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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

Cars That Think

As we try to objectively study nature, we are often reminded of how natural forces affect us personally. When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass. The apparent contradictions do not end there.

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What the Nissan Leaf Has Taught Us About Natural Disaster Recovery

Blink Charging

In 2018, the Blue Switch project was created by Nissan as an initiative to promote the use of electric car batteries as viable resources for issues related to disaster prevention, energy management, climate change, and more. V2H technology enables homeowners to store electricity in their EV batteries for use when they need it.

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Lean Software, Power Electronics, and the Return of Optical Storage

Cars That Think

Before we start, I want to tell you that you can get the latest coverage from some of Spectrum ‘s most important beats, including AI, climate change, and robotics, by signing up for one of our free newsletters. So I believe it should be possible to have machines that operate independently, truly personal machines.

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The Future of Charging: Bidirectional V2G

MyEVOnline

After you connect your car’s battery to a DC rapid charging station, AC or alternating current from the grid is converted and stored inside the vehicle in the form of DC or direct current. You can send the energy stored inside the car battery to your house or the grid.

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‘The Plane Is Fine’: An Airline Course Looks to Overcome Fear in the Skies

Baua Electric

There’s also a section on how pilots are trained to deal with various scenarios — including cabin depressurization, malfunctioning landing gear, holes in the fuselage and sudden gusts of wind on the runway that force what is called a “go-around” — when a pilot suddenly aborts the landing and sends the plane barreling straight back into the sky.

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The Transformative Role of Electric Vehicles in Shaping Smart Cities

Baua Electric

The integration of EVs aligns with the global imperative to mitigate climate change and reduce the environmental footprint of urban transportation. The electric drivetrain is highly efficient in converting stored energy from batteries into motion, minimizing energy waste.

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CNH Industrial enters into exclusive multi?year technology licensing agreement with Monarch Tractor for tractor electrification

Green Car Congress

Farmers face numerous challenges including labor shortages, effects of climate change, safety concerns, increased customer scrutiny for sustainability demands, government regulations, and more. Additionally, the data collected is securely stored in a Monarch cloud.