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Thermal runaway early detection: critical sensors and connections for safe battery management

Charged

Battery management systems (BMS)—the electronic brains that monitors and maintains lithium ion battery packs—are essential for the safe and efficient operation of the batteries powering a variety of applications, including electric vehicles. Temperature monitoring.

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Ice Energy, Thermal Storage Evangelist, Files for Bankruptcy

GreenTechMedia

Ice Energy filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in December, in a setback for small-scale thermal energy storage. Ice Energy wanted to extend it to small businesses and homes. Ice Energy filed for bankruptcy with the Central District of California on December 17; the filing scheduled a meeting of creditors for January 27.

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Norwegian startup uses solid hydrogen for solar energy storage breakthrough

Hydrogen Fuel News

Photoncycle claims it can store solar power from summer to winter cheaper than batteries. Photoncycle, a startup from Norway, is tackling interseason storage of solar energy, which could save the abundance of solar energy generated in sunny months to be used for heat and electricity in the winter.

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SDG&E unveils innovative microgrids in grid resilience bid

Smart Energy International

Californian utility San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has unveiled four new microgrids with advanced remote operation capabilities and safety technologies to help enhance grid reliability.

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Bluetti SwapSolar review: power and chill with swappable batteries

The Verge: Energy

Solar generators and battery-powered fridges are highly desirable additions to vans, boats, cabins, and sheds, or anywhere power and refrigeration is needed off the grid. Bluetti just started shipping its SwapSolar kit that pairs an AC180T solar generator with its MultiCooler, a 3-in-1 solar-powered fridge, freezer, and ice maker.

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Coronavirus, the stay-at-home workstyle, and cloud energy consumption

Business Green

Between video calls, collaboration applications and streaming services, data centers are working overdrive - proving why energy efficiency matters more than ever. One obvious exception: the world's data centers and internet infrastructure, which are experiencing an unprecedented spike in usage. How much more efficient?

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Interview – Celsius Energy and decarbonizing buildings using shallow geothermal systems

ThinkGeoEnergy

Heating and cooling buildings accounts for about a third of the final energy consumption globally and 30% of energy-related CO 2 emissions. With global temperatures rising, the need for cooling is expected to increase dramatically in the next few years. Heating and cooling buildings is 80% of that energy used.