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Researchers Aim to Decarbonize Chemical Industry by Electrifying It

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This sponsored article is brought to you by NYU Tandon School of Engineering. The task is clearly enormous, not just for the chemical manufacturing industry itself but for the larger economy. chemical industry migrate from thermal-based manufacturing processes to electricity-based ones.

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China’s battery storage capacity growth likely to slow in 2024 – ET Auto

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“In 2024, the entire world is in a stage of reconfiguring supply chains, geopolitics are bringing new challenges to supply chains,” CNESA said in the white paper. This is particularly important for China, which has minimal natural gas capacity, a more flexible power source than slow-ramping coal plants.

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China’s battery storage capacity growth likely to slow in 2024 – ET Auto

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Growth in China’s battery storage capacity could slow down in 2024, according to an industry association, as energy storage struggles with low profitability. Grid-connected battery farms back up renewables when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing and are considered important to help integrate clean energy into power grids.

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China’s Nio and CATL team up to develop longer life batteries – ET Auto

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Nio currently buys most of its batteries from CATL and has been exploring battery supplies from new partners such as CALB. “This is not only a problem that Nio needs to solve, but one that the whole industry must work together to solve.” ” Warranties typically cover EV batteries for eight years. .

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3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables

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In fact, if you remove Equinor from the equation, Big Oil’s renewable investments will actually decline over the next three years before even factoring in the industry-wide deep capex cuts due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Further, natural gas can be used to keep the power grid stable as solar and wind power fluctuate.

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How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

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Bad things happen when demand outstrips supply. We learned that lesson too well at the start of the pandemic, when demand for toilet paper, disinfecting wipes, masks, and ventilators outstripped the available supply. Clearly, balancing the supply and demand of goods is critical for a stable, normal, functional society.

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. While lithium isn’t exactly in short supply, extracting it from the ground exacts a huge environmental cost.

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