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About Nicholas Brown

I have a keen interest in physics-intensive topics such as electricity generation, refrigeration and air conditioning technology, energy storage, geography, and much more. My website is: Kompulsa.

Fiat 500e Customers Offered Free Car Rental

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Fiat’s 500e is looking to shake some things up, not the least of which is how the company deals with customers wanting to take long-distance trips. To skip to any specific section of this post, click the links below. Free car rental. How Fiat 500e range compares to its competition. Free Car Rental Fiat has decided to mitigate range anxiety by partnering with the car-rental giant Enterprise to give Fiat 500e customers free access to … Read More

Bill Gates Provides Boost To Renewable Energy Storage Company Aquion Energy

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Bill Gates, the well known co-founder of Microsoft, has decided to provide a financial boost to renewable energy storage research and development (R&D). He is one member of a group of high-profile investors who are investing $35 million into Aquion energy. The company is creating a water-based battery system intended to be cheap and environmentally friendly. Aquion’s energy storage technology is reportedly being developed for large- and small-scale energy storage projects, and the company is delivering … Read More

Gravity Energy Storage For The Electricity Grid

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We have all heard of the saying “what goes up, must come down.” This rule of gravity is an important part of so many systems, and it can also be a nuisance sometimes. However, why not put it to more use? Gravity energy storage for the electricity grid involves using electricity from the grid to power a motor that lifts a weight upwards, and the weight is allowed to fall/roll down when electricity is needed. … Read More

1,000-Foot-Tall Wind Turbine To Be Erected

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An enormous wind turbine, dubbed the “Riesenmühle,” is to be erected in Hamburg, Germany. It is 1,000 feet tall, and the blades span 600 feet. The German name literally translates to “giant mill,” which suits it perfectly. The wind turbine has an electricity generation capacity of 40 MW, which means that it has a very high power-to-height ratio, and can power a whopping 13,333 homes by itself, at peak power production. It costs $48 million … Read More

2 Ideas To Quicken Solar Power Growth

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Reposted from Solar Love: Current techniques such as tax rebates do appear to have stimulated the solar industry. However, the urgency of climate change, as well as widespread carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide pollution, require the quickest solution possible. There are various ways in which solar system development can be stimulated more quickly. One policy idea of mine is discussed below, followed by a simple consumer idea. … Read More

High-Speed Trains Improve Quality Of Life

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If you aren’t from China, Japan, Europe, or one of those places in which there are high-speed railways, riding the train may not be super glamorous. But they still improve your community and the environment. The same applies to buses. In the old days, both trains and buses had uncomfortable and hard plastic seats, open windows, no air conditioning, and they were not pleasant overall. Now, new buses from Volvo, for example, have air conditioning, … Read More

Aluminum-Air Battery Can Power EVs For 1,000 Miles!

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Aluminum-Air Battery Can Power EVs For 1,000 Miles!

I don’t want to get your hopes up too much, but… Citroen has tested an aluminium-air battery in an electric car and the claims are that it can travel 1,000 miles with this innovation! This is not a range of 1,000 miles per charge, but this is a type of extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) technology. The car has lithium-ion batteries that enable it to travel 100 miles per charge, and if the driver needs to … Read More

Epic EV Throwing Launch Party For Torq Sports Car

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Epic EV's Torq, an all-electric roadster. Image Credit: TorqEV.com

Epic EV is throwing a party for the launch of its electric sports car, a car which can accelerate from zero to sixty in four seconds, and can achieve over 1 G of lateral acceleration. The car is named “Torq” and is about to be the center of attention at a launch party at the Epic EV R&D Center. According to Epic EV, customers, dealers, and journalists will be allowed to try out the Torq … Read More

Lux Research: Next-Generation Batteries Eye Slice Of $10B Li-ion Market

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According to Lux Research, the lithium-ion battery market has reached over $10 billion, due to the fact that they dominate the battery industries of portable devices such as electric vehicles, laptop computers, tablet PCs, cellphones, and almost everything else except cordless phones and car starter batteries. Lux Research says, however, that the next generation of batteries, including solid-state, lithium-air, lithium-sulfur, and zinc-air could become mainstream and possibly undercut the cost of conventional lithium-ion batteries after … Read More