Samsung Unveils Solid-State Batteries with 20-Year Lifespan and 9-Minute Charging Time
Samsung has unveiled a new solid-state battery with 20-year lifespan, 600-mile range, and 9-minute charging time.
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Constellation to Launch Crane Clean Energy Center, Restoring Jobs and Carbon-Free Power to The Grid
Constellation announced today the signing of a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft that will pave the way for the launch of the Crane Clean Energy Center (CCEC) and restart of Three Mile Island Unit 1, which operated at industry-leading levels of safety and reliability for decades before being shut down for economic reasons exactly five years ago today.
Amazon hits 100% renewables “moment” seven years ahead of schedule
Global online retail and cloud computing giant says it has achieved a “moment in time” milestone where all its electricity demand has been matched by renewables.
Amazon is also the largest corporate purchase of renewable energy, a record it has held for four years in a row
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Someone finally made a heat pump that looks good inside your home
Quilt is a smart heat pump system with millimeter wave presence sensing built-in.
Microsoft’s Remarkably Big Bet on Carbon-Absorbing Rocks
Why the tech giant is so high on Heirloom Carbon
Heirloom Carbon
Heirloom Carbon,
315,000 metric tons of carbon from the atmosphere over 10 years. For a sense of scale, that’s equivalent to about 75% of the carbon Microsoft emitted in 2022
$200 million, “based on market prices,” or $635 per ton
The process starts with limestone, which is formed from the detritus of corals, clams, and other sea creatures that use the dissolved carbon and calcium in the ocean to build their shells. Heirloom grinds up limestone and does something that humans have been doing for thousands of years — heats it in a kiln. This loosens carbon dioxide from the rock, leaving behind calcium oxide