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Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

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Nighttime satellite images show that the heart of the continent remains in darkness: electrification rates are less than 5 percent in Chad and the Central African Republic, and the rates remain below 50 percent in such populous countries as Angola, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Sudan. What does 50 kWh/year deliver?

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NREL study finds high-pressure hydrogen pipeline system could potentially make hydrogen cost-competitive with gasoline

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An open-access paper on the work is published in the journal Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. These advantages could also include the value of minimizing retail space used by hydrogen compression and storage sited at fueling stations, which is not reflected in our analysis. —Penev et al. 2019.10.005.

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Northwestern team develops new approach to catalyst design using SPBCL and DFT; new HER catalyst 7x more active than Pt

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Currently, platinum-based (Pt) catalysts are the most effective and commonly used to facilitate a hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), which is, in part, the basis for how fuel cells are used to generate energy. —Professor Chad A. Mirkin, co-corresponding author. The global catalysis market is expected to reach $34.3 1800884115.

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Ioxus unveils 16V/58F iMOD ultracapacitor module series for alternative energy markets

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Ioxus is targeting its 16V/58F iMOD modules initially for wind turbine pitch control, said Chad Hall, VP of Sales, with starting systems for large vehicles and off-road equipment next, automotive subsystems, backup power/UPS/ride through and power conditioning for renewable energy systems. Molded-in part number that is not easily removed.

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SpaceX schedules first Falcon Heavy launch in two years in early October

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Revealed on September 7th as part of a US Space Systems Command presentation at the 2021 Small Payload Ride Share Symposium, October 9th now appears to be the military’s official target date for SpaceX’s fourth Falcon Heavy launch ever. Chad Melone at the Small Payload Ride Share Symposium today.

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The Race for the Next-Gen Space Station

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NASA The station is slowly leaking air, presumably from stress cracks in its hull that crew members have struggled to locate, and it’s getting increasingly expensive to maintain as parts wear out. When the time comes, Axiom says, it would detach its components and reconfigure them with other parts for a new station. “If

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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Photo-Illustration: Chad Hagen; Original Photo: Bettmann/Getty Images. Photo-Illustration: Chad Hagen; Original Photo: Tao Images/Alamy. Photo-Illustration: Chad Hagen; Original Photo: Universal Images Group/Getty Images. Photo-Illustration: Chad Hagen; Original Photo: Jonathan Weiss/Alamy. The Great Boston Fire of 1872.

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