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Review of Distributed Energy Resources
We decided it was time we wrote another review of distributed energy resources (DER). These are small-scale electricity generation units,…
Who Invented the Lithium-Ion Battery?
A lithium-ion battery contains rechargeable cells which store energy by temporary reduction. Their anodes are typically graphite from carbon. While…
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Worry not, some armchair scientists tell us, batteries will last longer as Earth’s climate changes. That’s because climate and batteries…
The Solar Team at Eindhoven University of Technology in Netherlands concedes that cars may be part of the problem. However,…
Magnesium batteries use magnesium cations in their anodes as their active charge-transporting agents. Secondary versions are under the spotlight as…
There’s something about a set of car keys that seems to attract every child’s attention. They know they can’t go…