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Photo: Salt River Project Arizona’s largest battery storage system is now online and, along with solar and wind, will help power a new Google data center – here’s why that matters. Arizona’s largest battery + Google Arizona utility company Salt River Project and renewables developer NextEra Energy Resources developed Sonoran Solar Energy Center, a 260-megawatt (MW) solar farm able to charge a 1 gigawatt-hour (GWh) battery energy storage system…. Source link

In addressing a Pixel feature that’s disappeared, Google has confirmed that the Pixel 8a is on its way. Back in Android 14’s QPR1 update, Google added a new extension of battery stats, which showed charging cycle counts and the date the battery was manufactured. This was a welcome addition, but also limited in how useful it actually was. In the March 2024 update for Pixel phones, though, this feature disappeared. According to Google on a bug tracker page, that’s… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Leak: Google will announce the Pixel Fold at I/O and beat Samsung on battery  The Verge Source link

The logo of Google Chrome shown on a smartphone. Thomas Trutschel | Photothek via Getty Images I currently have 47 tabs open on Google Chrome. If you’re like me, you’ll want to hear about a new update. Over the next few weeks, Google is rolling out two Chrome performance settings to save memory and battery power. The update will be available for Windows, macOS and ChromeOS desktop users with the release of Chrome 108. Here’s what’s coming and how to make sure you download the updates. Energy… Source link

Apple (AAPL) debuted its latest AirPods Pro on Wednesday. The wireless earbuds feature a new built-in H2 chip and improved audio driver, promising improved audio capabilities. Available for $249 and hitting stores Sept. 23, the AirPods Pro are an impressive upgrade over the prior generation of headphones. According to the company, the new AirPods Pro offer better overall connectivity thanks to the H2 chip, while adding better sound via its low-distortion driver and custom amplifier. Like… Source link

The Arizona Cardinals are facing another off-field situation this year. Running backs coach James Saxon is awaiting a trial date after being charged with two counts of domestic battery on May 25 for an alleged incident on May 7. Saxon allegedly assaulted a woman in front of a child younger than 16 years old in Indianapolis, according to ESPN. Saxon faces a sentence of six months to 2.5 years and a possible fine of up to $10,000 for the Level 6 felony (the least serious in Indiana) and up to… Source link

Enphase Energy, Inc. FREMONT, Calif., July 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), a global energy technology company and the world’s leading supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, announced today that installers of Enphase® products in Rhode Island have seen growing deployments of Enphase Energy Systems powered by IQ® Microinverters and IQ™ Batteries as increasingly common hurricanes and extreme weather leave homeowners highly vulnerable to… Source link

Mullen Technologies, Inc. Partnership with LGG (Linghang Guochuang Group) is on track and focused on taking solid-state polymer battery cell technology into vehicle pack level development. Solid-state batteries are planned for Mullen’s second-generation Mullen FIVE EV Crossover and show promise of over 300 miles of range delivered in 18 minutes with DC fast charging. Mullen and LGG progress to pack level development for solid-state polymer batteries Solid-state polymer batteries planned for… Source link

In the years ahead, GM (GM) says, it’s aiming to be a leading manufacturer of batteries as well as cars. “For electric vehicles, it’s all about the battery,” CEO Mary Barra told Yahoo Finance in a wide-ranging interview this week. The CEO outlined plans to open at least four new plants just to manufacture batteries that power the company’s electric vehicles. “We decided that we wanted to have control over battery cell manufacture so we formed a joint venture with LG, one of our partners,… Source link

The White House announced $3.16 billion is on the way to help with the battery shortage in America. The money, which will come from funds in the recently enacted Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, was announced by the White House and the Department of Energy on Monday. Officials promise the money will help domestic manufacturers make more batteries in the U.S., iron out supply chain issues for components, and also mitigate some of the environmental impacts from battery manufacturing. “We need a… Source link