Tag: clean energy

Two short years ago, Tesla pieced together the world’s largest battery for the state of South Australia, and with great effect. The company is continuing its moves in this space with a massive new battery dubbed the Megapack, of which it says enough units can be linked together to take energy storage into the giga-scale realm. The 129-MWh facility Tesla built for

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Advancements in zero-emission fuel cells could make the technology cheap enough to replace traditional gasoline engines in vehicles.

A cheaper, cleaner and more sustainable way of making hydrogen fuel from water using sunlight is step closer, thanks to new research.

This visual abstract depicts an analysis of 9 energy storage technologies between 2015 and 2050. Credit: Schmidt et al./Joule When leasing or buying a car, it’s important to consider not just the sticker price, but the long-term recurring costs, such as gas and maintenance. Deciding how we’re going to invest in clean energy storage requires a similar analysis, say researchers

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Purple phototrophic bacteria — which can store energy from light — when supplied with an electric current can recover near to 100 percent of carbon from any type of organic waste, while generating hydrogen gas for use as fuel.