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Used Electric Car Batteries Are Heading to Factories and Farms

Retired electric vehicle batteries that are repackaged into energy-storage systems are being targeted at industrial consumers who’ve been slower to adopt the technology than utilities or homeowners.

A lithium-ion automotive battery pack sits on a chassis. Photo: Bloomberg.

Huawei Pivots to Fish Farms, Mining After U.S. Blocks Its Phones

Six months after the Trump administration dealt a crushing blow to Huawei Technologies Co.’s smartphone business, the Chinese telecommunications giant is turning to less glamorous alternatives that may eventually offset the decline of its biggest revenue contributor.

Source: Bloomberg

Watch: Using Quantum Computing to Optimize Shipping Routes

A look at the innovative application of quantum computing to the problem of optimizing ship and vehicle routes, with Amy Herhold, Director of Physics and Mathematical Sciences, Corporate Strategic Research with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, and Jamie Thomas, General Manager of IBM Systems Strategy & Development.

Using Quantum Computing to Optimize Shipping Routes

Reuters Events Unveils Key Event for a Sector That Touches 96% of All Manufactured Goods

Reuters Events today announced details of an event that will be key for a sector that accounts for 25% of US gross domestic product.

Texas Reckoning: Living With Yesterday’s Tech, Built for Last Century’s Climate

It’s not the new technology of renewable power that’s destabilizing the electric grid. It’s the new weather.

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Ship Giant Maersk Bids Farewell to New, Fossil-Fuel Only Ships

A century after the global shipping fleet ran largely on coal, the world’s largest shipping line is taking a historic step toward not using fossil fuels for propulsion.

Photo: Bloomberg

Texas Power Failures Push Chip Shortage From Bad to Worse

Power outages across Texas caused by historically cold weather have shut down semiconductor plants clustered around Austin, further disrupting a supply chain that has already been falling short of customer needs.

Photo: Bloomberg

In Texas’s Black-Swan Blackout, Everything Went Wrong at Once

The greatest forced blackout in U.S. history was the result of a systemic and multifaceted failure — and there are no promises of when power will be restored.

Photo: Bloomberg

Why It’s So Hard for the Solar Industry to Quit Xinjiang

Chinese solar companies are among 175 around the world that signed a non-binding pledge by a U.S. trade group to avoid forced labor. It will be much harder for them to actually cut ties with Xinjiang, the western China region facing increasing scrutiny for human-rights abuses.

Source: Bloomberg

U.S. Energy Crisis Deepens With 5 Million in the Dark

The energy crisis that crippled Texas’s power system and sent prices soaring to record levels is deepening with at least 5 million people across the U.S. taking turns being plunged into darkness to avoid a total collapse of their grids.

Photo: Bloomberg

Fuel Me Announces Launch of Cloud-Based Fuel Purchasing and Roadside Assistance App

Fuel Me is a cloud-based technology platform that allows customers in the commercial transportation and construction industries to purchase fuel and receive emergency roadside assistance services on their mobile devices.

U.S. Manufacturing Remains Robust While Price Pressures Build

A measure of U.S. manufacturing remained robust at the start of the year, though pandemic-related supply-chain disruptions are restraining production and driving up prices.

An American flag is displayed on a loading dock. Photo: Bloomberg.

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