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Pilot Project Sends Kelp–and Carbon–to the Seafloor

Cars That Think

The Climate Foundation , the Seattle-based company behind the project, has found that this deep cycling makes kelp grow three times as fast as it can when kept in shallow waters, as seaweed farmers do now. It’s our hope in 2024 to validate our model and then, as [they] say in Silicon Valley, design it once and build it a million times.”

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Being a Pro Eco Recycler

DIY Electric Car

20 Deka Ungly 45 ah deep cycle batteries (retail $3000). When I told people at work that I was building a electric car I received 20 Deka Unigy 45 ah deep cycle batteries (retail $3000) for free as they were swapping out old ups batteries from a back up system. total $14,600). -1 1 1750 watt inverter. -20

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Arc 1 Conversion Journal 3/3/2012

DIY Electric Car

But in the theme of remaining true to my build philosophy, it is fully capable of handling my actual driving conditions, but doesn't exceed it by far. I am not building a dragster. I am building a commuter car for a city with 45MPH speed limits. This is a 6.7" " motor that is typically used in smaller cars.

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Stanford, SLAC team cages silicon microparticles in graphene for stable, high-energy anode for Li-ion batteries

Green Car Congress

The graphene cage acts as a mechanically strong and flexible buffer during deep cycling, allowing the silicon microparticles to expand and fracture within the cage while retaining electrical connectivity on both the particle and electrode level. —Stanford postdoc Kai Yan.

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Axion supplying PbC batteries to Norfolk Southern for all-battery switcher and working on line-haul hybrid locomotives; micro-hybrid and stationary expansion

Green Car Congress

Compared to advanced lead-acid batteries, the PbC batteries: Support higher [10-20x] charge acceptance and faster recharge [5-10x] in partial state-of-charge (PSOC) applications; Offer an 4x increase in cycle life in 100% depth-of-discharge applications; and. NS is making improvements that will enable it to handle more rail freight traffic.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

Overnight or deep-cycle discharge damages batteries, and high C rates degrade batteries because of the temperature created. times more life expectancy for a battery versus a deep-cycle charging approach. We’re working with about 15 transit agencies in the US right now, at various stages of planning and build-out.