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Flow Batteries: EnerVault Quietly Building Energy Storage for the Grid (Salon.com)
Many technologies for storing energy on the power grid are either expensive (advanced batteries), mired in regulations ( pumping water uphill and then letting the water move downhill ) or just in a really early stage ( the gravel-plus-heat-pump approach ). But there is a technology thats had decades of research, could offer one of the lowest cost options out there and is getting increasing …
Netbook runs on AA batteries (Linux Devices)
May 12, 2009 NorhTec announced a netbook that operates on eight AA batteries, has an internal power supply, and runs Linux on a 1GHz x86-based SoC (system on chip). The “Gecko EduBook” has an 8.9-inch display, has an easily reconfigurable modular design, and will cost under $200, says NorhTec.
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