Norway’s capital just leveled up in the renewable energy game with its first pumped hydro storage (PHS) facility. Think of it as a mountain-sized battery that stores Oslo’s abundant rainfall like digital coins in a crypto wallet – except this one actually solves real-world problems.
[pdf] While camels store water for desert journeys, lithium batteries store juice for Bahrain's energy marathon. Recent projects like the Al Dur Energy Storage Facility use battery racks that could power 12,000 homes for 4 hours straight.
[pdf] Researchers from Dalhousie University used the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan to analyze a new type of lithium-ion battery material – called a single-crystal electrode – that’s been charging and discharging non-stop in a Halifax lab for more than six years.
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