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Houston-Galveston area to deploy 30 battery-electric delivery trucks

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) awarded a grant to H-GAC with an objective of accelerating the introduction and penetration of electric transportation technologies into the cargo transport sector. Each Smith Newton will be delivered with an electric vehicle charging station (EVSE).

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IH2 biomass-to-liquid hydrocarbons technology licensed to leading European company

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A Fortune 2000 global company headquartered in Northern Europe has entered into an FEL-2 package license agreement with CRI/Criterion Catalyst Company LTD (CRIUK), a global catalyst technology company. CRI Catalyst Company of Houston, Texas has been granted exclusive worldwide licensing rights. Earlier post.).

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. But Trek 2000 hardly became a household name. This was granted to Amir Ban, Dov Moran, and Oron Ogdan in November 2000.

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urbanspace Partners with car2go Mobility Program

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Under the partnership, more than 30 of urbanspace’s agents and staff will be granted access to car2go’s fleet of 200 smart fortwo vehicles at the standard per minute rate. Founded in 2000, urbanspace focuses on high-end residential, commercial and mixed-use spaces. urbanspace is one of the first car2go partners in Austin, Texas.

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IH2 technology licensed for demonstration plant to convert woody biomass into drop-in hydrocarbon transportation fuels

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gallon at 2000 tonne dry feed/day scale on a USGC (US Gulf Coast) basis using a full stand-alone design. CRI Catalyst Company of Houston, Texas has been granted exclusive worldwide licensing rights. The IH 2 technology is an efficient conversion route for lignocellulosic biomass. Both are part of CRI/Criterion Inc.,

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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. The report also highlights efforts in Delaware, New Jersey, Texas and other states to advance fuel cell technologies. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report.

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Environmental Charter High School Gets Solar; Greenius Goes EcoMedia

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The Pacific Coast Termite grant also funded an environmentally friendly XT-2000 Orange Oil termite treatment for the greenhouse. James Grande and Dennis Wilson, co-owners of Pacific Coast Termite, were on hand to see the results of their grant and proudly participate in the ribbon cutting. Courtesy of CBS EcoMedia).

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