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LSBU researchers investigating metal hydride hydrogen storage for buses

Green Car Congress

Researchers from London South Bank University (LSBU), School of the Built Environment and Architecture, are investigating the use of metal hydrides to absorb, release and store hydrogen for fuel cell buses. Hydrogen is stored by reaction with a metal to form a hydride (exothermic reaction). From Adelhelm & Jongh (2011).

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The Benefits of EV Charging Stations for Businesses: A Smart Move As the World Re-opens

EV Connect

After seeing the pandemic’s effect on vehicle emissions and their contribution to climate change, though — a drop of roughly 2.4 EV Charging Can Drive Shoppers to Your Business Spending at clothing and clothing-accessory stores grew by more than 200% year over year. EV sales globally are expected to hit 5 million in 2021.

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2023’s Top Stories About Energy

Cars That Think

And yet more air conditioning exacerbates the very problem—climate change—that is driving the need for more air conditioning. meters long, weigh 62 kilograms, and store 3 kilowatt-hours. EnerVenue If you don’t discharge and then recharge them all the way, lithium-ion batteries can last for thousands of charge-discharge cycles.

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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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Re-Mining Red Mud Waste for CO 2 Capture and Storage and Critical Element Recovery (RMCCS-CER) ($1,000,000). million tonnes of CO 2 per year will be sequestered in mine tailings that are permanently and safely stored with a decrease of 100 kg of CO 2 equivalent per tonne of ore processed. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

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Green Manhattan Beach Going Plug-In. Here Comes BMW’s Mini E!

Creative Greenius

We wrote about the new electric Mini coming to California last July and we’re thrilled it’s coming right to our own backyard in green as can be Manhattan Beach. How’s about we build the necessary plug-in infrastructure now that will make us a leader in places to get charged up anywhere in South Bay.

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Honda opens Smart Home US in California; produces more energy than it consumes; direct DC-DC EV charging

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A 10 kWh battery energy storage system in the garage, using the same lithium-ion cells that are used in the Honda Fit EV, allows stored solar energy to be used at night, when household demand typically peaks and electric vehicles are usually charged. DC-to-DC electric vehicle charging. Photo by Dorian Toy. Click to enlarge.

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Electric Car Charging: An Easy Step-by-Step Guide To Ditching Gasoline Forever

EV Life

Electric Car Charging. One of the biggest shifts from driving a gas car to an electric car is how the vehicle is refueled through electric car charging. Think about charging an electric car as similar to charging your smartphone, which like an electric car, is powered by lithium ion batteries. DC Fast Charge.