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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. This reduces the amount of power used for cooling and increases the overall efficiency of the system.

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Cleaner air and sunny skies drive all-time UK solar power record

Business Green

Significant decline in air pollution and cool, sunny weather sees UK solar generate all-time high of 9.69GW on Monday. The feat was recorded by the University of Sheffield's live UK solar power generation tracker at 12.30pm on Monday, surpassing the previous record achieved in May 2019 of 9.55GW.

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Gas sensor network provides early wildfire detection

Envirotec Magazine

The “solar-powered digital nose” in situ. The first live demonstration of the group’s Silvanet system of solar-powered gas sensors was recently conducted successfully in a forest near Berlin, says the firm. . The border gateways can be either mains or solar powered.

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University Installs Innovative Water Battery to Harness Solar Power

Green Market Oracle

The University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia is using a three story high water battery to harness the power of 6,000 solar panels they have installed on campus roofs and parking lots. The project will reduce dependence on the grid by 42 percent and prevent 100,000 tons of CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere.

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How to value solar plus storage

GreenBiz

"It's worth a lot to know you can keep your power on, especially for customers that have medical needs that rely on electricity," Weisz said. And those that need electricity for heating, cooling, and to keep food fresh." . Meanwhile, battery costs have followed a similar downward path.

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Analysis: How did the 2019 legislative session fare on climate justice?

Front And Centered

Legislation also passed that phases out Hydrofluorocarbons (HB 1112) a potent greenhouse gas used in refrigeration and cooling products. Legislators also preserved existing tools allowing customers to gain bill credits for generating their own solar power, essentially being able to measure and sell this power to utilities (SB 5223).

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Southern California Edison Contracts Mammoth 770MW Energy Storage Portfolio to Replace California Gas Plants

GreenTechMedia

That’s needed to replace grid capacity provided by four natural gas-fired power plants on the Southern California coast that use seawater for cooling, and have been ordered to close as soon as possible to reduce their environmental impact. storage market to grow by more than 7 times from 2019 to 2021.

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