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Liquid air: A cool option for energy storage?

Envirotec Magazine

Katie Smith is a Technical Assistant with Reddie & Grose LLP, a firm of patent, trade mark and design attorneys. 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.

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Premo releases 50 kW transformer module for air-cooled EV charging stations

Charged

The module for air-cooled EV charging stations is engineered to meet the demanding power requirements of modern EVs. The Premo patented technology features internal fins and Coolmag thermo-conductive material to help dissipate heat.

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Heat recovery from waste

Envirotec Magazine

Depending on the nature of the initial waste stream, and the effectiveness of the evaporation system and any post-evaporation treatment, the water can then be used for various purposes including cleaning, as a heating or cooling fluid, or even inclusion into other products. www.hrs-heatexchangers.com.

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Technology Trending – Vehicle-based microgrid, wildfire prevention, programmable home insulation

Smart Energy International

Ford patenting a vehicle-based microgrid, Hitachi digitising wildfire prevention tech and Fraunhofer researchers investigating programmable materials for thermal applications are in the week’s technology radar. Ford investigates vehicle based microgrid. The concept is based on a foam that changes shape depending on the temperature.

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Renault’s bidirectional charger to drive 30% uptick in energy efficiency

Smart Energy International

For bidirectionality, electronic power converter architecture is directly integrated into the Electric Vehicle’s (EV’s) charger and is the result of up to three years research and the subject of 11 joint patents. When energy supply in a given area is higher than demand, smart devices and EVs can charge up.

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Utility signs up businesses to water-saving pledge

Envirotec Magazine

Business usage accounts for almost a third of all water demand in England – by signing up to the promise, businesses receive advice, posters and support on ways that they can reduce their water usage. In 2014 Christeyns launched Cool Chemistry.

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Storing Energy in the Freezer: Long-Duration Thermal Storage Comes of Age

GreenTechMedia

Cold storage facilities have long been a target for energy-efficiency and demand-response programs because of their intense energy needs. Because of this, Viking Cold has found that many of its potential clients have had limited success with demand-management participation. Viking Cold offered something that aided in the battle.