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€12M Current Direct project seeks to support marine electrification with swappable containerized battery system

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Naval architecture and marine engineering company Foreship will lend its expertise to EDP CNET’s in depth knowledge of electrical markets to ensure the Current Direct platform targets optimal vessels and locations maximizing reductions in emissions. Contact CurrentDirect@spearps.com to learn more.

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Nissan to unveil new fuel cell SUV concept at Paris Motor Show with 3-motor 4x4 powertrain; leveraging LEAF and PIVO

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Nissan will unveil the Nissan TeRRA SUV fuel cell electric vehicle concept at the 2012 Paris Motor Show on 27 September. Powering the front wheels is the electric propulsion system currently featured in the battery-electric Nissan LEAF. The idea is seamless information and communication, on the road and everywhere else.

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Meet Mr. Internet: Vint Cerf

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The two had been exchanging ideas in person and via email and reviewing the work of others who were trying to solve similar issues. And there was something utterly beguiling about this idea.” There are few people in the industry who have the combination of technical understanding, integrity, openness to new ideas, and kindness.”

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DOE Announces $20M to Boost Development of Innovative Geothermal Technologies

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This three-topic FOA will focus on areas associated with geothermal energy as outlined in the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005, section 931(a)(2)(C): Low-Temperature Geothermal Fluids at temperatures up to 300° Fahrenheit (F) or approximately 150° Celsius (C). Innovation may include but is not limited to: innovative cooling systems (e.g.,

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New UNEP report says bridging emissions gap to meet 2-degree target doable, outlines pathways to 2020

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each year from 2005 to 2020. It found the following potential: Electricity production: 2.2 GtCO 2 e per year through improved fuel efficiency, adoption of electric drive vehicles, shifting to public transit and use of low-carbon fuels. Up to 17% of total primary energy in 2020 would come from biomass (up from about 10.5%

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Nanoslide twin-wire arc spraying moving from AMG to series-production Mercedes-Benz diesel engines; reduced friction and lower fuel consumption

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The Nanoslide procedure melts wires of iron/carbon alloy in an electric arc; the melted material is deposited onto the cylinder wall by a gasflow as a layered, ultra-fine to nano-crystalline coating. In July 2005 Mercedes-AMG GmbH presented a 6.3 Mercedes-Benz was the developer of what is now known as Nanoslide technology.

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Cella Energy Ltd named UK winner for Shell Springboard Awards 2011 for novel solid-state hydrogen storage technology

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Shell Springboard provides a financial boost to innovative, low-carbon business ideas from across the UK and was piloted in 2005. The Vphase product reduces and manages the voltage coming into people’s homes, to ensure most electrical appliances use less electricity and cost less to run, in turn lowering carbon emissions.

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