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Molten-Salt Battery Freezes Energy Over a Whole Season

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Especially for sources like wind and solar, which have discontinuous availability. Scientists have been looking for solutions in gravity energy storage , thermal or geothermal storage , and also molten-salt batteries. He expects the battery to retain over 80% of its charge in that period.

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New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage

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The new sodium-based molten salt battery uses two distinct reactions. The team previously reported a neutral molten salt reaction. The new discovery shows that this neutral molten salt can undergo a further reaction into an acidic molten salt.

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ARPA-E awarding up to $24M to 10 projects to support advanced nuclear power plants

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A quantitative assessment will be done on the continuous load following capability of the proposed system that would be capable of sharing the grid with substantial renewable resources such as wind and solar. Terrestrial Energy USA: Magnetically Suspended Canned Rotor Pumps for the Integral Molten Salt Reactor – $3,150,000.

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ARPA-E Selects 6 Projects for $9.6M in Funding, Including Improving Efficiency and Power Density of Electric Machines

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These magnets will enable further market penetration of hybrid vehicles and wind turbine generators, while enhancing US competitiveness in rare-earth mineral based products. Alameda, CA): Airborne Wind Turbine. Two-tank molten salt is currently the preferred state-of-the-art thermal energy storage for solar thermal power plants.

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Estonian startup UP Catalyst secures €2.09M; sustainable carbon nanomaterials and graphite from CO2

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The pre-seed round was led by Sunly, a developer of wind and solar parks in the Baltics and Poland, and joined by Scottish Baltic Invest, an investment company linked to Interconnect Product Assembly (IPA), which specializes in the production of electro-mechanical solutions; and Little Green Fund that focuses on investments in cleantech innovation.

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German researchers improve catalyst for steam reforming of methanol with salt coating; enabler for renewable energy storage systems

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We anticipate that the modification of classical heterogeneous catalysts by molten salt coatings can be used in the future as a rational and general approach to optimize heterogeneous catalysts through surface modification or co-adsorption effects. Hydrogen Hydrogen Production Hydrogen Storage Methanol Power Generation Solar Wind'

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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.