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Disney Develops A Method For Wirelessly Powering An Entire Room
Free-roaming wireless power has been a dream of engineers since the days of Tesla and Edison waging their war of innovation, but a number of technical hurdles have prevented it from becoming a reality. The folks at Disney Research have revealed that they have successfully built a method to provide full coverage of an average…
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How To Maximise Your Laptop’s Battery Life
There are all kinds of reasons you might want to minimise the power draw of your laptop or desktop. To save battery, of course, but also to keep your electricity bills lower and reduce your impact on the planet. Here are all the ways you can knock down the amount of power your computer is…
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Despite The Hype, Batteries Aren’t The Cheapest Way To Store Energy On The Grid
Storage is the word of the moment in the energy industry. Since Tesla unveiled its Powerwall, politicians, commentators and industry have hyped storage – and particularly batteries – as the solution for getting more renewable energy into electricity grids and reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.
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It Took 260km/h Winds To Kill South Australia’s Power Grid
It took “one of the most significant severe thunderstorm outbreaks in recent decades”, with seven tornadoes and a storm producing phenomenally damaging wind speeds, to bring down South Australia’s power grid and cause a blackout in late September. Although the national electricity market operator and conservative commentators were quick to blame renewable energy, it’s now…