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Tobias Trübenbacher, a design student from Berlin, has created a wind-powered lamp post that uses an integrated wind rotor to generate energy and a motion detection system to create an insect-friendly light spectrum.[...]

We all heard about the Tesla Megabattery fire in Victoria last Friday, but you may not know it only started operating on Thursday night. Or that 30 fire trucks and 150 firefighters took 76 hours to get the blazing battery...

Sudden tragic release of stored chemical energy in Beirut It turns out storing Megawatts of high density energy in a confined space is “like a bomb”...

While more and more cities plan an end to sales of vehicles powered by fossil fuels and car manufacturers announce goals to go all electric, there’s a major complication...

Under the guise of Gambit Energy Storage LLC, a secretive subsidiary of Tesla, a new, 100-megawatt battery is coming to Angleton, Texas. Angleton is located approximately 40 miles south of Houston and has a population of...

Whether it's podcasts, music or audiobooks, humans are streaming audio content now more than ever. Now, thanks to wireless tech company Ampere, the sound doesn't have to stop when it's time for a shower. Audiophiles,...

If the high price tag is all that stands between you and your dream Tesla, you might be able to afford one in a few years. Panasonic is working on making new, cobalt-free batteries that will bring down costs and make Tesla...

Battery back-up is so expensive and uneconomic that South Australian householders are ignoring the SA governments offer of a $6000 gift to entice them to buy them.

World made 0.000001°C cooler, but house made 600°C hotter Remember The Precautionary Principle: something about “no House-B”? An Orange Flash and then Melanie’s House Burnt Down Melanie Sandford was sitting...

It may have taken five years, but Harley-Davidson’s vision for the electric motorcycle market is here and ready for pre-order. First conceptualized with a prototype in 2014, the production-ready model made its European...

Channel Seven News. Unintended consequences: When your insurance to stop the planet burning burns down your house instead. Storing all that energy in a small box at home. What could possibly go wrong? Fire crews are warning...

From Eurekalert Public Release: 11-Dec-2018 Switching to a home battery won’t help save the world from climate change At least until utilities charge less for energy coming from renewable power sources University of...

The Norwegian expedition cruise line Hurtigruten is going to do their part to help the environment. The 125-year-old company is aiming to convert six of its 17 ships to use biogas, liquified natural gas, and large battery...

Researchers at the University of Maryland have invented a new water-based zinc battery that is safer than a traditional lithium-ion battery, but which doesn't sacrifice power or usability...

Tesla's 100-megawatt (MW) South Australia battery will no longer be the world's largest if a new solar project goes through. According to USA Today, Recurrent Energy has requested permission from the federal government...

Works out how long an investment in an energy storage time shifting system would take to pay back in full. Such systems typically charge a battery during the off peak period and then discharge during the peak period, so saving...