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Preheating hydrogen with heat pumps may reduce cost of green H2 for heating by 10%

UK researchers suggested utilizing heat pumps to preheat hydrogen to very high temperatures, which they said could reduce the need for hydrogen by more than 20%. The process is also claimed to have the potential to reduce the European industry’s energy demand by approximately 200 TWh per year.

Australian startup builds production line for thermal energy storage blocks

Australia-based MGA Thermal has secured AUD 8.25 million ($5.39 million) from domestic and international investors as it gears up for commercial-scale production of its thermal long-duration energy storage solution.

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Energy Vault completes 25 MW/100 MWh gravity-based storage facility in China

Energy Vault has started commissioning a 25 MW/100 MWh energy storage facility adjacent to a wind power facility near Shanghai.

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Brookfield, Reliance aim to kick off new era in Australian solar manufacturing

Brookfield’s bold ambitions for Australia have reached a new level, with the global asset manager signing an agreement with India-based Reliance Industries to explore the production of solar panels, long-duration battery storage, and other renewable energy equipment.

Mango Power introduces 12 kW / 15 kWh whole home battery

The Mango Power M includes a hybrid inverter with 18 kW solar input and can be paired with an electric vehicle charger.

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Cracked cathodes not all bad, battery scientists find

Scientists in the United States developed an innovative method to observe the inner workings of lithium-ion batteries and found that cracks which form in the electrode – something manufacturers do their best to minimize – may actually have benefits in allowing for faster charging. The work also challenges assumptions on how certain particles behave inside a battery, with potential consequences for their future design.

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Recirculate – giving EV batteries a second-life

With the rapid growth in electric vehicle (EV) demand bringing fears of a mountain of EV battery waste piling up further down the line, the EU-Swiss government-funded Recirculate program is planning how to keep batteries in use for much longer before they head to recyclers.

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Romania resumes development of 1 GW pumped hydropower project

Romania is resuming the development of the Tarniţa Lăpuşteşti pumped hydro storage project, with a planned capacity of 500 MW to 1 GW. It will be the first installation of its kind in the country.

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Pexapark notes demand for renewables-plus-storage assets in Europe

Pexapark, a Swiss consultancy, has studied energy storage drivers, value streams, contractual agreements, and regional perspectives in Europe. It says that one obstacle to deployment is the inability to properly model revenue, and notes that 15% of companies plan to use AC coupling for projects in the next three years.

Solar batteries with simultaneous light absorption, storage

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research have developed a bifunctional solar battery device that enables simultaneous light charging, charge storing, and electric discharging. The device relies on a bifunctional carbon nitride photoanode to harvest sunlight and store its energy via trapped electrons.

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