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Marine Lithium Batteries: EU Update 1
The European Union has released a definitive paper on the future of marine lithium batteries…
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Climate Change
Do Sacred Baobabs Not Matter Anymore
Africans believe their giant baobab trees are sacred, because they seem to live forever and…
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How to Extinguish Lithium Battery Fires
While batteries in common use are generally safe, the question does arise about what happens…
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Bill Joy Discusses the Internet of Energy with IEEE
Bill Joy co-founded Sun Microsystems, so he knows a thing or two about electronics and…
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Camille Faure Creates Lead-Acid Batteries in 1881
Most attempts at electric vehicles relied on Gaston Planté’s primitive lead acid cells before 1881.…
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Earth Day 2018 Passed, But What Did We Learn?
Earth Day 2018 was celebrated on April 22, and while the world rejoiced in commitments…
Climate Change
Alaska Softens its Carbon Footprint in Two Ways
Alaska’s own carbon emissions are low, because of limited industrialization. Moreover, it harvests a quarter…
Battery Basics
Why a Battery Is Not Just Any Battery
It can be tempting to think we can mix any battery with what we already…
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Johann Kravogl Exhibits at Paris World Fair of 1867
Charles Page’s calamitous locomotive left the fledgling electric vehicle movement in disarray in 1851. The…
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Reverse Engineering Carbon Pollution Out of the Atmosphere
In olden, pre-industrial-revolution times, trees captured carbon from the atmosphere, and turned it into air…