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Google’s electricity demand is skyrocketing
We got two big pieces of energy news from Google this week. The company announced that it’s signed an agreement…
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This Texas chemical plant could get its own nuclear reactors
Nuclear reactors could someday power a chemical plant in Texas, making it the first with such a facility onsite. The…
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The elephant in the room for energy tech? Uncertainty.
The ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, held this year just outside Washington, DC, gathers some of the most cutting-edge innovators working…
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How thermal batteries are heating up energy storage
We need heat to make everything from steel bars to ketchup packets. Today, a whopping 20% of global energy demand…
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Why New York City is testing battery swapping for e-bikes
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday,…
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New York City’s plan to stop e-bike battery fires
Now, the city wants to fight those fires with battery swapping. A pilot program will provide a small number of…
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