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Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

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Energy storage has two main factors—how fast it can be charged and discharged (the spigot) and how much total energy it can hold (the bathtub). But Liu says residential customers don’t see demand charges. So that may create this need for storage…And then there will be a competition between thermal and electric [storage].”

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ARPA-E awards $33M to 13 intermediate-temp fuel cell projects; converting gaseous hydrocarbons to liquid fuels

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Redox’s new material configuration also allows the operating temperature to be reduced when incorporated into commercially fabricated fuel cells. Colorado School of Mines. The fuel cell’s unique design includes an iron-based layer that stores electrical charge like a battery, enabling a faster response to changes in power demand.

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