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New concept with anthraquinone-based organic cathode advances aluminum battery technology

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Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia, have developed a new concept for an aluminum battery delivering twice the energy density as previous versions, made of abundant materials, and with the potential to reduce production costs and environmental impact.

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Rice U graphene composite may keep wings, blades and transmission lines ice-free; Joule heating

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The coating may be an effective real-time de-icer for aircraft, wind turbines, transmission lines and other surfaces exposed to winter weather, according to a new paper in the journal ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. Tour is the T.T.

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power with e-4orce is a taste of EV-lite

EV Central

We tested the X-Trail hybrid at its international launch in Slovenia. The route included motorway, major arterial and winding mountain roads, gravel-surfaced forest tracks and narrow village streets. It’s obvious why this is so; the ICE takes a little while to wind up to the revs for maximum power generation.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric NZ

Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines. solar and wind) so the proposed reductions in emissions from the energy system must be balanced to ensure reliability in the system to support higher dependency for transport. .