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Sierra Club Rallies Public Engagement as Trump EPA Rolls Back Coal Ash Rules
Millions of cubic yards of dangerous coal waste imperil North Carolina water. RALEIGH, North Carolina — More than 133 million cubic yards of coal ash at North Carolina coal-fired power plants, with 40.2 million cubic yards at the Duke Energy’s Roxboro plant alone, could more seriously impact local waterways after the … [continued]
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Donut Lab Battery Mystery Continues
By now, some of the initial buzz following Donut Lab’s CES announcement about its first production solid-state battery has subsided, and doubts it’s real have subsided. The company announced the “I Donut Believe” series, consisting of weekly third-party test results. The purpose and intention of the program was explained by … [continued]
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An Update On Electric Vehicle Batteries And Innovations In The Sector
With the support of President Donald J. Trump, the Republican-controlled US Congress rescinded a $7,500 federal EV tax credit, leading to an initial plunge in EV sales. However, the US/Israel war against Iran has reignited demand for electric vehicles and the batteries that power them. Innovations in the EV battery … [continued]
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US Battery Makers Gave Up Waaaaay Too Soon On EV Sales (But They Have A Backup Plan)
EV sales tanked in the US after the federal tax credit evaporated last September, but stationary energy storage and renewable energy are keeping the zero emission electrification trend alive.
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Donut Lab Battery Works at 100° Celsius, Proves More Skeptics Wrong
Speculation that the Donut Lab battery is not real are diminishing as independent lab data shows 100° Celsius performance. Speculation that the battery may be lithium run into difficulty explaining how a battery can work at 100° Celsius. In the independent tests, the thin membrane surrounding the pouch breached. If … [continued]
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