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Jeep introduces 2018 Wrangler with mild hybrid, diesel options; plug-in hybrid version in 2020

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At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Jeep unveiled the 2018 Wrangler, with new mild hybrid (eTorque) and diesel options to be available. The 2018 Jeep Wrangler 2-door model is available in three different trim configurations: Sport, Sport S and Rubicon. liter Pentastar V-6 engine is upgraded for 2018. liter EcoDiesel V-6 and 2.0-liter

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Energy storage: the key to a decarbonised future

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Others solid battery types are nickel-cadmium and sodium-sulphur, while zinc-air is emerging. Molten salt has emerged as commercially viable with concentrated solar power but this and other heat storage options may be limited by the need for large underground storage caverns. Batteries encompass a range of chemistries.

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China’s New Breeder Reactors May Produce More Than Just Watts

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According to Chinese authorities, the ones on Changbiao are civilian power reactors, designed to generate 600 megawatts of electricity each, which amounts to a little more than 1 percent of the total capacity of China’s nuclear power sector. They are called breeder reactors because they produce more nuclear fuel than they consume.

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MIT-led team devises new approach to designing solid ion conductors; implications for high-energy solid-state batteries

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With rapid advances in the computational capability, we envision these descriptors to be used in high-throughput studies to screen not only lithium ion conductors but also other technologically relevant ion conductors such as oxygen or sodium ion conductors. —Muy et al. Already, they used the method to find some promising candidates.

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ORNL advancing LDH sorbent to recover lithium from geothermal brine wastes

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The United States imported 4,000 metric tons of lithium in 2018, according to the US Geological Survey, a figure expected to grow exponentially. These plants pump hot water from geothermal deposits and use it to generate electricity. The technique is very sensitive to hydrogen atoms, making it ideal for studying water.

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The Saga of AD-X2, the Battery Additive That Roiled the NBS

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When power is drawn from the battery, the chemical reaction splits the acid molecules, and lead sulfate is deposited in the solution. Its lab tests revealed that most were variations of salt mixtures, such as sodium and magnesium sulfates. By the 1930s, so many companies had come up with battery additives that the U.S.

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