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Solar-to-Hydrogen Water Splitter Outlasts Next Best Tech By 14x

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We confirmed 100 days durability, which is one of the longest periods among experimentally confirmed PEC water splitting materials,” says Masashi Kato , a professor of electrical and mechanical engineering at Nagoya Institute of Technology. Durability will be key for maintenance-free systems that can be installed at remote locations, he says.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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Currently, there are some industrial facilities that use battery swapping to replenish the energy stores of electric forklifts. The demands on the grid would require a lot of infrastructure work without some sort of "energy reservoir" in place. The main benefit associated with the swapping model is speed.