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DOE issues $10M incubator FOA for batteries, power electronics, engines, materials, fuels and lubricants

Green Car Congress

The VTO FOA is open to any and all ideas which significantly advance the mission of the VTO. burn systems and controls that allow compliance with proposed EPA Tier 3 emissions regulations with smaller penalty in fuel economy. Carbon Fiber or Lightweight Materials. Most critical is the cost of the carbon fiber.

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

EV Connect

If you try to live or run your business sustainably, you may have heard of a carbon footprint. But what is a carbon footprint exactly? Understanding your carbon footprint, how to reduce it and what role electric vehicle (EV) charging stations can play in it can help you achieve your organization’s goals for sustainability.

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

Green Car Congress

Their systems approach leads to synergies that have the potential to dramatically reduce corn ethanol’s carbon footprint. The source of the heat for distillation has a large impact on the fuel’s final carbon footprint. By using the CHP generator fed off of biogas, Farmers’ Ethanol will dramatically reduce the fuel’s carbon footprint.

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Cummins chooses Hythane OptiBlend system for retrofitting dual-fueled power on drilling rigs

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Hythane Company performed laboratory emissions testing at an EPA-certified testing laboratory in Texas on the Cummins QSK50 engine/generator set (genset) intended for subsequent drilling applications in the USA. Background. Earlier post.) Since then, Hythane has worked on a number of projects in the US, Canada and across the globe.

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The Cat Is Still On The Roof – And The Roof! The Roof! The Roof Is On Fire!

Creative Greenius

They deliberately suppressed and illegally covered up the EPA’s 2007 ENDANGERMENT FINDING that said the government should begin regulating greenhouse gas emissions because global warming posed serious risks to the country. Carbon dioxide amount is already 385 ppm and rising about 2 ppm per year.”. Walk the walk why don’t you?

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. Tree Planting as Carbon Offsets – Does Latitude Ma.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Reddit Recent posts from Green Tech EPA calls greenhouse gases a public threat U.S. Reply to this comment by TotallyMadeUpName April 7, 2009 7:34 AM PDT Bike lanes were designed with the idea of carrying vehicles that are about 2 feet wide, with , of course, padding on each side. E-mail Martin. Keep them off the damn sidewalks.

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