Tag: Batteries
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Battery Made Of Wood Could Be Much Greener
There’s a lot of research going on in the realm of batteries these days. It seems like there’s a “battery breakthrough” announced almost every day. Clearly, all these battery breakthroughs won’t make it to commercialization, and it’s hard to identify which will. This new battery made of wood one could be promising… but would the…
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Solar Beats Diesel At Off-Grid BLM Fire Station
Promised grid power never made it to Red Red Canyon in Nevada, but now the fire station there is getting along just fine with solar power and a lot of batteries. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, please visit EarthTech…
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US Cranks Up Lithium Production For EV Batteries
The Obama administration, anticipating rising demand for EVs and plug-in hybrids, helps grow Rockwood Lithium operations in North Carolina and Nevada. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, please visit EarthTechling. …
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Sustainable Batteries Take A Swig Of Brown Liquor
Could “brown liquor,” a renewable byproduct of paper pulp mills, be the key to making sustainably produced batteries for renewable energy storage?
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Batteries In The Trash? For Shame!
In one California study, 56 percent of people were still tossing old batteries in the trash—leading to renewed efforts to promote recycling.