IGNYTE Magazine Issue 03 | Page 17

in the news

Project partnership to launch electric vehicle (EV) charging stations

supported by lead batteries

The Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI), which has ushered in breakthroughs including start-stop batteries, today announces a ground-breaking project partnership to launch electric vehicle (EV) charging stations supported by lead batteries.

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The ticket to 100 percent renewable power is underneath our feet

Imagine if there was a carbon-free form of energy hiding in the ground beneath you. One that we could turn to anytime, even on cloudy, windless days.

There’s no need for imagination: It exists. Research suggests that geothermal energy could be the key to running the country on purely renewable power. A recent memo from the conservative clean-energy think tank ClearPath estimates that geothermal energy could supply as much as 20 percent of the country’s electricity.

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The Amazing World of Hemp: Hempcrete - the Most Sustainable Building Material on Earth

Building materials, textiles, and plastics, in this 3-part series, we'll explore some of the ways hemp is set to change the world.

Concrete, steel, and wood pale in comparison as a sustainable building material to the plant known to grow like a weed — hemp.

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