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Smith College, MA embarks on $220-million geothermal project

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A series of wells at a depth of 800 feet (~243 meters) will be drilled and connected in a closed loop. The project is divided into three phases, and work on the first phase has already started on the buildings in the North Campus near Henshaw Avenue. This is expected to be completed by spring or summer next year.

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Battery-integrated chargers offer a cure for America’s weak electric infrastructure

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Furthermore, the company draws a distinction between a battery-buffered solution, which needs the grid to operate, and a battery-integrated solution, which can operate on its own, and can be made bidirectional to send energy back to the grid in times of need. A battery-buffered system is just taking energy from the grid.