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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. No battery is perfect, however, so engineers keep pushing for new and improved ways to store those electrons.

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Maryland Transit System Gets Solar + Storage Microgrid For Charging Its Electric Buses

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One of the big objections to electric vehicles, and even more to clean energy, is that the power grid isn’t always up. You can’t use solar power! Who thought any of this was a good idea?? Severe storms? You can’t charge your EV. Sun not shining?

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$50M Battery500 consortium targeting battery pack with specific energy of 500 Wh/kg

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The team in this 5-year project hopes to reach these goals by focusing on lithium-metal batteries, which use lithium instead of graphite for the battery’s anode. While studying these materials, the consortium will work to prevent unwanted side reactions in the whole battery that weaken a battery’s performance.

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Tesla’s solar neighborhood in Austin could help TX learn if renewables are viable

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SunHouse at Easton Park will be a small part of the community featuring homes equipped with Tesla Solar and Powerwall, the company’s home battery storage system. The solar and home battery units are integrated into the homes’ sale price as well, much like state-of-the-art appliances. In a letter, Gov.

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The Greening of Transportation

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In this month’s special report on the greening of transportation, we examine a moonshot idea for powering electric vehicles, the biggest change in aviation since the jet engine, and cargo ships with a battle-tested mode of generation.

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3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables

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NASDAQ:TSLA) a run for its money thanks to its 2016 acquisition of battery company Saft. Further, natural gas can be used to keep the power grid stable as solar and wind power fluctuate. But Total is not just content to compete in the traditional renewable energy arena of wind and solar but is also giving Tesla Inc.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle.

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