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05/23/2022
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By Franz Walker
Tesla building 100-megawatt battery facility to help Texas’ power grid
Tesla is building a giant, 100-megawatt (MW) energy storage facility in Texas. The facility is being built in Angleton, Texas, outside of Houston and will plug into the state’s power grid. The project, which is operating under a Tesla subsidiary called Gambit Energy Storage LLC, has yet to be officially announced as of the time of writing. But […]
12/01/2021
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By Franz Walker
Scientists build circuit that generates clean, limitless power from graphene
Physicists from the University of Arkansas (UArk) have successfully developed a circuit capable of generating electricity from the natural thermal motion of graphene. “An energy-harvesting circuit based on graphene could be incorporated into a chip to provide clean, limitless, low-voltage power for small devices or sensors,” said lead researchers Paul Thibado, a professor of physics and lead […]
09/08/2021
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By Franz Walker
Old EV lithium-ion batteries can be “harvested” to produce new batteries, say researchers
A recent study has figured out how valuable materials in old electric vehicle (EV) batteries can be “harvested” and used to make new batteries. The disposal of old batteries remains a significant challenge for EVs. Once these batteries reach the end of their service lives, they are dumped as electronic waste or e-waste. E-waste, which […]
08/27/2021
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By Franz Walker
Navy developing sonic weapon that makes its target unable to speak
The U.S. Navy is currently developing a non-lethal weapon that uses a target’s own voice against them, rendering them unable to speak. Called the Acoustic Hailing And Disruption (AHAD) system, the handheld device records a target’s voice using a long-range microphone. It then amplifies it and plays it back on two distinct tracks, one nearly simultaneous […]
05/25/2021
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By Franz Walker
Renault mulls introducing battery-swapping in its electric vehicles
French automaker Renault announced that it’s considering introducing battery swapping technology in its electric cars. This could potentially make it the first major international automaker to embrace the technology. Most current electric vehicles (EV) require their drivers to charge their car’s batteries from a charging station or outlet when they run out of power. This tends to […]
05/10/2021
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By Franz Walker
NYPD’s use of robot dog during operation draws public outrage
A new video showing New York City police officers patrolling with a robot dog has drawn flak from various sectors. The video shows New York Police Department (NYPD) officers exiting a public housing building in Manhattan on Monday, April 12, with a 70-pound robotic dog outfitted with lights, cameras and artificial intelligence. The officers had come to the building to […]
04/16/2021
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By Franz Walker
Elon Musk’s “futuristic” transit system in Las Vegas falls short of expectations
Elon Musk’s “futuristic” Las Vegas transit loop has received criticism for failing to live up to the serial entrepreneur’s lofty promises. The $55 million loop, which was built by Musk’s The Boring Company, promised to whisk passengers in driverless Tesla cars at speeds of up to 155 mph. This would turn a typically 15-minute-long-walk into […]
04/15/2021
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By Franz Walker
New, low-cost battery technology could drive boom in household solar energy
A new “plug and play” energy storage system could help meet the boom in demand for safe, renewable and secure solar energy storage in American homes. Engineers at Gridtential Energy, Inc. and Electric Applications Incorporated (EAI), with support from the Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI), developed the Silicon Joule, new batteries using an innovative bipolar […]
04/13/2021
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By Franz Walker
UK to build first hydrogen fueled homes by April
The U.K.’s first homes where appliances will be fueled exclusively by hydrogen instead of fossil fuel are due to be opened by April. Authorities are hoping that the building will provide the public with “a glimpse into the potential home of the future.” The two semi-detached houses, which are being built in the town of Gateshead in north-east […]
04/08/2021
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By Franz Walker
Bladeless turbines could help bring wind power to your home
A Spanish green energy company is pioneering the development of bladeless turbines that can harness energy from wind without the sweeping white blades that have become synonymous with wind power. The bladeless turbines are the work of Madrid-based startup Vortex Bladeless. Thanks to its innovative design, the company recently won the approval of Norway’s state […]
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