Jigar Shah, who runs the Energy Department’s loan program, is trying to hand out a lot of money for green-technology projects, while navigating an unforgiving political environment.
be when it s dark or not very windy. now, in the past, we ve seen excess electricity being used to pump water up a mountain so it can flow back down when you need the extra power boost, or to send a train up a hill and it rolls back down when you need it. well, here s an idea from germany, where you use energy to pump water out of giant spheres, which are under the sea to create a vacuum! and then, when you need extra electricity, you let the water back in, which turns a turbine and you get your light bulb moment. the researchers hope these can be sunk under the water right next to ocean based wind farms. hello, and welcome to the week in tech. it was the week that uk prime minister, borisjohnson, and microsoft founder, bill gates, struck a £400 million partnership to invest in green technology projects. bitcoin reached a new all time high of over $66,000
when you need it, which might be when it s dark or not very windy. now, in the past, we ve seen excess electricity being used to pump water up a mountain so it can flow back down when you need the extra power boost, or to send a train up a hill and it rolls back down when you need it. well, here s an idea from germany, where you use energy to pump water out of giant spheres, which are under the sea to create a vacuum! and then, when you need extra electricity, you let the water back in, which turns a turbine and you get your light bulb moment. the researchers hope these can be sunk under the water right next to ocean based wind farms. hello, and welcome to the week in tech. it was the week that uk prime minister, borisjohnson, and microsoft founder, bill gates, struck a £400 million partnership to invest in green technology projects. bitcoin reached a new all time high of over $66,000 after starting the year
to create a vacuum! and then, when you need extra electricity, you let the water back in, which turns a turbine and you get your light bulb moment. the researchers hope these can be sunk under the water right next to ocean based wind farms. hello, and welcome to the week in tech. it was the week that uk prime minister, borisjohnson, and microsoft founder, bill gates, struck a £400 million partnership to invest in green technology projects. bitcoin reached a new all time high of over $66,000 after starting the year below $29,000. and donald trump announced his new social media network, truth social. the former us president will now have his own online platform after being banned from twitter and facebook. in a press release, the trump media and technology groups said it would fight back against the big tech companies of silicon valley. and one of those big tech companies of silicon valley
in, which turns a turbine and you get your light bulb moment. the researchers hope these can be sunk under the water right next to ocean based wind farms. hello, and welcome to the week in tech. it was the week that uk prime minister, borisjohnson, and microsoft founder, bill gates, struck a £400 million partnership to invest in green technology projects. bitcoin reached a new all time high of over $66,000 after starting the year below $29,000. and donald trump announced his new social media network, truth social. the former us president will now have his own online platform after being banned from twitter and facebook. in a press release, the trump media and technology groups said it would fight back against the big tech companies of silicon valley. and one of those big tech companies of silicon valley may be headed for a major rebrand.