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DOE releases three reports showing strong growth in US fuel cell and hydrogen market

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This report was written and compiled by Sandra Curtin and Jennifer Gangi of Fuel Cells 2000, an activity of Breakthrough Technologies Institute in Washington, DC. Support was provided by the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fuel Cell Technologies Office. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report.

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Engineered E. coli produce styrene from glucose

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Here we demonstrate how, through the de novo design and development of a novel metabolic pathway, styrene can alternatively be synthesized from renewable substrates such as glucose. Between 1960 and 2006, estimated production ranged from a low of 1,740 million pounds in 1960 to a high of 11,897 million pounds in 2000. In 2006, eight.

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80x30: U.S. Clean Energy Standard Accelerates Transition to Renewables

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For one, CES would set a clear target, the so-called "80x30" standard: generating, across the US, 80% of electricity by 2030 from clean sources, including renewables, hydro, and nuclear. (In Then again, it's hard to understate just how far renewable energy costs have fallen. It may seem daunting. It may seem daunting.

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