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So, What Exactly Is Long-Duration Energy Storage?

GreenTechMedia

Its allure has proven more durable than energy blockchain, and its commercialization is further along than super-buzzy green hydrogen. Companies interested in this process cover a range of technologies, including pumped hydro, gravity-based, compressed air and flow batteries, as well as current market leader lithium-ion batteries.

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Everledger and Ford introduce battery passport pilot

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The battery passport will use Everledger’s auto ID, blockchain and AI technologies to track batteries in various EV models for 6 months in the North American market. The companies will also work with the lithium-ion battery recyclers Cirba Solutions and Li-Cycle during the pilot.

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Technology Trending: Cyber protection for space data, battery passport, battery for hot climates

Smart Energy International

Protecting satellite imagery from fraud Satellite imagery is becoming increasingly important as a source of data for energy and water utilities, as for other sectors also. Such climates generally have abundant sun or wind and are thus ideally suited to renewable energy production. Join Enlit Europe in Paris. Register now

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Can Bitcoin mining really support renewable energy?

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Photo by Meiramgul Kussainova/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A new study finds that Bitcoin mining paired with green hydrogen could help speed up a transition to clean energy — an eyebrow-raising claim, considering strong evidence that the cryptocurrency is a big polluter. Bitcoin would have to be mined using clean energy.

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5 Emerging Energy Technologies to Watch Out for in 2020

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This year will likely be remembered as a period of technology consolidation rather than breakthrough innovation in the energy industry. Emerging industries such as offshore wind and lithium-ion battery storage have gone from strength to strength. energy analysis firm Cornwall Insight. In some respects, this is no bad thing.

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Battery passport to be developed in Germany

Smart Energy International

Blockchain nickel supply agreement for Tesla batteries Oracles and blockchains – managing climate change in the energy sector. Have you read? Setting up is due by 1 January 2026. Circulor has received investments previously from Volvo and Mercedes-Benz on battery emissions and supply chain traceability.

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Technology Trending: EV LFP batteries, Bitcoin mining, ‘Windwings’ for ships

Smart Energy International

That would satisfy most EV drivers and eliminate range anxiety – and it is claimed to be coming with Chinese battery manufacturing company CATL’s new lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery named ‘Shenxing’. In this case, there should be a 2.6x However, its implementation requires a new architecture and the design of a new mining chip.