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Audi partnering with Climeworks on CO2 direct air capture and storage

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The Swiss company Climeworks is building the world’s largest direct air capture (DAC) and storage facility for converting atmospheric CO 2 to rock in Iceland. The particularly high geothermal energy means that the Earth’s heat can be converted to electricity cost-effectively and virtually CO 2 neutrally.

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Renault Sport F1 introduces revamped 2015 hybrid power unit

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Renault Energy F1-2015 Power Unit. Renault Sport F1 has unveiled its 2015 power unit for Formula 1 racing, which incorporates a number of changes compared to its 2014 predecessor ( earlier post ). The 2015 power unit project was started six months before the 2014 units took to the track, ie. Renault Energy F1-2015 Power Unit.

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Wärtsilä hits methanol milestone with first newbuild engine order

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Wärtsilä has more than half a decade’s experience with methanol, having converted the first of four engines on Stena Germanica to use the fuel in 2015. The benefits of methanol are that it is relatively inexpensive to produce, is widely available, and easy to store.

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Toyota to launch its fuel cell vehicle in Japan before April 2015, priced around $68,700; reveals exterior

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The car will launch in Japan before April 2015, and preparations are underway for launches in the US and European markets in the summer of 2015. When compressed, hydrogen has a higher energy density than batteries and is easier to store and transport. Earlier post.) The number of tanks has been halved to two.

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Bi-partisan bill in Senate to advance deployment of renewable fuel infrastructure, expand access to higher biofuel blends

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Under the program, eligible entities may use the funds to: Distribute to private or public entities for costs related to incentivizing deployment of renewable fuel infrastructure; Convert existing pump infrastructure to deliver ethanol blends greater than 10% and biodiesel blends greater than 20%; and.

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Harvard hybrid “bionic leaf” converts solar energy to liquid fuel isopropanol

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Scientists from a team spanning Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Medical School and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a scalable, integrated bioelectrochemical system that uses bacteria to convert solar energy into a liquid fuel. Credit: PNAS, Torella et al.

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SUPERVALU unveils new natural gas powered truck fleet and fill station

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distribution center and currently serves approximately 500 grocery stores in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Washington, D.C. The Mechanicsville distribution center has a total of 105 tractors in its fleet, and has set a goal of converting approximately 65% of its total fleet to natural gas by 2015. SUPERVALU INC.

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