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Tiny solar thermal power plant solves gigantic salt problem
After the excitement of Ivanpah and Crescent Dunes comes a third solar thermal plant that solves a major salt problem.
Tina Casey

Feb 19, 2014

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Your next EV battery could look like a pomegranate
The pressure is on to come up with next-generation performance improvements on Lithium batteries – one solution is based on structure of a pomegranate.
Tina Casey

Feb 18, 2014

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Hook up your solar panels to a giant rhubarb battery
A new energy storage breakthrough at Harvard is based on a common little molecule that is almost exactly the same as one found in rhubarb.
Tina Casey

Jan 15, 2014

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Other Good Stuff

How Wall Street suddenly fell in love with solar
Solar is in Wall Street’s good books after NYT notes that the solar power “craze” is partly responsible for th market’s recent good times.
Tina Casey

Jan 7, 2014

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An electric bus that can go forever? New technology could make it happen
Wireless charging system designed for electric buses in Europe would enable en route charging and free bus routes from fueling stations.
Tina Casey

Dec 11, 2013

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It’s hard to get a grip on solar power’s ‘soft costs’
The NREL has come out with two new studies demonstrating that non-hardware “soft costs” now account for a whopping 64% of the total cost.
Tina Casey

Dec 5, 2013

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What’s this about the World Bank not funding any more nuclear?
Looking back at the World Bank’s one and only 1959 nuclear project, it’s hardly surprising it finds renewable energy a far more attractive investment.
Tina Casey

Dec 3, 2013

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Renewable energy barriers fall with new FERC order
Energy storage fans rejoice as US energy regulator allows storage to be connected to the grid, paving the way for more solar arrays and wind farms.
Tina Casey

Nov 26, 2013

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US Navy’s ‘all-electric’ destroyer is a sea-going microgrid
The newly launched USS Zumwalt’s ‘all-electric’ power system both generates and distributes energy, for propulsion, weaponry and support services.
Tina Casey

Nov 6, 2013

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US Air Force pilots new solar energy storage system
US Air Force seeking to demonstrate ability of advanced solar storage system to deliver seamless energy management for a sensitive, high-demand facility.
Tina Casey

Oct 22, 2013

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Ford jumps EV battery gap with $8m research lab
US auto giant a major backer of a new lab that will help EV battery developers bridge the ‘Valley of Death’ between concept and reality.
Tina Casey

Oct 17, 2013

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US Air Force trains for combat on wind power
The US Air Force wants to use wind power so it can avoid hazardous fuel drops in Alaska.
Tina Casey

Oct 2, 2013

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