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The almost instantaneous load batteries and a shelf life close to eternity are taking shape. Thanks to quantum physics

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Integrated circuits containing all our electronic devices, Solar panelsmagnetic resonance machines, The lasers or the atomic watches that allow the human being to measure time with an unprecedented precision would not be possible without the knowledge he has given us Modern Quantum Theory. And, of course, without this model we would not have Quantum computers. Objectively, and it is not at all an exaggeration, quantum physics is present in much of modern technology. During the last five years several research groups, such as the PSL Research University (University of Recherche Paris Sciences et Lettres), which resides in Paris (France), or that of the University of Pisa, in Italy, have tried to use the basic principles of quantum mechanics to point A new generation of batteries. And the results are getting little by little. This is its starting point: they pursue to use overlap, entanglement and superabsorption to tear down the limitations that electrochemical batteries currently impose. The quantum storage of energy is an ideal that is increasingly closer The main difference between quantum batteries and conventional electrochemicals is that the latter depend on chemical reactions, while quantum devices seek to store energy in the quantum states of some particles, such as, for example, photons. It seems complicated, and it is, but the really important thing for users is that quantum batteries on paper can be loaded almost instantaneously, they will have a much higher energy density, and, in addition, their degradation will be minimal as the load cycles pass. Quantum batteries can store energy in a superposition of multiple energy states simultaneously It sounds wonderful. So much, in fact, that seems science fiction. However, it is very important that, as we have just seen, let’s not overlook that their principle of operation will be, if they finally come to fruition, very different from that of conventional electrochemical batteries. Existing theoretical proposals argue that quantum batteries They can store energy in an overlap of multiple energy states simultaneously, which should allow them to deliver a much greater energy density. In addition, your theory load will be much faster, even almost instantaneous, due to the collective quantum effects of the quantum units that make them up. The most amazing thing in this field is that the higher the capacity of the quantum battery, the faster it will load. It is an intuitive characteristic, it is true, but it is possible precisely thanks to the collective quantum effects I just talked about. However, this is not all. And it is that on paper the degradation that these batteries will experience during energy transfer will be minimal, so your useful life will be much greater than that of conventional batteries. Perhaps, even, almost eternal if we compare it with the longevity of the human being. So far all the work that researchers had carried out in this area had condensed in purely theoretical models, but this panorama has just changed. And it is that several scientists from the universities that I have mentioned in the second paragraph of this text have published an article very interesting in which they propose How to make a quantum battery. Your idea is to use superconductor circuits produced with materials that exhibit essentially zero resistance at low temperatures. They have not yet manufactured anything, so it is evident that the hardest work, the experimental, is still pending. But there is no doubt that this proposal invites us to tie the future of quantum batteries with reasonable optimism. Image | Generated by Xataka with Gemini More information | Phys.org In Xataka | We have created the most lasting battery in history: 5,700 years thanks to the diamond and carbon-14

To batteries, it does not need to recharge and save millions of liters of diesel

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While Europe looks with sweet eyes on Hydrogen train and In Argentina they already presume their solar trainAustralia boasts of her brand new electric train. Wait, how “electric train” when that exists for decades and It is called Ave? Because the Australian train has an important nuance: it works with batteries and is not connected to the catenary. The result? An “infinite train” manufactured with racing technology. And with a mission: save a lot of money in diesel. The ‘Infinity Train’. Mining in Australia is a huge business And companies invest to improve their infrastructure, thus being more competitive and efficient in every way. Fortescue (how difficult it is not to write “Fortesque” as in ‘Medievil‘) is one of those companies, and just announce who have completed the pilot trip of their “intinifo train.” Driven only by its battery system and without being connected to the current, this ‘Intinity Train’ has completed a trip of about 1,100 kilometers, and the most impressive thing is that it will have to do another 1,100 kilometers back without having to recharge. In fact, the idea is to make constant round trips without going through a plug. His trick is not called Solar panels Not anything like that: it’s called regenerative braking. Formula braking 1 AND. In 2022, Fortescue acquired 100% of Williams Advanced Engineering, a British company founded as a split of the Williams team of Formula 1, but focused on the creation of High performance batteries for formula E. The purchase was closed for 223 million dollars and the objective was Accelerate decarbonization in the company’s mining operations. One of the keys to Formula E, which also applies to the Formula 1 battery system, is the generation of electric power thanks to braking. It is like a dynamo that generates electricity with the engine in reverse, and in the case of ‘Infinity Train’, it is a tremendously magnified process. A huge asterisk. Because here the trick is that the round trip from Perth to the Pilbara region makes it loaded with materials, increasing the weight of the train and maximizing regeneration in braking. But, in addition, it is a route with a slope down. The slope on the road to the mines to the port is 600 meters, so the train has more than 1,000 kilometers to, with up to 34,000 tons of iron from the mines, generating electricity that compensates for the expense it can do. The return path makes it downloaded and ‘strip’ of that energy that has filled the batteries so as not to need an external load nor the support of the catenaries. And start again: they return to load the train, go downhill up loading their batteries and then climb the energy generated. The matter of money. In a huge continent and with the complicated terrain to install catenaries, it is a solution that has all the way, but the limitation is more than evident: the technology of this train can only be applied in situations as specific as that of long journeys in which the phase of being loaded with materials is done downhill. In other situations, it seems more complicated. But well, the company’s intention is to electrify its more than 50 transport trains for 2030 with the aim of reducing its emissions and, in addition, saving What Diesel costs. It is difficult to get the idea of ​​magnitude, but They speak to cut 82 million liters of fuel per year and reduce 11% of its annual CO₂ emissions if they electrify the train network. Electrifying the mines. From the company they affirm that this technology can be exported to everyone, and in the end it is another step in the MODERNIZATION OF MINES. It is precisely in this work environment that the electrification It seems very necessary not only to reduce emissions and that companies meet their objectives, but to improve the health of workers. In recent years we are seeing Betting for electric trucks and even automatedand the ‘infinite train’ adds to the trend, but with the great point against that it is a possible vehicle in extremely concrete situations. Image | Fortescue In Xataka | France has thousands of kilometers of unused train tracks. So you are covering them with solar panels

You already know how to turn CO2 into electricity and batteries

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The new space race will not end until someone mount a self -sufficient colony on Mars, provided A company of such caliber Be available to our hand. For now, the Chinese Academy has been investigating how to generate and store energy without more raw material than the one that offers In situ The red planet. Convert the Martian atmosphere into electricity. The University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has designed A pioneering system to feed the future human bases of Mars with energy from its own atmosphere. According to the study published in Science BulletinChinese thermal and energy engineers started from the Brayton cycle, on which the land gas turbines are based, but replacing noble gases such as xenon with the gases of the Martian atmosphere, dominated in 95% by carbon dioxide. When using a available fluid In situthe circuit can be filled after any leak and avoids the logistics nightmare of having to send tons of gas packaged from the earth. But the most surprising thing is that it would achieve a conversion efficiency of up to 22%. Take advantage of the atmosphere to store it. In addition to the Brayton generator that breathes CO2, another team from the same university He designed a battery of lithium-carbon dioxide (Li-Co2) that uses the CO2 of the atmosphere of Mars as an active discharge agent. It is nothing more than a proof of concept, but in laboratory conditions at 0 ºC, the cells of this battery reached an energy density of 373 Wh Kg⁻¹ and a durability of 1,375 hours, the equivalent of two marian months. It could be combined with solar panels, burning CO2 at night or during dust storms, as a solution the intermission of solar energy. Technology is similar to Lithium-Aire batteries, only instead of air, absorb the CO2 of the atmosphere and release energy to feed rovers and helicopters. It would be necessary to try it under variable pressure, radiation and fine dust that sneaks into all Martian mechanisms to approve. China hopes to make history on Mars with Tianwen-3. China’s space program goes at a vertigo speed and these theoretical concepts could be tested on Mars in robotic missions before what we expect. The Tianwen-3 probe of the CNSA Space Agency will mark the next landing of the Asian country on Mars. With a launch planned for 2028, it is the mission that expects to bring to the earth the First Martian soil samples after the cancellation of Mars Sample Return of the NASA. Whether in this or any next robotic mission, seeing a closed, compact and filling generator running on Mars next to a CO2 -based storage system would be a giant jump towards that hypothetical future in which the human being will be a multiphenetary species. Image | POT In Xataka | No one has advanced NASA in the exploration of other planets from the USSR. China plans to do it even in Neptune

From batteries and supports to SSD units

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From the launch of the PlayStation 5 More and more compatible accessories have come. There are many who are quite interesting, and not only to have a better experience but because it also offers good comfort when using the console. In this article we will review five very useful accessories to accompany the PS5. Remote5 by 24.95 eurosan external battery for the dualsense that offers an autonomy of up to 12 hours. Crucial SSD by 145.99 eurosa 2 -TB SSD with a dissipator compatible with the PlayStation 5. Universal Razer Quick Charging Stand by 29.95 eurosa load base for the dualsense that is available in various colors. KDD Support by 24.95 eurosa wall support in which two dualsense can be placed, some headphones and several accessories. Disc reader by 79.95 eurosthe official record reader that allows you to reproduce videogames in physical format. Remote5 The PlayStation 5 dualsense battery can last more or less depending on whether a video game makes use of haptic vibration functions and adaptive triggers. Therefore, one of the most interesting accessories is the Remote5which can be found in PCComponent for a price of 24.95 euros. The Remote5 is an external battery that is attached to the dualsense through the port USB-C. The interesting thing is that it offers a Autonomy of up to 12 hours – In practice, it is similar to the autonomy that the command has – and also its design is ideal for the least possible space to occupy and that is not uncomfortable if used while we play video games. * Some price may have changed from the last review Crucial SSD Many video games occupy a large portion of the internal storage of the console, so on certain occasions some video game must be removed to install another. Therefore, internal SSDs are ideals of the console. Among them, a very good purchase option is Crucial SSD P310 whose price at Amazon is from 145.99 euros. The crucial SSD P310 that we can find in Amazon comes with a dissipator – very eye because in other stores it comes without it. It is a SSD PCIE GEN4 NVME M.2 of 2 TB which offers speeds of up to 7100 MB/s. Of course, it is compatible with PlayStation 5 and install it It is quite simple, you just need to follow a few steps. Crucial SSD P310 (2TB), PCIE GEN4 NVME M.2 * Some price may have changed from the last review Universal Razer Quick Charging Stand If you do not usually play the console for many hours in a row, instead of an external battery it is possible that you are more interested in a load base. In stores like Amazon there are many, but one of the most popular is the Universal Razer Quick Charging Standwhich can be found by 29.95 euros and that is available in various colors. Its operation is very simple: The dualsense control should only be placed at the top of the load base. It has a fairly compact design and also, as the brand mentions, it is able to recharge the Dualsense battery in less than three hours. Universal Razer Quick Charging Stand * Some price may have changed from the last review KDD Support If you have several dualsense and you also want to use headphones and the occasional accessory, in Amazon there are many supports that have a fairly adjusted price. One of the most interesting-due to its value for money-is the KDD brand supportwhose price is 24.95 euros. This support is placed on the wall by means of screws – yes, the paste is that the wall must be drilled. It is quite interesting because It has a support to place two dualsense controlscomes with another support for headband headphones and also in the upper part includes a box in which different accessories can be placed, such as the TV command. * Some price may have changed from the last review Disc reader If you have one PlayStation 5 Slim Digital or one PlayStation 5 Proit is possible that at some point you are interested in Disc reader Because you have seen a good offer in some physical game in physical or simply because you want to play a physical game in the PlayStation 4. The official price of the record reader dropped a few months agoso you can currently be found in stores like XTralife by 79.95 euros. The record reader is Compatible with both PS5 Slim Digital and PS5 Pro. It is interesting not to be limited to buying only video games in digital format, but it is also to play video games in the PlayStation 4 (if we have them, of course). Disc reader (PS5 Slim and PS5 Pro) * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | John Tones and Juan Carlos López (header), Sony, PlayStation In Xataka | PlayStation 5 Pro vs PlayStation 5: These are all the differences between the two Sony consoles In Xataka | Two years ago I bought a PS5. I wish someone would have told me that I also needed these accessories

We promised them happy with the 7,000mah batteries. But Android is still Android

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I have been able to try the Realme GT 7one of the first phones in the market (generalist, no gaming) with 7,000mAh battery. A full -fledged mobile with a battery whose duration is good, but not superlative. The point is that this is not the first time something like that happens to me. I have tried mobiles with 4,500mAh batteries that lasted a lot more than others with 5,000Mah. Mobile with 5,000MAH with completely disparate durations, and then we have Apple with a 4,600mAh battery that lasts more than some much larger. Not everything is the ability. Welcome is the ability. Between 7,000mah and 5,000mah I have it clear: big horse. A battery with greater nominal capacity, to equal optimization and consumption of the components, is a battery aimed at having a longer duration. A clear example is the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge With its 3,900mah battery. Miracles do not exist and, with that capacity and the screen of a Galaxy S25+I was destined to have a battery that lasts little. Android is very Android. Android is a relatively free system, and this has as many advantages as inconvenience. There is nothing more efficient at an energy level than an AOSP ROM, based on “Pure Android” and with hardly any background processes. The issue is that manufacturers want to put their icing: customization layers. Although they provide added value, starting to build on Android is not simple, and adding both applications and extra processes, sometimes, does not work out. If a version is not optimized, it will devour resources, have the physical battery that the device has. There are even more elements. To the optimization that each manufacturer has to do in the system if you want the ROM to work well, you have to add that each phone element (screen, modem, Bluetooth, Wifi), has its associated controllers. A bad optimization or adjustment in the software that manages basic hardware elements can translate into triggered consumption. And, beyond optimization, hardware elements themselves can consume more or less. There are more or less efficient screens, there are more or less efficient processors, thermal management … The cocktail to create a mobile with a battery that lasts what must last is complex. The solutions. Sometimes, it is best to admit that there is no solution. If your mobile lasts little because milliamps are missing, there is no way out. In the opposite case, there is hope. If a telephone has a brutal battery, but it does not last enough, it is necessary to know the manufacturer to work in an update that solves it. It is not something, unfortunately, too common. But it is neither the first nor the last time that a phone does not work as fine in launch and, within a few weeks, it all starts stabilizing. In fact, this is not just an Android problem, although the system is more prone to these instabilities in the battery. I still remember The terrible battery of the iPhone 12 Pro. Yes, he had “only 2.815mah”, but the iPhone 13 pro lasted much more with 300mAh more. Super -healing problems, a total (health) capacity that touched 80% in just one year of use … Image | Xataka In Xataka | Save battery on your mobile: 28 things that increase their consumption on Android or iPhone and you can avoid

The contradiction that solves the bottleneck of solid state batteries

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Lithium ion batteries carry decades fulfilling its role on day -to -day devices. They are still very valid for mobile, consoles and other small devices, but the arrival of the electric car has promoted a change. The industry is looking at some solid state batteries that have become In the best asset For car electrification. Promise much older autonomiesa longer life, faster loads, lower weight and greater security. There are many companies like Huawei, Samsung, Sling either Fordamong others, investigating the development of these batteries And, although marks like BMW don’t want to hear anything about them At the moment, others such as Mercedes have begun to implement them in test models. And the Technical University of Munich believes having found the key to accelerating the development and adoption of solid state batteries: a new material that “dopa” lithium and lithium conducts its ions 30% faster than any other material. Doping lithium to accelerate solid state batteries Despite all its promises, solid state batteries have faced historically a key bottleneck: The low ionic conductivity at room temperaturewhich limits loading and unloading speed. In liquid electrolytes, lithium ions move easily, but in solids, the crystalline network and interionic forces They hinder That movement, slowing down the process. Therefore, much of the current research It focuses on finding materials that allow a more efficient ionic migration The Energy Research team of the TUM has published a study in which it is detailed how they have achieved that improvement in conductivity. The key has been a new material that achieves the greatest ionic conductivity ever registered in this field thanks to eliminating part of the lithium and replacing it with Scandio. This substitution generates holes in the crystalline network that are called “vacancies”, and by reducing that density, the movement of lithium ions is freer. Therefore, conductivity increases significantly. According to his tests, this new compound of lithium, antimony and scandio drives ions 30% faster That any other material known to date and Professor Thomas F. Fäsler, team leader, points out that the material not only allows that higher speed, but also an improvement in thermal stability. “By incorporating small amounts of Scandio, we have discovered a new principle that could serve as a model for other elementary combinations,” says Fäsler. “The materials that conduct both ions and electrons are especially suitable as additives in the electrodes and, due to their promising practical applications, we have already requested a patent to develop it,” he continues. Apart from this new material, during the investigation they realized that there are other substances that work well with other materials. Jingwen Jiang is one of the authors of the study and states that his combination “is based on lithium and antimony, but the same concept can be easily applied to lithium and phosphorus systems. In previous record it was based on lithium and sulfur and required Five additional elements for optimization, but we have only needed scandio as an additional component. ” He also states that his discovery could have broader implications to improve conductivity in other materials, but Fäsler confesses that although they are optimistic, “many tests are still needed before the new material can be used in battery cells.” Therefore, it seems that There is time for these solid state batteries to impose themselvesand it is also logical to think that, little by little, they will optimize them much more. At the moment the interesting thing is so much that they have improved that ionic communication and, above all, that they have done so simplifying the processes with simpler compositions. Images Robert Linder, Tum In Xataka | The United States and South Korea come together to overcome a great challenge: 3D batteries impression for electric cars

This is how the new carbon-based nuclear batteries work-14

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No, you are not having a dejà vu. Nuclear batteries They were on everyone’s lipsafter the Chinese company Betavolt announced the beginning of the production of its batteries. And although it seems a new idea, the first nuclear battery was created in 1954 using Strontium-90. Since then, the search for safer batteries has continued and South Korea has given a new impulse. Short. A group of scientists from the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute and Technology has developed A nuclear battery that promises to convert radiation into electricity for decades, without the characteristic dangers of conventional nuclear energy. According to Newatlasthe betavoltaic cell sensitized with dye uses beta particles to generate electricity from carbon-14. There is battery for a while. Carbon-14, with a half-life of 5730 years, will guarantee a long-term energy supply, at least in theory. However, in practice, factors such as material degradation and progressive loss of efficiency can limit the real battery life. It is just a prototype. As They have detailed In Newatlas, the battery has a relatively low power density – 20.75 nanovatos per square centimeter by milicur, with an efficiency of 2.86 % -, and the progress opens the door to applications where longevity is crucial. Instead of depending on lithium -ion batteries, very low consumption devices could use this technology and eliminate the need for frequent recharges or substitutions. More technical. The operation of this battery is based on the emission of beta particles from carbon-14, a radioactive isotope that emits high energy electrons. These electrons impact on a titanium dioxide semiconductor covered with a ruthenium -based dye, which causes the flow of electric current. Do you have real application? Scientists They have done An estimate considering sectors where longevity and low energy consumption are key. On the one hand, in the medical field, to feed implantable devices, such as pacemakers and sensors. On the other hand, in remote or difficult access for environmental monitoring stations, allowing continuous functioning for years without human intervention. Also, researchers have observed that integration in microchips, RFID labels and other miniaturized devices, as well as slow load applications, where small capacitors could accumulate energy and free it quickly in demand peaks, would be interesting. Something already existed … At the University of Bristol They have designed A carbon-14-based nuclear battery, but the approaches are different. In the British version, carbon-14 is encapsulated in synthetic diamond, offering extreme durability of up to 5,700 years and greater protection against radiation. The latter, although more expensive and complex to manufacture, is oriented to devices that require continuous operation for centuries, such as space probes or monitoring systems in extreme environments, while the Korean option could be more viable for low -cost applications and lower energy demand. Chinese technology vs Korean. Both technologies, the nuclear battery developed in South Korea and BV100 of betavolt From China, they share the principle of converting radioactive energy into electricity, but they diverge significantly in their approaches and applications. The Chinese battery uses Nickel-63, an isotope with a half-life of 100 years, in a more compact and modular design that promises to feed higher power devices, including drones and industrial equipment. In addition, while the Korean battery is still in an experimental phase, Betavolt has advanced towards marketing. Forecasts. While there is still a way to go to perfect its efficiency and reduce costs, the perspective of batteries that can last decades without recharges completely redefine the way we conceive energy storage and open new possibilities. Image | ACS Xataka | China has the definitive battery. A “eternal” photovoltaic nuclear battery that works in space and in the sea

Just when the batteries were breaking all the records came the ultra-infinity mobiles. China has a lesson for them

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He Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge He has just come to the market. It is a telephone that presumes finishes and whose main argument is in an ultra -launch design that differentiates it from your family brothers Galaxy S25. The problem? Miracles do not exist, and having less space for components translates into a smaller battery. The only solution to get less size to have a decent battery density is to bet on the Silicon-carbona technology that Samsung has not implemented in its EDGE. Result? A high range with 6.7 inches and 3,900mah, A countercurrent movement of the industry. One day of use. Despite the little battery capacity, Samsung promises that its Galaxy S25 Edge will last a day without too many problems. The problem here is that, for a while to this part, the rest of the manufacturers have been obsessed that their phones last more than a day. In fact, today a day of intensive use is a somewhat poor figure. Devices like him Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, iPhone 16 Pro Maxand virtually any high range from China reaches two days of use or, at least, the day and a half with intensive use. There are no miracles in optimization. The phones They are increasingly powerfulits processors are comfortable between the three and the four nanometers and we have been with optimizations in each of the telephone components to minimize energy consumption. But the new bright screens consume energy, the Snapdragon 8 Elite It is something swallow, and have a phone with the ability to record 8K, execute games in maximum resolution at 120 Hz and, ultimately, to pull with everything, spend drums. A countercurrent. 10,000mahit is what has managed to introduce real to a phone with a habitual thickness. Honor already has phones with batteries of 8,000mahand this year it has been clear that even the old 5,000mah barrier begins to fall short. Speaking an Android phone with 3,900Mah is risky, a lot. We are facing a change of generation in batteries. That day and a half is about to become a new scarce figure, and that is that with the democratization of batteries close to 10,000mAh we will have better autonomies than ever. Silicon-carbon is still a face and incipient technology, but China is squeezing to turn it into the standard of its phones. The solution. Xiaomi herself told us that some of its mobiles land with less battery in Europe with respect to China for a simple reason: The costs. These gigantic batteries are not economical, and manufacturers like Samsung bet on traditional technology to contain the price of their devices. Despite this, the only alternative to view if the ultradelgated phones want to succeed is to bet on silicon-carbon, even if necessary to cut in other specifications. Can. The ultra-of the mobile with good battery exists, and we have examples in the Tecno Spark Slim. 5.75mm for a 5.200MAH battery phone. It is an exception, yes, but it is the proof that it is possible to launch phones with large batteries and record thicknesses. They are not alone. The next stone on the road to the ultra-decaded mobiles will put Apple with its iPhone 17 Air. A phone that, except miracle, will also land with a traditional battery of a fairly content size. Image | Samsung In Xataka | Samsung already has the smallest solid state battery. Its objective: revolutionize wearables and energy

Spain has not yet enough batteries for its renewable boom

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The last blackout Monday, April 28 He has evidenced one of the vulnerabilities of the Spanish electrical system: weigh to advance in renewable generationthere is still the same challenge: energy storage. Insufficient growth. Spain has had A renewable boomS, but storage growth has not been able to keep up. Unlike countries like Germany, where Both sectors have evolved In parallel, in Spain it has been left behind. According to the data set out by Spanish Electricity, at the end of 2024 the installed storage capacity It was 3,356mwa very distant figure of the 22 GW target established by the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC) by 2030. There is still a lot of work. The storage problem in Spain is not only a technical issue, but also regulatory and economic. Both Franc Comino, general director of Sonnen Spainand Manel Pujol, co -founder of Samara Energyhave stated for this medium that the main barrier is the absence of a regulatory framework that offers clear price signals to facilitate the integration of batteries. Specifically, Manel Pujol stressed that The current regulatory framework It excludes the participation of batteries not linked to self -consumption in balance markets, which slows its profitability and hinders its mass implementation. And not only batteries. The Spanish PHOTOVOLTAIC UNION (UNEF) has requested the European Commission to expedite the procedures to implement Grid forming. As has detailed For 20 minutes José Donoso, general director of the UNEF: “To have a more robust system we have to accelerate storage and use power electronics (Grid forming), that it is not yet being used because the European Commission is missing to approve the technical requirements. ” Systems that stabilize the network? Not only exists Grid forming but also the micro -redes. But deepen a little more in the Grid formingor network formation, refers to the capacity of certain storage investors to emulate the characteristics of traditional generators, maintaining the frequency and tension of the system autonomously, According to the economist. This technology allows renewable and storage facilities to function as a virtual “source of inertia”, providing stability in critical moments. It is not the only one. Also, there are the microredes that They represent a distributed model of energy management that combines renewable generation, storage and intelligent control systems. During the blackout, the micro -redes that could operate in “Isla mode” demonstrated their ability to maintain the electricity supply locally, disconnecting from the main system and avoiding collapse, has detailed Franc comino. In this context, Manel Pujol has stressed that the integration of residential batteries is already gaining ground, especially in solar projects, where more than half of the facilities they manage include storage, thus reflecting a positive trend towards the adoption of the distributed model. Financing. The price of batteries It has descended and it is expected that in 2026 the barrier of 100 dollars/kWh will be broken. However, the cost remains a barrier to small consumers, which slows their mass adoption. In addition, less than two months ago, the European Commission approved A aid scheme of 700 million euros to reinforce energy storage in Spain within FEDER funds. A possible solution. Franc Comino has indicated that to accelerate the penetration of storage, tax incentives must be applied: in the residential field through IPR and the industrialist through the Corporation Tax. Thanks to this measures, the initial cost of the batteries could be reduced and thus facilitate its large -scale implementation. For its part, Manel Pujol has stressed that access to public aid and the implementation of tax incentives should go hand in hand to prevent the cost of storage from becoming an insurmountable barrier for small consumers, especially in the residential field. Forecasts The future of the Spanish electrical system will depend on its ability to efficiently integrate energy storage and adopt advanced technologies such as gridforming and micrordes. In addition, Franc Comino has declared that the approved aids will not be enough if it is not accompanied by an extent in administrative processing and a regulatory framework that allows these technologies to be deployed quickly. For its part, Pujol emphasizes that the real challenge is not only in the infrastructure, but in changing public perception about storage and in developing a viable economic model so that the transition is accessible to all consumers. Spain has the opportunity to lead a new energy stage. The question is whether you will know how to move quickly. Image | Unspash and Kecko Xataka | Spain has opted for the plot, but has left the network thrown: how micro -redes fit the energy puzzle

130 meters with batteries equivalent to 550 model and

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The transport network electrification To reduce emissions as much as possible is one of the challenges that companies and countries are facing. He electric car It is what catches us more closely, but where we also see progress is in the electric plane and in him maritime transport sector. And, in this sense, Latin America has taken a giant step with its new 100% electric ferry: the ‘China Zorrilla’. So much that it is already the largest electric ferry on the planet. Enormous. The ferry is a good starting point to start the electrification of the sea. Among its advantages is the Reduction of direct emissionsbut also lower maintenance costs (in theory) and a significant reduction in Submarine noisebeneficial for life in that environment. According to estimates, electrifying the 50 -meter length ferris to cover 100 -kilometer routes would save 50% fossil fuel in this segment, but what the ‘China Zorrilla’ has done is, as we see in MotorpasionDemential. And it is because of its dimensions. It measures 130 meters long, 32 wide and has capacity for 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles. The ship has just been thrown into the Hobart shipyard in Australia, where it has been built, and the idea is to communicate the Argentine cities of Buenos Aires and Colonia de Sacramento, in Uruguay. It is a journey of about 55 kilometers that will cover three times a day. To batteries. The electrification problem is the same, whatever the vehicle: batteries. The larger and more capacity need, the larger and more heavy the batteries will be. In the case of ‘China Zorrilla’, these batteries have about 5,000 modules with a weight of about 280 tons. It is an absolute barbarity and, to put this in context, its creators They affirmed which is equivalent to batteries of 850 electric cars. It is the largest battery installed on a boat and its total capacity is 40 MWh. Let’s put the battery of the Tesla Model and Long Range with its 78.4 kWh. They are 0.0784, and the rapid calculations is that the ‘China Zorrilla’ has the capacity of almost 550 model and long rage. It is crazy for a 55 -kilometer journey, but in the end it is the ‘price’ of moving such a monster. And the load? Another mocked. It is the big question that may arise. If, despite the advances in speed, loading an electric car already has a considerable amount of time, what happens if we have to load a 40 MWh battery? The answer is simple: High power electroles. Specifically, giant ‘plugs’ that will admit 15 MW charges. The idea is that these loaders are in both ports, being able to recharge during the eviction and shipping of passengers with 24 MWh capacity. In theorythe 20% to 80% recharge will take about forty minutes and it is estimated that the night load pulls renewable energy, especially in the Uruguayan port. Without rival. Due to the type of controlled journeys that make this type of ships, their electrification is a very interesting idea that is already being explored in other parts of the world. In Spain, we have the ‘Barbarian Cap‘, a ferry that joins Ibiza with Formentera and has a battery of just 1 MWh. Is owned by Balearia, a company that is already shaping A much more ambitious project: Unite rate and tangier. There will be two 100% electric ferries with a total capacity of up to 39 MWh that is also provided that are loaded in 40 minutes in the ports and that will have something very interesting to reduce times: arms in the ports that will replace batteries. It will also have diesel support engines in case things are twisted and capacity for 804 passengers and 225 cars. In this sense, the ‘China Zorilla’ seems to continue reigning in the limited segment of electric ferries. And, in case you are wondering, the name of the ship pays tribute to the Uruguayan actress Concepción Matilde Zorrilla. Images | Buquebus In Xataka | The 100% electric plane of beta technologies aspires to be very versatile: it will also have a passenger variant

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