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€20M European research alliance focuses on liquid metals; energy applications

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Liquid metals can store energy in large quantities and dissipate heat effectively. Their thermal conductivity is 50 to 100 times higher than the thermal conductivity of water; and they continue to stay liquid in a broad range of temperatures. That’s why liquid metals are best suited to cool down highly energetic processes.

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2023’s Top Stories About Energy

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meters long, weigh 62 kilograms, and store 3 kilowatt-hours. This past November, he focused on the efforts of three Baltic states—Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia—to separate their electrical grids from the Russian-controlled synchronous AC power zone.

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Solaris to present new generation hydrogen bus

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Energy needed to power the driveline of the Solaris Urbin 12 hydrogen will be obtained fromthe fuel cell; range on a single refueling will be more than 350 km (217 miles). Hydrogen is stored in composite tanks on the roof; the mass of the tanks will be reduced by about 20% compared to previous models.

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