Information is as important as the storage of the electric power and the generation of electric power.

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On July 15, 1996, President Bill Clinton issued Executive Order No. 13010, in which he identified eight infrastructure systems critical to the nation's survival: telecommunications, electric power systems, oil and gas storage, transportation, banking and finance, storage and transportation, water supply systems, and emergency services (including medical, police, fire and rescue, and continuity of government).

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By embedding energy-storage materials into existing structures, this sheet technology would allow for ubiquitous storage and delivery of electric power and potential integration of clean energy into nearly every corner of our daily lives.

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In the long run, he sees millions of electric car batteries as storage for renewable energy and a way to balance demands on the power grid.

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In the medium term, solar power combined with improved battery storage systems will make a difference, as will military vehicles with hybrid electric engines.

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