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DISCOVR project seeking high productivity algae to reduce cost of biofuels

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Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, with colleagues from Los Alamos, Sandia and NREL, are working to lower the cost of producing biofuels from algae. Determining strains of algae that are highly productive could help lower the cost of biofuel production. Source: BETO peer review.Click to enlarge.

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The Importance of Electrifying Municipal Vehicles

Clean Fleet Report

The Importance of Electrifying Municipal Vehicles City Cleanup Can Begin on Wheels Electrifying police cars, street sweepers, refuse trucks and other municipal vehicles does more than just help the environment—it also saves money and makes urban areas a safer, more peaceful place to live. Here are the main reasons cities are switching to EVs.

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Is aviation the best application yet for hydrogen fuel cells?

Charged EVs

Now we have a test flight program through two flight prototypes in two countries, the US and the UK, which is actually quite significant because the regulatory environments are very different, so we had to go through both countries’ regulatory environments to get things done. In those environments, batteries work pretty well.

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Psyche: NASA Mission to a Metal World

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Peter Rubin/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University/NASA. Lindy Elkins-Tanton of Arizona State University and managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory , the Psyche mission will test astronomers’ theories about planetary-core formation and composition while it explores a world with a landscape unlike any that space probes have visited so far.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

And by that do you mean they were fronting the costs of the rebates and then not recouping them from the utilities? I’ve been amazed that most companies seem to front the cost, even start ups. You have the rebates lowering and the cost of the panels lowering at the same time. The environment? That’s correct.

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EV Charging Basics for Property Developers

EV Connect

Offering state-of-the-art amenities to tenants and home buyers will also make the property more competitive by delivering a higher and more environment-friendly standard of living. Level 2 equipment installations by businesses, nonprofits, and local governments within the county can get a 25% rebate of the cost, or up to $2,000.

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How To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint — And Why It’s Smart Business

EV Connect

It’s good for the environment, it’s good for your future, and it happens to be good for your brand’s bottom line, too. You may also qualify for state and local incentives that can further reduce the cost of transitioning your fleet to EVs, which companies ranging from Amazon to Ikea are taking steps to do. What Is a Carbon Footprint?

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