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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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In order for low-cost electricity from coal-fired power plants to remain available, the DOE said, economical methods for capturing and storing the greenhouse gas emissions from these plants must be developed. Such tagging will better quantify CO 2 monitoring and make it possible to accurately inventory geologically stored carbon.

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Battelle, Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership release Phase II reports

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Building on this foundation, a series of small-scale field validation tests were conducted in the Phase II portion of the program (late 2005 - early 2011). EPA Region 5, and Ohio EPA to review and process three permit applications for CO 2 injection and to start building experience for future permit applications.

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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Smart grid regional demonstrations involving plug-in vehicles include (ranked by DOE funding): Columbus Southern Power Company (doing business as AEP Ohio). The selected projects include advanced battery systems (including flow batteries), flywheels, and compressed air energy systems. Pecan Street Project (TX). 29,561,142. 125,006,103.

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Satellite and GPS Measurements Show Ice Loss from Greenland Ice Sheet Spreading to Northwest Coast

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C (4 °F) since 1991, which most scientists attribute to a build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. It holds about 20% of the world’s ice, the equivalent of about 6.4 meters (21 feet) of global sea rise. Air temperatures over the Greenland ice sheet have increased by about 2.2 °C Courtesy John Wahr, University of Colorado.

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Enthusiasm electric!

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Also noted as important achievements were the Electrify America sponsorship that provided chapter support, the EVA efforts to help shape EV-friendly building codes and policy, the EVA participation at Fully Charged LIVE , and the over 500 EV events of all sizes hosted by chapters around the country.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. • MORE: "How to Build a 100 Mile-Per-Gallon Car. For years now, inventors and sellers of electric car conversion kits have been blasting traditional automakers for not providing the 100 m.p.g.

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DOE Selects High-Tonnage Biomass Feedstock Projects for up to $21M in Funding

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of Columbus, Ohio (up to $4.9 The project aims to achieve an overall process where switchgrass is dry chopped into bulk format on the farm, hauled to a nearby satellite location, stored in a protective facility, bulk compacted into trailer, and efficiently hauled (80 km) for unloading at the handling unit of the biorefinery.

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