, one that would emphasize renewable energy, distributed generation, and, critically, microgrids. A microgrid is like a miniaturized, tightly controlled version of a power grid.