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UK Government awards more than US$141M to 38 driverless and low carbon vehicle projects

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million (US$141 million) of government funding, alongside significant funding from industry, to help develop the next generation of driverless and low-carbon vehicles, as part of the Industrial Strategy and the government’s Plan for Britain. The UK Government recently awarded £109.7 million (US$21.5

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Global billionaires unite in “Breakthrough energy coalition” to support development of zero-carbon energy

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As the UN climate conference COP21 opened in Paris, Bill Gates announced the formation of the “ Breakthrough energy coalition ”, an investment grouping of global billionaires focused on developing the technologies that will create a new zero-carbon energy mix.

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NASA rolls out new strategic vision for aeronautics research

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Bolden shared the strategic vision in a keynote speech at the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics’ Aviation 2013 conference in Los Angeles. Transition to low-carbon propulsion that will enable industry to move toward and adopt use of low-carbon fuels and alternative propulsion systems.

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Devil In The Details: Is Copenhagens 2 ºC Guardrail Obsolete?

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A maximum concentration of 450 ppm carbon dioxide (~550 ppm CO 2 equivalent) in the Earth’s atmosphere is commonly cited as the limit at which average temperatures can be held at 2 ºC, and many emissions reduction proposals are based upon these two “upper bounds” targets. Source: WGBU. Click to enlarge. The >2 Degree Target.

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UK Company to Introduce Hydrogen Fuel Cell Urban Car; Open Source Approach

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We believe different types of vehicle will fill different niches, and it makes abundant sense to choose different power trains for different environments. LCVP conference, 8 June 2009. We don’t believe any one technology, whether batteries or fuel cells, can be as amazingly versatile as the internal combustion engine has been.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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Their systems approach leads to synergies that have the potential to dramatically reduce corn ethanol’s carbon footprint. Finally, there is the perception that corn ethanol has limited environmental benefits compared to gasoline. All of these issues are contributing to excess capacity in the industry. billion gallons/year of capacity. (In

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Liquid Air Energy Network forms in UK; focus on transportation and energy storage

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The UK Centre for Low Carbon Futures published a multi-partner research report— Liquid Air in the energy and transport systems: Opportunities for industry and innovation in the UK —and presented the results at a a conference at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London. Refrigerated food transport.