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Rentech Planning to Build Biomass to Synthetic Fuels and Electric Power Plant in California

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a Fischer-Tropsch process company, plans to build a plant in Rialto, California for the production of synthetic fuels and electric power from renewable waste biomass feedstocks. Rentech has entered into a licensing agreement with SilvaGas Corporation for biomass gasification technology for the Rialto facility. Click to enlarge.

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Bloom Energy Debuts SOFC Fuel Cell System for Distributed Generation

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Bloom Energy Corporation staged a high-profile event announcing the availability of the Bloom Energy Server, a patented solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology for distributed power generation. Founded in 2001, Bloom Energy can trace its roots to the NASA Mars space program. The event was hosted at eBay Inc.,

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Norway-US Project Developing Diesel/Biodiesel, Cool Flame Reformer and Solid-Acid Fuel Cell APU

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Norway’s Nordic Power Systems (NPS) and California-based SAFCell Inc., established to market and commercialize the solid acid fuel cell (SAFC) technology developed and patented at the California Institute of Technology, is delivering the stack. 2001) Solid acids as fuel cell electrolytes. SAFCell Inc., Lutz Hartmann et al.

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The Real Story of Pixar

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Because California is a community-property state, George effectively lost half his fortune overnight. Then we turned our minds to making a "strategic partnership" with a large corporation instead. But we almost closed a joint deal with two vast corporations, General Motors and Philips. George and Marcia Lucas divorced in 1983.

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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1962, Stanford University, California, all in electrical engineering First job Planting cabbages First electronics job Technician, General Railway Signal Co., and a major user of microprocessors, was looking for a vice president of corporate technology. Date of birth Oct. MS, 1959, Ph.D., Rochester, N.Y. Sunnyvale, Calif.,

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Renault-Nissan and Singapore Government to develop zero-emission mobility

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In the United States, the Alliance is exploring ways to promote zero-emission mobility and the development of an EV infrastructure in the State of Tennessee, the State of Oregon, Sonoma County and San Diego in California, and Tucson, Phoenix Arizona, Seattle in Washington and Raleigh in North Carolina. Energy Market Authority.