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Study sees gradual, focused replacement of lead-acid SLI batteries by Li-ion batteries over next couple of years

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The Pb-acid SLI battery will still continue to be in demand for the many small and cheap ICE vehicles where cost of the battery replacement will always be the deciding factor. There will still be a need for a 12 V battery for the supply of auxiliary power that will not necessarily be a Pb-acid SLI battery.

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Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

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Energy storage technology is seen as a way to help even out the imbalance in supply and demand by storing excess energy during periods of high production and using it when needed. Batteries have a powerful spigot, but that comes at the cost of a small tub. When does it make sense to buy electricity directly from the grid?

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How to Save When Building an EV Charging Station

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Installation Costs – As the power of the charger system grows, so too does the size of the electrical cables and switchgear required to supply it. Product selection should take into account the fully installed cost. However, they can significantly impact the total cost of ownership.

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UK power crisis – entirely the fault of regulators and ministers

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What we have not done so well is to ensure that we have a solid base level of generation to supply electricity when there is no sun and no wind. This is turn begs the question where does gas come from and what have we done to ensure a safe and reliable supply. Right now, production is low in Russia, so the cost has increased.

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SpaceX is building launch pad tanks out of Starship parts and that’s a big deal

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For SpaceX to design and build its own custom bulk commodity storage tanks instead of buying what is arguably a fairly routine and cheap off-the-shelf technology, Starship production has to be DIRT CHEAP. Just dawned on me that this is a much bigger deal than it might seem. link] — Eric Ralph (@13ericralph31) April 6, 2021.

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ADB draft report says 3B Asians could become affluent by 2050; significant challenges

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On a purchasing power parity basis, GDP per capita in Asia would rise to $38,600, compared with the projected 2050 global average of $36,600. On a purchasing power parity basis, GDP per capita would rise to only $20,300, or just over half of that under the Asian Century scenario. —Haruhiko Kuroda. Energy consumption.

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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With subsidies long in place for nuclear, coal and gas in the US along with the cheap cost of production for coal and natural gas, solar is essentially competing with that $0.10/kWh kWh average cost of electricity in the United States and globally. Unfortunately, for Evergreen and Solyndra, that filing is too late.

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