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Mercom: battery storage, smart grid, and efficiency companies raise $210M in VC funding in Q1 2019, down 55.5% YoY

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In a year-over-year (YoY) comparison, $299 million was raised in 12 deals in Q1 2018. Utility and oil and gas funds were active investors in battery storage and smart grid companies in Q1 2019, including Tokyo Electric Power, Total Energy Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures, Centrica, and Shell Ventures. Smart Grid.

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US Navy completes sea trial with ARA’s 100% drop-in renewable diesel fuel

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ReadiDiesel was developed by Applied Research Associates (ARA) and Chevron Lummus Global, as a drop-in replacement for petroleum F-76 marine diesel. The renewable diesel fuel powered the Self Defense Test Ship’s General Electric LM-2500 gas-turbine engine and a Rolls Royce 501 K-17 gas-turbine generator. Earlier post.).

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Road Test: 2024 Cadillac XT4 Premium Luxury FWD

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In comparison, most flat screen televisions are 4K. Distinguished Design Upgraded exterior this year The XT4 exterior has been redesigned for 2024 with an all-new front fascia with the reworked Cadillac chevron emblem being placed prominently in the new grille, all of which Cadillac says “advances its design standard.”

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DOE releases final report from 6-year national fuel cell vehicle demo; key targets met, with twice the efficiency of today’s gasoline vehicles

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) released the final report from its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for a technology validation project that collected data from more than 180 fuel cell electric vehicles over six years (early 2005 through September 2011). These vehicles made more than 500,000 trips and traveled 3.6

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