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Groundfridge uses insulation, not electricity, to stay cool

Inhabitat - Innovation

The Groundfridge refrigerated cellar by Dutch designer Studio Floris Schoonderbeek cools using natural insulation and a battery-powered ventilation system.

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Geothermal cooling demonstrated at transport hub in Madrid, Spain

ThinkGeoEnergy

A combination of geothermal energy and solar power have provided sustainable cooling and air-conditioning to the Moncloa Transport Hub in Madrid, Spain. This has been the outcome of the “Hybridization of geothermal energy with flow batteries for the air conditioning of zero-energy tertiary buildings (GEOBATT)” project.

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Ensuring safe and reliable lithium-ion battery performance

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It is, therefore, important to remove heat from battery and powertrain components efficiently. What is Battery Safety? Generally, battery safety encompasses protecting the battery system from several adverse circumstances – electrical, thermal and environmental conditions.

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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 is achieved by compressing the air to form a high-pressure gas, the air is then cooled by heat exchange with a cold fluid.

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Government funding for innovations that “could revolutionise British rail travel”

Envirotec Magazine

Government funding of over £5 million has been provided to help launch innovative ideas that could transform rail travel and help decarbonize the rail network. FOAK 2022 saw funding awarded to 24 innovators in all, who received grants of up to £400,000 each. Project title: Lead organisation: Project grant: Levelling up Freight.

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Building a reliable, streamlined and future-proof battery testing infrastructure (Webinar)

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Battery cyclers play an essential role throughout the development of batteries and therefore, are considered an indispensable part of any battery testing laboratory or manufacturing facility. Rapid battery evolution, affordability, sustainability and recyclability are key to delivering the next generation of EVs.

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Volvo Cars and Northvolt break ground on Gothenburg battery gigafactory

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Novo Energy, a joint venture of Volvo Cars and Northvolt, has begun construction of a Li-on battery gigafactory in Gothenburg, Sweden, near Volvo’s existing Torslanda factory. Once complete, the battery plant will have over 3,000 employees, and a potential annual cell production capacity of up to 50 GWh—enough for around half a million EVs.