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Liquid air: A cool option for energy storage?

Envirotec Magazine

Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) uses electricity to cool air until it liquefies, so it can be stored until an opportune moment arrives when it can be brought back to a gaseous state and used for power generation. Like other energy storage solutions, the idea of liquid air energy storage is to balance out electricity supply and demand.

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Britain's electricity demand returns to 2019 levels as lockdown lifts

Business Green

Electricity demand in Britain looks to have returned to relatively 'normal' levels, having plummeted during lockdown as businesses shut up shop, major industries wound down and millions of workers were furloughed or working from home, fresh analysis indicates.

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Infinite Cooling Has the Potential to Capture 400 Billion Gallons of Lost Water Annually

Greentown Labs

Photo courtesy of Infinite Cooling. Industrial cooling towers use about as much water as all U.S. Infinite Cooling uses electric fields to capture 20 percent of water losses from those power plants, data centers, and other industrial facilities. Photo courtesy of Infinite Cooling. Located in Somerville, Mass.,

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Volvo Penta starts producing powertrain for Rosenbauer’s electric fire truck

Charged

Volvo Penta has commenced production of bespoke electric drivelines for vehicle manufacturer Rosenbauer’s new fire truck. The new truck, named Revolutionary Technology (RT), pushed Volvo Penta’s electric drivelines to new heights.

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Top 10 Utility Regulation Trends of 2019

GreenTechMedia

In August, we published the top 10 utility regulation trends of 2019 — so far. With 2019 wrapping up, we look at the 10 trends and actions that stand out above the rest. Utilities planning for electric transportation. DER integration and investments in a modern grid.

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Our Members’ Shining Moments of 2019

Greentown Labs

Member Appreciation Day 2019. 2019 was a big year for Greentown Labs’ community of more than 100 cleantech companies. The Embr Labs Wave Bracelet lets wearers adjust their body temperature, which increases thermal wellness and decreases the energy needed to heat or cool a building. Located in Somerville, Mass.,

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Rivian to market its electric commercial vans to customers beyond Amazon

Charged

Back in 2019, EV startup Rivian scored a great coup—an order for 100,000 electric delivery vans from Amazon. So far, it has delivered about 10,000 Amazon Electric Delivery Vans (EDVs). Now Rivian says it will make its electric van available to other buyers. inch wheelbase.