Tesla now has a new head with its Advanced Battery Research group in Canada and renewed the contract with the organization, which has been producing a lot of battery technology for the automaker.
Tesla Advanced Battery Research
For the past five years, Tesla has been working with a battery research group in Canada, also known as Jeff Dahn’s research team, that has been helping improve their…
EGEB: Joe Biden expected to cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit
January 19, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
President-elect Joe Biden is now expected to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit on day one in office.
French oil giant Total acquires a 20% interest in India’s Adani, the largest solar developer in the…
These 3 US cities, all in red states, are green energy leaders
January 19, 2021
Texas, Utah, and Iowa may have cast their 2020 presidential electoral votes for fossil-fuel champion Donald Trump, but Irving, Salt Lake City, and Des Moines are implementing ambitious green energy plans to reach net zero – and one is the first in the US to set a truly…
Fujifilm X-T4 vs X-S10
January 19, 2021
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Introduction
The Fujifilm X-T4 sits at the top of the company’s X series, and is probably our favorite APS-C camera right now. We found its in-body stabilization, improved AF tracking and larger battery give significant advantages over the already very good X-T3, especially if you shoot video.
But the…
Tesla Powerwalls are expected to power a giant new virtual power plant designed by Swell Energy in Hawaii.
Combined with solar, the battery packs are going to create a 80 MW/100 MWh distributed energy system.
Virtual Power Plant
A virtual power plant consists of connecting…
Last year’s Galaxy Buds+ were some of the best truly wireless earbuds to date, but they still left quite a bit of room for improvement. For 2021, Samsung is launching the Galaxy Buds Pro that provide a new design, additional features, and a higher price tag. Through it…
The Manfrotto Befree 3-way live advanced is a versatile, multi-purpose aluminum travel tripod intended for use by both stills and video shooters. Designed for travel, the Befree 3-way live advanced weighs less than 5 pounds and stores down to just under 16 inches – or 40 centimeters.
Join filmmaker John Webster and his team as they voyage into the beautiful Sawtooth Wilderness in Idaho with…
I find it amusing that a the resurrection of a beloved retro game is itself retro now.
I’m talking about King’s Bounty: The Legend, which came to PC in 2008. It’s a rebirth of the original 1990 game from New World Computer (made by the same folks behind the Might and…
Selling prerecorded exercise videos for at-home workouts has been a viable business model for decades, and the pandemic has only increased the need for home solutions spanning every conceivable fitness category. But these videos couldn’t replace a key element of in-person…
The Google Play Store adds icons to show chart position changes
January 18, 2021
New chart position icons have now joined the Google Play Store, making it easier than ever to track the rise and fall of specific applications within category leaderboards.
The option was spotted by the team over at Android Police, making it far more transparent who the real movers are within the Play Store leaderboards, as often changes are far harder to pinpoint if you sporadically view the…
