Fusion startup builds 10-foot-high, 20-tesla superconducting magnet

09-09-2021 • https://arstechnica.com, JOHN TIMMER

Calculations indicate the magnet should allow fusion to break even, energy-wise.

Israeli Storedot Fast Charging 4680 Batteries Using Nanomaterials and AI Optimization

09-08-2021 • https://www.nextbigfuture.com by Brian Wang

Storedot is an Israeli battery company that claims to have made faster charging 4680 format batteries.

Gazprom Neft Switches to Yuan Payments in China

09-07-2021 • globalresearch.ca, By Tsvetana Paraskova

Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of Russian gas giant Gazprom, is starting to settle payments for the jet fuel it supplies in China in yuan, instead of in U.S. dollars, the company's Alexander Dyukov has said.

Amazon.com "Grade A" 310Ah -Ninthcit- LiFePO4 Cells Manually Balanced and Tested

09-06-2021 • https://www.youtube.com by Will Prowse

Affiliate links to parts used in video: Cells in the video that you should avoid: https://amzn.to/3n79ueU 320Ah Aliexpress cells I got last week that were bloated: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_A7Ggmo High Quality LiFePO4 cells that actually w

Solar panels vs. Tesla solar roofs: Which one's right for you?

09-07-2021 • https://www.cnet.com, AJ Dellinger

Learn the main differences between these two solar options.

This wildly reinvented wind turbine generates five times more energy than its competitors

09-07-2021 • https://www.fastcompany.com by ELISSAVETA M. BR

Renewable energy could power the world within the next 30 years, and wind power is one of the cheapest, most efficient ways to get there.

Report: LG Energy Solution Developing LFP Batteries

09-07-2021 • https://insideevs.com by Mark Kane

So far the company was known mostly for the NCM lithium-ion chemistry.

Green ammonia: The rocky pathway to a new clean fuel

09-05-2021 • https://newatlas.com by Loz Blain

You'll be hearing a lot more about ammonia as a clean fuel option as the race to zero carbon by 2050 progresses. In particular, it looks like a strong option for long-haul shipping and trucking. So what is it, how is it made, and how does it shape up

16S LiFePO4 Active Balancer Problems (Not Beginner Friendly)

09-03-2021 • DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse

Lithium Ion Batteries

Progress to Practical Room Temperature Superconductors

09-02-2021 • https://www.nextbigfuture.com by Brian Wang

Using extremely high pressures, experimentalists have created many superconducting hydride compounds including one--carbon sulfur hydride (CSH)--that appears to work at close to room temperature.

Janus Graphene Could 10X the Energy Capacity of Sodium-ion Batteries

09-02-2021 • https://www.nextbigfuture.com by Brian Wang

Sodium batteries could become much cheaper than lithium-ion batteries but sodium-ion batteries capacity has been too low.

New Upgrades for my Offgrid Permit-Free Solar System:

09-02-2021 • DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse

...I am now charging my Tesla without the Grid!

StoreDot Announces 4680 Battery Cells Rechargeable In 10 Minutes

09-01-2021 • https://insideevs.com by Mark Kane

EVE Energy produces samples of StoreDot's cells, while volume production is expected to be ready in 2024.

RV Podcast #360: RV Air Conditioner Hack and Upgrade

09-01-2021 • RV Lifestyle

Getting the most out of our RV Air Conditioner can be a daunting task. But before you give up, consider this hack or this suggested upgrade.

Hurricane Ida Exposes Grid Weaknesses As 2,000 Miles of High-Voltage Lines Damages

08-31-2021 • Zero Hedge

Energy provider Entergy Corp has been surveying the damage since Monday and has found 207 transmission lines spanning more than 2,000 miles have been knocked out by the storm, according to WSJ.

U.S. begins detaining solar panel imports over concerns about forced labor in China

08-29-2021 • Washington Post

Detentions follow import ban enacted by Customs and Border Protection on solar products containing materials from the Chinese company Hoshine

SOK Battery: Best budget 12V LiFePO4 is back in stock

08-26-2021 • DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse

Battery review

Two-faced graphene offers sodium-ion battery a tenfold boost in capacity

08-26-2021 • https://newatlas.com, By Nick Lavars

Whether it's forming special foams that act as thermal switches, mixing with ceramics to form ultra-tough electrolytes or being used to cage delicate silicon particles, graphene is already shaping the future of battery technology in some interesting

German Company Makes Concrete to Charge Electric Vehicles From Roads With 95% Efficiency & Low Cost

08-26-2021 • Good News Network

Indiana could be the first state in the Union to have a wireless charging road that tops up your electric vehicle as you drive along it.

Parallel 3 Inverters Together, off grid 48V 120/240, 1-Month Update

08-26-2021 • David Poz - YouTube

Last month I paralleled 3 inverters together to increase their output. Now it has been one month of running my home and garage on them and it's time for an update. Bottom line, they have been working excellent.

The Southwest's Most Important River Is Drying Up

08-24-2021 • https://edition.cnn.com by Drew Kann

Maricopa, ArizonaFor farmers in the deserts of central Arizona, success and failure is defined by who has water and who does not. At the moment, Dan Thelander is still among the haves.

China's Molten Salt Nuclear Reactors

08-24-2021 • https://www.nextbigfuture.com by Brian Wang

China is completing a 2 megawatt molten salt reactor this month (August) and will start tests next month. Professor Yan Rui of the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, was a lead researcher on the TMSR (molten salt reactor).

What the Recent Progress in Laser Fusion Means

08-23-2021 • https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian Wang

On Aug. 8, 2021, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL's) National Ignition Facility (NIF) made a significant step toward ignition, achieving a yield of more than 1.3 megajoules (MJ).

Bluetti AC200 MAX: Is it a rip off??

08-22-2021 • DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse

Bluetti AC200 MAX: Is it a rip off??

BR150 Battery Kits from BatteryEVO.com

08-18-2021 • https://www.youtube.com, AveRage Joe

Today we are taking a look at some Super Cheap Diy Beginner Friendly LiFePO4 Battery Kits from BatteryEVO.com! Great for learning, Solar, Campers, Vans, RVs and Boats!

California Utility Cutting Power To 51,000 Customers Amid Dangerous Wildfire Conditions

08-18-2021 • https://www.zerohedge.com, BY TYLER DURDEN

The nation's largest utility announced on Tuesday evening that it has begun shutting off power to some 51,000 customers as a large wildfire, fueled by winds, raged through a small Northern California forest town.

General Fusion Large Scale Demo 2025 and Commercial Fusion Targets 2030

08-16-2021 • https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian Wang

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and General Fusion will build and operate its Fusion Demonstration Plant (FDP) at UKAEA's Culham Campus.

Report slams "blue hydrogen" as worse for the climate than gas or coal

08-16-2021 • https://newatlas.com, By Loz Blain

The hydrogen industry is gearing up to play an important role in the global transition to clean energy – particularly in hard-to-abate sectors like aviation and steel production.