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DOE finalizes $96.8M loan guarantee for Oregon Geothermal Project; supercritical binary geothermal cycle

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to construct a 23 megawatt (net) geothermal power project in Malheur County, in southeastern Oregon. Zhaolin Gu and Haruki Sato (2002) Performance of supercritical cycles for geothermal binary design. The US Department of Energy (DOE) finalized a $96.8 DOE initially offered a $102.2-million Earlier post.). Bliem and G.L.

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ORNL assessment finds >65 GW of untapped hydropower in US rivers and streams

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The greatest hydropower potential was found in western US states, including Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. TWh/year, roughly 128% of the average 2002–2011 net annual generation from existing plants (272 TWh/year; EIA, 2013). GW, slightly lower than the current existing U.S. GW; NHAAP, 2013).

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EPA Grants California Vehicle GHG Regulations Waiver

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These regulations were authorized by the 2002 legislation Assembly Bill 1493 (Pavley). Thirteen other states have adopted California’s Clean Car standards: Arizona, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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By 2002, BYD had become one of the top four manufacturers worldwide - and the largest Chinese manufacturer - in each of the three rechargeable battery technologies (Li-Ion, NiCad, and NiMH), according to a Harvard Business School case study of the company. The day after Fortunes visit to BYD, Oregon Gov. 107.12% Rite Aid Corporation 0.66

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

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Kulongoski, Oregon as the electric-car manufacturer may be eyeing the “green” city of Portland. The Think City was short-lived in the States with production halting in 2002 after just 1005 cars had been assembled. Think is also working closely with the Brussel based Eurelectric , the European union of electricity industry.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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National Rural Electric Cooperative Association / Salem Electric PHEV Escape by Hybrids Plus , Sept 25, 2007, (Salem, Oregon). NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) PHEV Escape by Hybrids Plus , Sept 2007, (Albany, NY). Contact Roger Kuhlman, PE. Full size photo. Contact Nikki AT aminorjourney DOT COM, [link].

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