The Vape-Powered House and Germany's Terrible Solar

A YouTuber powers his entire home using batteries pulled from disposable vapes. It's an ingenious (if slightly dangerous) recycling project that shows how creative energy storage can get.

Germany — the country that started the global solar revolution — actually has worse solar potential than Saskatchewan's darkest month! Still, by inspiring the boom that made solar cheap and widespread, Germany paved the way for countries like China to dominate solar manufacturing today.

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Also this week: coal mines are heating homes in the UK, Nissan sells its HQ to stay afloat, Toyota delays its solid-state EV battery (again), and a giant Australian grid battery survives a major failure.

The Lightning Round COP conference coverage vs. cruise ads, Spain nearly coal-free, edible road salt in Sweden, Texas breaks a November heat record, and Germany launches Europe's largest battery storage project.

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