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MIT researchers propose subsea version of pumped hydro for renewable energy storage

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Researchers at MIT are proposing using a variation on pumped hydroelectric systems for storage of electricity produced by offshore wind farms. The key to this Ocean Renewable Energy Storage (ORES) system is the placement of 30-meter-diameter hollow concrete spheres on the seafloor under the wind turbines. Earlier post.).

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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

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The system uses electricity to heat air, which is then circulated through an exchanger that heats water and distributes it to multiple buildings in the city’s Hiedanranta district (Figure 2). The hot air then flows back out of the vessel into a heat exchanger, where it heats water that is then circulated through building heating systems.

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Audi e-gas plant qualified to participate in balancing market to stabilize grid

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The Audi e-gas plant in the city of Werlte in Lower Saxony ( earlier post ) produces CO 2 neutral-fuel (synthetic methane from water, renewable electricity and CO 2 ); it now also contributes toward stabilizing the public power grid.

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UK wants to ban 100% ICE power by 2030

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Offshore wind: Produce enough offshore wind to power every home in the UK, quadrupling how much it produces to 40 gigawatts by 2030, and supporting up to 60,000 jobs. Point 1: Advancing Offshore Wind. The report says that by 2030, we aim to produce 40GW of offshore wind, including 1GW of innovative floating offshore wind.

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Lotfi Zadeh and the Birth of Fuzzy Logic

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His choice of subject for his master’s thesis, though, marked one of the first times he would sail against the prevailing technical winds. He had heard from a colleague that Zadeh had been toying with the idea of leaving Columbia. At the time, though, he had no clear idea how this would work. That idea came in July 1964.

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The Greenius Goes Into Overdrive

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In Manhattan Beach I’ve been watching the four committees of the ETF present their recommendations for the city council on water, waste, building and climate change. It’s the environment – the sun, the air, the water, the land. Free, Clean, Renewable Electricity From The Wind: Visiting PacWind with Dency & J.R.

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Best EV To Own To Survive a Zombie Apocalypse?

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Picture this, a deadly virus has swept across the earth… Okay, you get the idea. However, the idea of riding a Harley Davidson whilst slaloming through a herd of crazed zombies on route 66, sounds quite a thrilling proposition! The ability to move around would be more vital than ever in search of food, water and a place to hide.

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