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Indonesia has limited access to government forest maps, requiring written permission and warning of possible prison for unauthorized downloads. The restrictions arrive as deforestation reaches its highest level in eight years and a 7-million-acre farm project advances in New Guinea. Researchers fear the rules will impede monitoring of illegal clearing and threats to Indigenous lands.
Energy Dome’s system stores surplus electricity by compressing carbon dioxide into liquid form, then releases it through a turbine when power is needed. Its first commercial plant in Sardinia can store 200 megawatt-hours, enough for about 18,000 homes for 10 hours. The company says its costs improve for storage lasting up to 24 hours, but it has only one operating plant.
Form Energy is making iron-based batteries designed to store electricity for up to 100 hours, far longer than most large lithium-ion systems. Its West Virginia factory has begun production, and the company has signed utility deals, including a proposed 30-gigawatt-hour project to supply a Google data center. The technology could help renewable power replace fossil-fuel backup, but scaling and costs remain challenges.
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