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From Flowers to Thermal Energy Storage
The ‘Indian Lilac’ Neem tree, is a glorious profusion of pink flowers in season. These produce large quantities of seeds…
Silicon-Graphite Anodes – The Way Forward?
Ed Conway, writing in Material World, left us with an interesting thought at the end of our previous post. This…
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Have a Battery Cake and Eat It
You can’t have your cake and eat it, or so the proverb goes, because after you eat it all the…
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Geopolitical Tensions Map Way For Sodium
The sodium battery dream has been there ever since Jules Verne’s Captain Nemo powered his electric submarine on salt. However,…
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Surviving Power Cuts by Thinking Ahead
The power cut that took large parts of Spain and Portugal off-grid, reminds us how energy-dependent we are. Whole cities…
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Living With Lithium Battery Fires
We can’t escape the reality of burning lithium-ion batteries. They are strong and powerful as young stallions, but they are…