Siemens Rapid Charging For EVs on Smart Power Grid

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≡ Siemens to Test Six Minute Charging For EVs on 33% Wind Powered Grid

Sven Holthusen runs the EDISON project at Siemens’ Energy Sector in the Denmark branch of the international engineering giant. The EDISON project is working on raising charging power to as much as 300 kW so that batteries can be recharged on the go, in as little as six minutes.

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Tomorrow’s electric vehicles will redefine mobility. Not only will they recharge in only minutes at fast-charge stations. They will also function as mobile power storage units for the smart grid

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The range of today’s electric vehicles cannot yet compare to that of automobiles equipped with combustion engines, necessitating the strategic placement of charging stations. A Siemens energy management system routes drivers according to the charge status of their vehicles, so that they can adapt their routes to the location of, and the availability of energy at, the charging stations.

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Hole in the Moon

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Hole as big as city block found on Moon

A Japanese led team of researchers has found a large, dark pit on the near side of the Moon that is "as big as a city block and deep as a modest skyscraper." Probably created billions of years ago, it is considered by the scientists to be a collapsed lava tube.

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This apparent hole in the moon is like a skylight, a vertical cave 213 feet (65 meters) across and some 262 to 289 feet deep (80-88 meters). It is thought to be a collapsed lava tube. The inset shows close-up of the boxed area. Credit: ISAS/JAXA/SELENE/Junichi Haruyama et al.

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AGU: Geophysical Research Letters

Possible lunar lava tube skylight observed by SELENE cameras

Junichi Haruyama et al.

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Moon hole might be suitable for colony

Scientists report finding a lunar hole that might make a good candidate for a moon colony.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Scientists find deep hole on moon that could be suitable for colony
  
• Discovery of "lava tube" is published in journal of American Geophysical Union
  
• Lava tubes have been found before, but this one is protected by "lava sheet"
  
• Report says that shield protects hole from meteorites and harsh temperatures

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1. iTWire - Hole as big as city block found on Moon
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3. SPACE.com -- Hole in the Moon Could Shelter Colonists
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5. AGU: Possible lunar lava tube skylight observed by SELENE cameras
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Lomox Light-Emitting Wallpaper

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Glowing walls could kill off the light bulb

Light-emitting wallpaper may begin to replace light bulbs from 2012, according
to a government body that supports low-carbon technology.

A chemical coating on the walls will illuminate all parts of the room with an
even glow, which mimics sunlight and avoids the shadows and glare of
conventional bulbs.

Organic LEDs could kill off the light bulb, first created by Thomas Edison

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Bright future for lighting technology with glowing OLED wallpaper

The paper-thin OLED material is capable of emitting light almost as bright as fluorescent lightbulbs. Photograph: Everett Kennedy Brown/EPA

Lomox Limited, a two-year-old company based in north Wales, awarded more than £450,000 today by the government-backed Carbon Trust to accelerate the development of its OLED technology.

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LOMOX^® - An OLED Development Company

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It is hoped the technology will help cut carbon emissions from lighting in the next few years.

The company said it can also be used for flat screen televisions, computers and mobile phone displays.

And because it needs a very low operating voltage - of just three to five volts - it can be powered by solar panels or batteries, so it can be used outside to light road signs and barriers without the need for mains electricity.

Ken Lacey, chief executive of Lomox Ltd, which is attempting to bring the technology to market, said the company hoped to make it available to lighting and screen producers by 2012, with outdoor applications leading the way.

This technology has the potential to produce ultra efficient lighting for a wide range of applications, tapping into a huge global market Mark Williamson, Carbon Trust

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