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First Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breaker Debuts

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The first-of-its-kind device could replace conventional high-voltage breakers, which use the potent greenhouse gas sulfur hexafluoride, or SF 6. Such equipment is scattered widely throughout power grids as a way to stop the flow of electrical current in an emergency.

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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

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The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Global Nickel Trade and Chinese Dominance.

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3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables

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Despite the much-vaunted megatrend involving the global electrification drive and shift to renewable energy , the most ambitious pledges by Big Oil to pursue net-zero agendas remain weak at best. Indeed, much of Big Oil's reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions leans on the so-called natural gas bridge. 2 Total SA.

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Nel ASA receives purchase order for 20MW alkaline electrolyzer from steelmaker Ovako

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The fossil-free hydrogen will replace the use of fossil propane gas currently used in the heating furnaces. The electricity used comes entirely from fossil-free sources. At present, global emissions for the industry are estimated at 1700 kg of CO 2 per tonne of crude steel.

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Will Supercapacitors Come to AI's Rescue?

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electricity provider National Grid faces a problem every time there is a soccer match on (or any other widely viewed televised event for that matter): During half-time, or a commercial break, an inordinate number of viewers go to turn on their tea kettles. These and other such products can help smooth out load fluctuations on the grid.

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ORNL demos 20 kW bi-directional wireless charging on UPS PHEV truck; 11" air gap, >92% efficiency

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Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in late February demonstrated a 20-kilowatt bi-directional wireless charging system installed on a UPS medium-duty, plug-in hybrid electric delivery truck. —Mike Whitlatch, vice president of Global Energy and Procurement for UPS.

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Toshiba delivers two SCiB Li-ion grid energy storage systems

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Toshiba Corporation has delivered battery energy storage systems integrating the company’s SCiB Li-ion battery ( earlier post ) to Kyushu Electric Power Co., Toshiba is promoting battery energy storage system globally as a support for stable power supply, and is involved in Smart Community projects around the world.