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Duke Energy plans to use lithium-ion battery technology for power grids | Economic Backbone – Florida Trend
Duke Energy Florida is planning to use the same lithium-ion battery technology that power most cell phones and laptops to supplement its power grid in parts of Florida and allow for quicker recovery from short-term power outages. The St. Petersburg-based utility, which has about 1.8 million customers in Florida, plans to build battery stations throughout …
Fire reported at Martin Drake Power Plant in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Crews were called to Martin Drake Power Plant Tuesday night for a reported fire. The Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to the plant at 700 Conejos Street near I-25 and Highway 24 just before 8:30 p.m. Colorado Springs Utilities confirmed with 11 News all employees were evacuated and were safe. …
Technology stocks power a broad rally on Wall Street
Technology stocks powered a rally on Wall Street Monday that gave the market its third gain in a row. The surge in tech stocks followed a decision by the United States to give Chinese telecom giant Huawei an additional 90 days to buy equipment from American suppliers. Chipmakers including Qualcomm, Intel and Micron rose. The …
Harnessing nature: East Texas inventor concentrating on wind power technology | Business
ATHENS — Some people say a uniquely different invention of George Arthur Spencer on his property in the Cross Roads community near Athens looks like an alien antenna. Spencer jokes that it is a feeder for giraffes. In a serious vein, Spencer, who has more than 20 patents, explained that his latest invention is three-dimensional …
Majority Leader Post Gives McConnell Power To Steer Trump Agenda : NPR
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky walks off the House floor following a speech in April. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky walks off the House floor following a speech in April. Andrew Harnik/AP “How does one man have so much power?” One hears that …
New industrial revolution sparked by technology gives power to service, retail, wholesale industries
PRINCETON, N.J.–The United States is experiencing a new type of industrial revolution, one in which businesses outside of manufacturing are harnessing the power of the internet to scale up production and increase profits. Three sectors are contributing to the new wave: service, retail, and wholesale — according to a working paper published by researchers at …
How Can I Boost My Brain Power?
The human brain is the boss of the body. Like a mitochondria to the cell, it is the power house of the body because it runs the whole show and controls effective performance of body functions, giving out commands and processing information even while we are asleep. The stamina of the brain therefore says a …
A world of walls: the brutish power of man-made barriers | Art and design
The southern border wall, as it is euphemistically known, between the United States and Mexico has come to represent much more than a line on a map. Since the 2016 US presidential campaign, it has assumed the status of an all-consuming ideological crusade for Donald Trump. Propelled into power on spittle-flecked chants of “Build the …
Call for essays: Technology, power and emancipation
We are undergoing a time of accelerated technological change in the 21st century, with massive adoption of the internet and smartphones, ever-more sophisticated Artificial Intelligence, robots and automation, a genetics revolution and rapid technological changes in our energy, food and transport systems. It has been a heralded as a new industrial revolution, one that not …
Major power failure affecting homes and transport
Image copyright James Marlow Major power failures have been reported across large areas of the UK, affecting homes and transport networks. Blackouts have been reported across the South East, Midlands, South West, North East and Wales. UK Power Networks said the issue was caused by a “failure on National Grid’s network”. Trains have been delayed …
