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Australia’s home storage boom: capacity increases fivefold
Australia reached a tipping point in home storage in 2025: 221,000 new systems, a fivefold increase in installed capacity and…
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This is how quickly a balcony power plant pays off
Self-produced electricity, directly from the balcony: Balcony power plants make this possible for as little as 200 euros. But since…
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China is building a solar power plant at an altitude of 4,550 meters in Tibet
One of the highest solar power plants in the world is being built on the Tibetan plateau. At an altitude…
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400-year-old lead ammunition provides raw material for solar cells
Lead ammunition from the 17th century as a raw material for modern solar cells? Researchers have implemented what sounds absurd…
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Three gigawatts disappear in seconds
Every evening at 10 p.m. sharp, something unusual happens in the European power grid: the frequency fluctuates to critical limits.…
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Balcony power plant standards allow 7,000 watts – but only 800 feed-in
A new VDE guideline for plug-in solar devices allows module outputs of up to 7,000 watts for balcony power plants…
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Researchers capture the sun – solar battery solves energy problem
The solar heat goes down with the sunset. But that could soon change. A new solar battery promises to store…
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A lot of PR with little power
The EU Commission has presented plans to promote mini-nuclear power plants in Europe. In the USA, Bill Gates’ company Terrapower…
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Magnesium-oxygen batteries: A cheap lithium alternative?
The article Magnesium-oxygen batteries: A cheap lithium alternative? first appeared in the online magazine BASIC thinking. With our newsletter UPDATE…
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An ancient idea with new illusions
The German gas storage facilities are almost empty and the prices for oil and liquid gas are going through the…
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