One More Reason Climate Change May Keep You Up at Night
Over the coming decades, soaring temperatures could rob Americans of millions of nights of quality sleep, with the poor and elderly most affected.
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Tesla, IBM, Stanford, & PNNL Lead Obama’s Battery500 EV Battery Initiative
As I’ve written many times, I think the #1 barrier to quicker electric car (and electric bus) adoption is simply lack of awareness / lack of experience. That said, despite the many technological, societal, and consumer benefits of electric cars, there are two remaining technological hurdles that can limit adoption for … [continued]
CalCharge Has New Leader & Partner
Before CalCharge launched in 2014, it could take months for an energy storage startup to test and know whether a new idea was feasible. But CalCharge came along and fixed the mismatch. The public-private partnership organization dedicated to advancing energy storage has excelled at developing new technology through its partnership with national labs. … [continued]
UC San Diego Installing One Of The Largest Battery Energy Storage Systems In US
The University of California, San Diego will be installing what will be once completed one of the biggest battery-based energy storage systems in the US, according to a recent announcement. The new 2.5 MW, 5 MWh system will be directly integrated into UC San Diego’s microgrid — widely considered to … [continued]
The researchers have created for the first time compounds made from mixtures of calcium hexaboride, strontium and barium hexaboride. From left: Scanning electron microscope image of hexaboride structure at the 5 micron scale; image at the 500 nanometers scale.
Image Credit: Jacobs School of Engineering/UC San Diego
Safer, More-Efficient Storage Of Hydrogen With New Ceramic Materials
Hydrogen may soon become far easier (and safer) to store, thanks to the development of a new class of ceramic materials by researchers at the University of California, San Diego. The new materials are composed of a mixture of calcium hexaboride, strontium, and barium hexaboride — this is the first … [continued]
Monitoring Air Quality From Your Smart Phone
Those suffering from respiratory problems derived from pollution in the air may soon have the chance to view real-time data regarding the conditions in their own neighborhood, thanks to computer scientists from the University of California San Diego. The researchers have built a small fleet of portable pollution sensors … [continued]
San Diego Zoo Adding Solar for EV Chargers
The San Diego Zoo will be adding a solar photovoltaic canopy system and five electric vehicle chargers. Construction began on the ten solar canopies Sept. 4, and when completed they will generate 90 kW of electricity. The electricity will be used to charge EVs and for storage in a … [continued]
