New Thermal Battery Supplies Clean Heat for Oil Extraction

For the last 12 weeks, California start-up Rondo Energy has been operating what it’s calling the world’s largest thermal battery. Rondo’s system converts cheap renewable electricity into heat that can be discharged on demand into industrial processes.This differs from most next-generation energy storage strategies, which provide electricity to grids in the absence of sun orContinue Reading

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Sunday on PBS News Weekend, The Traitor again pushes to change Senate rules to end the 33-day government shutdown, as hundreds of thousands of furloughed workers struggle to make ends meet. Mexican journalists honor their slain colleagues on Day of the Dead. A new documentary follows the journey of decoratedContinue Reading

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Here are the key events from day 1,348 of Russia’s war on Ukraine., Here are the key events from day 1,348 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Soldiers salute as they visit the graves of Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russia’s war at the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv [Mykola Tys/EPA] Here isContinue Reading

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Traitor 47 talked with reporters Sunday evening about a variety of topics, including the ongoing government shutdown and whether the U.S. may provide long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine as it tries to fend off Russia. NewsNation correspondent Libbey Dean has the latest. #The Traitor #Shutdown #Ukraine “NewsNation Prime” is America’sContinue Reading

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A couple from Cincinnati currently stuck in Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa tell NewsNation they are hoping to avoid flight cancellations and the potential of staying in damaged airports with their 5-year-old. MORE: https://www.newsnationnow.com/video/very-lucky-to-be-here-and-be-safe-cincinnati-family-stuck-in-jamaica-morning-in-america/11225236/Continue Reading