Battery Basics
Direct and Alternating Electric Current Compared
We have direct and alternating electric current thanks to Edison and Westinghouse competing for space…
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Battery Basics
Battery Basics
Back to Basics: How Does a Battery Work?
A battery is a collection of common materials arranged in a particular way to produce…
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South Australia’s Two Pronged Solar Battery Plan
It’s musical chairs again in South Australia, electrically speaking. One premier is out, another one…
Battery Experiments
Science Class: Perpetual Motion in Energy
Energy is such a huge topic we scarcely know where to start today. We believe…
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Supercapacitors Disrupting with New Polymer
Supercapacitors are coming along quite nicely compared to batteries. Supercapacitors are finding new materials for…
Battery Technical
Three Types of Energy Storage on Lifeboats
It is hard to believe mighty ocean liners once plied the seas without lifeboats, or…
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Geothermal Asks ‘Why Burn Fossil Fuel’?
If a space person ever lands on earth – and deigns to speak to us…
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Tesla builds largest battery for Australia’s energy shortage
Imagine a huge reserve dedicated to housing the world’s largest battery. Today, South Australia is…
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Hydropower in Pipes Comes to Portland
Human ingenuity never ceases to amaze us. We have known about powerful generators in huge…
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Batteries and Solar Beat Gas in Arizona
Arizona was not looking for solar energy when it began searching for a 3 p.m.…