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Some local organizations have made the bet on solar. But there are challenges, such as a long line to connect to the grid and a lack of storage solutions for dark hours.

Ammonia is the starting point for the fertilizers that have secured the world's food supply for the last century. It's also a main component of cleaning products, and is even considered as a future carbon-free replacement for fossil fuels in vehicles.

Open access notables How much storage do we need in a fully electrified future? A critical review of the assumptions on which this question depends, Marsden et al., Energy Research & Social Science:

It seems strange that, after all these years, research is still being carried out into the danger of cigarettes but as a team at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has proved this week, there’s still plenty to uncover. It is well known that cigarette smoke contains many contaminants, including toxic metals…

A team of Berkeley Lab battery researchers led by Elton Cairns has invented an advanced lithium/sulfur (Li/S) cell that, for the first time, offers both long cycle life and a high discharge rate in addition to the inherently low cost and light weight of Li/S batteries.