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Molten-Salt Battery Freezes Energy Over a Whole Season

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As the pressure to decarbonize electricity grids mounts, so does the need to have long-term storage options for power generated from renewables. Especially for sources like wind and solar, which have discontinuous availability. He expects the battery to retain over 80% of its charge in that period.

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Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

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As countries transition away from fossil fuels to green sources of energy like wind and solar, there will be natural lulls in energy production due to weather conditions. They gradually lose capacity with each discharge and recharge cycle, and they can be fire hazards. But the space is still young.

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Five Cool Tech Demos From the ARPA-E Summit

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That’s because liquified gas has a lower viscosity than carbonate-based electrolytes, which allows the lithium salt to move from one electrode to the other at a faster rate, shortening the time it takes to recharge the battery. We have the world record for a high-voltage, low-temperature cathode,” says Rustomji.

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Hydro-Québec and Technifin form partnership to license lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies for Li-ion battery applications

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It primarily exploits renewable generating options, in particular hydropower, and supports the development of wind energy through purchases from independent power producers. Hydro-Québec is a public utility that generates, transmits and distributes electricity. Its sole shareholder is the Québec government.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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National Renewable. for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. superconducting wire that can be used in future advanced wind turbine generators. used to make a wind turbine generator lighter, more powerful, and more efficient. superconducting wind generators more practical for.

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