Physicists initially appear to challenge second law of thermodynamics, by cooling a piece of copper from over 100°C to significantly below room temperature without an external power supply, using a thermal inductor.
If we 'oversize' wind+solar by ~1.5 times peak demand, and add 3 hours worth of batteries, all but 200 hours of electricity demand per year would be fully met in 42 major
$100 Billion => 1TW Solar PV annual capacity. $100 Billion => 2.6TWh LFP Batteries annual capacity. Roughly. : r/Futurology
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Tesla's sustainability focus is evident down to the Model Y's thermal system : r/Futurology
Chinese 'artificial sun' sets new world record - continuous high temperature plasma operation for 1056 seconds (at temperature 70 million degrees Celsius), the longest time of operation of its kind in the
Scientists develop thermal camouflage that can fool infrared cameras - Invention can make an object appear to have the same temperature as its background : r/Futurology
Former Tesla executives plan their own Gigafactory in Sweden to bring battery cost down below $100/kwh : r/Futurology
Ten years left to redesign lithium-ion batteries. Reserves of cobalt and nickel used in electric-vehicle cells will not meet future demand. : r/ Futurology
GM Unveils Battery with Capacity Twice as Big as Tesla's : r/Futurology
World's first working thermal battery" promises cheap, eco-friendly, grid-scalable energy storage - a device with a lifetime of at least 20 years that can store six times more energy than lithium-ion batteries
It's Official: Solar Is the Cheapest Electricity in History : r/Futurology
Molten salt storage 33 times cheaper than lithium-ion batteries." (Thermal storage v/s chemical storage comparison) : r/energy
Electricity-free air con: Thermoacoustic device turns waste heat into cold using no additional power - claimed to take heat and turn it into sound, before then turning that sound into cold, all
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OC] Tesla's show relatively little battery degradation even after high usage : r/dataisbeautiful
Tiny silicon particles could power lithium ion batteries with 10 times more capacity - Canada Research Chair in Nanomaterials for Energy : r/Futurology
Energy firm says its nuclear-waste fueled diamond batteries could last thousands of years : r/Futurology
Tesla battery researcher unveils new cell that could last 1 million miles in 'robot taxis' - “cells of this type should be able to power an electric vehicle for over 1.6 million
Solid state battery breakthrough could double the density of lithium-ion cells, reports a new study, opening the door to double-density solid state lithium batteries that won't explode or catch fire if they
Long life aluminium-air battery resolves rechargeable challenges : r/ Futurology
World's biggest battery with 1,200MW capacity set to be built in NSW Hunter Valley : r/Futurology
World's first working thermal battery" promises cheap, eco-friendly, grid-scalable energy storage - a device with a lifetime of at least 20 years that can store six times more energy than lithium-ion batteries
PV-driven air conditioner coupled with ice thermal storage : r/Futurology
Scientists Just Figured Out How to Turn Your Body Into a Battery : r/ Futurology
Using molten salt to store electricity isn't just for solar thermal plants - its thermal pumped storage system can be located anywhere, expanded easily, and unlike chemical batteries, such a system is
Peter Theil Funds Atmospheric Vortex Engine for controlled tornado power : r/Futurology
