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Researchers demonstrate concept desalination battery

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A team from Stanford University and Ruhr-Universität Bochum have demonstrated the novel concept of a “desalination battery” that uses an electrical energy input to extract sodium and chloride ions from seawater and to generate fresh water. in seawater; step 4, exchange to new seawater. Credit: ACS, Pasta et al. Click to enlarge.

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UNSW, H2Store to develop hydrogen storage for renewables; residential and commercial P2G

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materials such as magnesium hydride (MgH 2 ) and lithium borohydride (LiBH 4 ) capable of storing hydrogen. Professor Aguey-Zinsou believes that his invention would offer significant advantages over current power storage solutions for home solar systems, such as the Tesla Powerwall battery. with a particle size below 10 nm).

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Volvo Car Group testing lightweight structural energy storage material applied in trunk lid and plenum cover

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A composite blend of carbon fibers and polymer resin is being developed that can store and charge more energy faster than conventional batteries can. This material can then be used around the vehicle, replacing existing components, to store and charge energy. Click to enlarge. Close up of the trunk lid carbon fiber composite.

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BMW i home energy storage system integrates 2nd-life i3 vehicle batteries

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The remarkable advantage for BMW customers in using BMW i3 batteries as a plug and play storage application is the ability to tap into an alternative resource for residential and commercial backup power, thus using renewable energy much more efficiently, and enabling additional revenues from the energy market.

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New nanolithia cathodes may address technical drawbacks of Li-air batteries; scalable, cheap and safer Li-air battery system

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An international team from MIT, Argonne National Laboratory and Peking University has demonstrated a lab-scale proof-of-concept of a new type of cathode for Li-air batteries that could overcome the current drawbacks to the technology, including a high potential gap (>1.2 V) g cm −3 , and a practical discharge capacity of 587 Ah kg −1 at 2.55 V

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Enabling Electric Vehicle Charging in Condominiums

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Indeed, the sheer concept of securing construction permits, tackling technical questions and getting the consent of your tenants can seem like a daunting prospect. This turns EV batteries into a source for power storage that can be leveraged to balance energy capacity in your condo. But fear not, we’re here to help.

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This Memory Tech Is Better When It's Bendy

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For stick-on displays , smart bandages , and cheap flexible plastic sensors to really take off, they'll need some way of storing data for the long-term that can be built on plastic. "In It stores its bit as a resistive state. So a single device can store more than one bit of data. The process is reversible.

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