energy storage
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How the humble chairlift could revolutionize renewable energy
Simple mechanical systems can store energy much longer than batteries.
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Most paths to a clean-energy future start the same way
Fights over renewable standards and nuclear power can be vicious. Here's a list of things that climate hawks agree on.
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Tesla’s solar vision gets its first big test in Puerto Rico
Companies and nonprofits are restoring power while the island’s utility struggles to rebuild its devastated grid.
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Hurricanes keep bringing blackouts. Clean energy could keep the lights on.
Irma and Maria are the latest reminders that we really need a new electricity grid
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Welcome to Paradise: Batteries Now Included
The power grid of the future will require sunny skies above and energy storage below. Thanks to Tesla, Kauai has both.
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Storing clean energy in salt isn’t as crazy as it sounds
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is developing tech to solve our clean energy storage dilemma.
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Which is harder, Tetris or climate change?
If there's anyone who knows how to solve big problems, it's Henk Rogers, discoverer of Tetris.
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People can’t get enough of Tesla’s new batteries
In one week, the company received $800M in reservations for its Powerwalls and Powerpacks.
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Elon Musk unveils fancy new Tesla battery — ’cause existing batteries “suck”
The billionaire inventor and entrepreneur wants to bring solar power to the masses.