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Scientists convert cigarette butts into new material for fast, durable energy storage

Billions of cigarette butts end up on sidewalks, beaches, and gutters each year. They are small, easy to ignore, and hard to ...
Tech Xplore

A new approach to energy harvesting opened up by the quantum world

Touch the back of a laptop and it often feels warm. This is because part of the energy used for computation and communication ...
Fit&Well

I’ve been making these five-ingredient energy balls for six months and they’re the perfect snack to increase your protein and fiber intake

They’re sweet, chocolatey and super filling with lots of nutritional value. In fact, one ball contains around 117 calories ...
WRIC

Former Dominion Energy tower in downtown Richmond to be converted into hotel, restaurant and apartments

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The first project in Richmond’s Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program will redevelop the former Dominion Energy tower into a hotel, restaurant and ...
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Convert junk TV to solar cooker and save energy

The science pros at TKOR convert an old junk TV into a solar cooker to save energy. Fox News poll spells bad news for Donald Trump Police officer hailed as a hero for shooting dead one of the Bondi ...
Electrek

Ford to convert EV battery plants to make battery storage for data centers

Ford is jumping into the battery energy storage business, betting that booming demand from data centers and the electric grid can absorb the EV battery capacity it says it’s not using. To achieve this ...
syracuse.com

House of the Week: Oswego County raised ranch converted into an ‘energy efficient compound’

CONSTANTIA, NY – When Kevin Anderton has guests out to his six-bedroom raised ranch at 229 County Route 23A in Constantia, just across from Oneida lake in southern Oswego County, he gets a lot of ...
POWER Magazine

Denmark Group: Old Coal-Fired Plants Can Be Converted to Thermal Energy Storage Facilities

Officials with Denmark-headquartered Aalborg CSP said the company has developed technology that could convert retired coal-fired power plants into thermal storage facilities for renewable energy. The ...
AZ Central

SRP wants to convert this coal unit to natural gas. What it means for your energy mix

Salt River Project wants to convert a coal-burning unit to natural gas at the Springerville Generating Station. The proposal passed an initial committee, but needs a final vote from its board. The ...
NJ.com

N.J.’s first project to capture landfill gas, convert it to energy begins operations

A facility that captures emissions at an Atlantic County landfill and converts it to natural gas has begun commercial operations, officials announced. OPAL Fuels, South Jersey Industries, and the ...
Phys.org

Novel method to convert carbon dioxide into methanol, paving the way for green energy solutions

A research team affiliated with UNIST has made a significant breakthrough in sustainable technology through the development of a method to convert carbon dioxide (CO₂) into methanol—a process that ...
AZ Central

This Arizona coal plant will go to natural gas. Here's what it means for your energy

Arizona's Coronado Generating Station will convert from coal to natural gas by 2030. While cleaner than coal, natural gas is still a fossil fuel. The move faced opposition from some environmental ...