Offshore wind power needs energy storage and power regulation, and Ocean Grazer has invented an offshore energy storage system that will sit at the bottom of the sea and manage the flow of electricity through the power grid. The Dutch startup showcased their new product, Ocean Battery, at CES in Las Vegas last week.
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Tesla signs deal to source nickel for battery production from upcoming new mine in the US
January 11, 2022
Tesla has signed a new deal to source nickel for battery cell production from an upcoming new mine in the United States. It’s a landmark deal to start sourcing the critical battery material in the US and help boost upcoming new mining projects.
Over the last few…
World’s second largest mining corporation orders four Wabtec battery-electric locomotives
January 11, 2022
Rail freight manufacturer Wabtec Corporation has announced its latest customer is Rio Tinto, one of the largest metal and mining companies on the planet. Rio Tinto’s order for four of Wabtec’s FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives will support its effort to achieve a…
Quick Charge Podcast: January 10, 2022
January 11, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
The Best Places to Buy Used Cameras and Lenses in 2022
January 11, 2022
Ever since I became a photographer, most of the cameras and lenses I have purchased have been used. Most cameras and lenses only come with one-year warranties (though there are exceptions), and since some used gear sellers offer 6-month warranties, that extra half-year is…
Image Sensors: The Main Battleground of the Camera Industry
January 11, 2022
Manufacturing silicon is patently not required in order to make cameras — anyone can put together a pinhole model — however, the wider point is more pertinent. To be a competitive, global, manufacturer, do you need to make the sensors that actually go into camera bodies?
Photographer Jeffrey A. Wolin’s Faces of Homelessness is a photo/text series that focuses on people who are homeless or have been homeless in the past.
In January 2020, there were 580,466 people experiencing homelessness in America. Most were individuals (70 percent), and the rest were people living in families with children. COVID-19 disrupted statistics for 2021, and these would be…
Canon Printers Think Canon Ink is Fake Due to Chip Shortage
January 11, 2022
Due to the ongoing global chip shortage, Canon is finding it difficult to obtain the chips that are attached to ink cartridges that confirm their legitimacy to its printers. As a result, it has to explain to customers how to bypass its own DRM.
Canon Germany has issued a…
The Best Lenses for APS-C Cameras in 2022
January 11, 2022
While full-frame has received the most attention from camera manufacturers in recent years, there are plenty of great reasons to purchase smaller format sensors like APS-C. These systems can be cheaper, smaller, lighter, and offer greater reach over their full-frame…
New Full-Frame 49MP Sensor Can Shoot 8K at 120FPS, 4K at 240FPS
January 11, 2022
Sensors are the main battleground in the camera industry, and Gpixel’s latest appears to be well aware of that fact. The company has created a 49-megapixel, HDR, backside-illuminated, stacked sensor capable of up to 8K at 120 frames per second.
Gpixel has been producing sensors for the security and industrial applications space since 2012, but in the last year it has produced at least…
