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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

Cars That Think

In a region known for long, dark winter nights, Polar Night Energy is building a system in the city of Tampere that can heat buildings with stored solar energy — all day, all night, and all winter long. This means that storing and distributing energy is as important as its generation. The apparent contradictions do not end there.

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Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

Green Car Congress

Quinones are naturally abundant, inexpensive, small organic molecules, and similar to molecules that store energy in plants and animals. The technology could fundamentally transform the way electricity is stored on the grid, making power from renewable energy sources such as wind and sun far more economical and reliable.

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U.N. Kills Any Plans to Use Mercury as a Rocket Propellant

Cars That Think

based startup began toying with the idea. But then a company hit on the idea to use it as a spacecraft propellant. And then somebody just resurrected the research on it and said, ‘Hey, other than the environmental impact, this was a pretty good idea.’ It’s also liquid at room temperature, making it efficient to store and use.

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How I turned a shipping container into a solar off-grid charging station with A/C

Baua Electric

That seemed like a great idea to put to use for all of my electric “toys”. And the answer is to hopefully give them better wind protection. For this cheap portable unit, I had to cut a hole in the side of the container for the hot exhaust air to flow, then drill a smaller hole for the condensation tube to drain.

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The Why, How, and Maybe Not of Geoengineering

Cars That Think

All of those biological processes are sort of self-propagating, and they take up carbon dioxide fairly quickly, but they’re highly uncertain in terms of how long they store it. But right now we’ve got some distance to go with any of these ideas. And again, scientists look to what they’ve observed before when arriving at these ideas.

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Genesis GV70 Electrified review

EV Central

Straight up, at $127,800, the GV70 Electrified does not sound cheap, but it is packed with gear and doesn’t charge you umpteen thousands in optional extras. There’s also a small under-bonnet cavity that’s handy for storing charging valuables, although it’s quite shallow, limiting its usefulness for bulkier items.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Munger, the 85-year-old vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, is a curmudgeon who frowns on most investment ideas. "When I call Charlie with an idea," Buffett tells me, "and he says, That is really a dumb idea, that means we should put 100% of our net worth into it. Electric cars will be one answer.

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