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Shell/AirFlow Starship hyper-fuel efficient Class 8 truck to make cross-country run

Green Car Congress

This next-generation concept truck features a custom, aerodynamic design and aims to demonstrate improvements in fuel economy for Class 8 trucks. and ending in Jacksonville, Fla. Bespoke design, elongated flaps fit. There is also the additional benefit that closed. shutters provide in cold weather, with reduced warm-up time.

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DOE to provide ~$1B in cost-shared funding to FutureGen; oxy-combustion of coal with carbon capture and storage

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The proposed project will include facilities designed to capture at least 90% of the CO 2 that would otherwise be emitted to the atmosphere during steady-state operation, equivalent to approximately 1.2 The DOE-funded demonstration period will last for 56 months from the start of operations (approximately 2017) through 2022.

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