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How solar-charged HVAC keeps trucking cool

GreenBiz

How solar-charged HVAC keeps trucking cool. Most drivers spend their off-duty time in the sleeper compartments of their trucks, sometimes keeping the truck idling to get power and to cool or heat their space. Idling to keep cool. Most important, drivers need access to heating and cooling for their comfort and health.

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A robust, innovative approach to BESS fire safety with immersion cooling technology

Energy Storage News

EticaAG is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of a patented immersion cooling battery energy storage system (BESS) technology.

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NIO contributes to new German battery swapping technology standard

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Chinese EV manufacturer NIO, which specializes in battery swapping stations, has collaborated with the German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE (DKE) to draft a new industry standard for battery swapping systems.

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Driving the future of EV battery assembly with adhesives

Charged

Continued EV adoption hinges on several key factors: reducing costs, building a robust charging infrastructure, and designing efficient, durable battery packs with longer-range and fast-charging capabilities. However, these changes can affect structural support and complicate battery replacement, disassembly, and recycling.

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Groundfridge uses insulation, not electricity, to stay cool

Inhabitat - Innovation

The Groundfridge refrigerated cellar by Dutch designer Studio Floris Schoonderbeek cools using natural insulation and a battery-powered ventilation system.

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'Cold-expanding' materials may solve lithium-ion battery winter woes

TechXplore

Most solids expand as temperatures increase and shrink as they cool. Lithium titanium phosphate is one such substance and could provide a solution to the problem of steeply declining performance of lithium-ion batteries in cold environments. Some materials do the opposite, expanding in the cold.

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ProLogium to produce inorganic electrolyte battery

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ProLogium Technology aims to start pilot production of its fourth-generation lithium ceramic battery (LCB) containing a fully inorganic electrolyte by the end of 2025. ProLogiums ceramic separator and advanced wet film coating technology deliver three times the thermal conductivity of traditional liquid batteries, the company said.