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NACFE releases guidance report on hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty trucks

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Many factors will influence this, including emissions regulations, infrastructure, hydrogen availability and total costs of ownership. Hydrogen is a regional solution, cheap hydrogen even more so. The report contains 101 figures and 230 references. of hydrogen adoption in 2030.

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BNEF report finds hydrogen promising decarbonization pathway, but carbon prices and emissions policies required

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The falling cost of making hydrogen from wind and solar power offers a promising route to cutting emissions in some of the most fossil-fuel-dependent sectors of the economy, such as steel, heavy-duty vehicles, shipping and cement, according to a new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF). Abatement cost with hydrogen at $1/kg (7.4/MMBtu).

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Build a Passive Radar With Software-Defined Radio

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A reference antenna picks up a signal from, say, a cell tower, while a surveillance antenna is tuned to the same frequency. The reference and surveillance signals are compared. Building off the demand stimulated by this activity, a number of manufacturers have started making premium, but still relatively cheap, SDRs.

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CMU researchers find controlled charging of PHEVs can cut cost of integration into electricity system by 54-73%; higher benefits with wind power

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In a new study published in the journal Applied Energy , Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers found that controlled charging of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) reduces the costs of integrating the vehicles into an electricity system by 54–73% depending on the scenario. —Weis et al.

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Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

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AQDSH 2 refers to the reduced form of AQDS. In a paper in Nature , they suggest that the use of such redox-active organic molecules instead of redox-active metals represents a new and promising direction for realizing massive electrical energy storage at greatly reduced cost. Cell schematic. Huskinson et al. Click to enlarge.

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Junkyard Find: 1992 Geo Metro 4-door hatchback

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The cheapest 1992 Subaru Justy was $6,445, and Subaru likely could have squeezed a four-door under the Metro's cost if it hadn't insisted on selling all its U.S.-market Amazingly, the right-side mirror was included at no extra cost on all 1992 Metro models except the gas-mileage-king XFi. Such is the nature of the mighty GM Empire.

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$67 Oil Has All The Majors Converging in Argentina

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That means consumers are not reaping the benefits of cheap fuel. Drilling activity has continued to grow, but high costs and infrastructure constraints have prevented production levels from rocketing skywards as they did in places like Texas or North Dakota. He expects that costs will decline to $10 million per well in 2016.

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