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Departments of the Navy, Energy and Agriculture award $210M in contracts for 3 drop-in fuel biorefineries; more than 100M gallons/year

Green Car Congress

'The US Departments of Navy, Energy, and Agriculture have awarded contracts worth a combined $210 million to three companies—Emerald Biofuels, Fulcrum BioEnergy and Red Rock Biofuels—to construct and commission biorefineries capable of producing drop-in biofuels. In total, these projects are intended to produce more than 100 million gallons of military-grade fuel beginning in 2016 and 2017 at a price competitive with their petroleum counterparts.

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Mercedes S-Class Plug-In Driven, Nissan Batteries, Kia Soul EV: The Week In Reverse

Green Car Reports

'We test a plug-in version of the largest, most luxurious Mercedes sedan, wonder if Nissan is charting a change in the direction of its battery sourcing, and get some of the numbers that matter for the Kia Soul EV. This is The Week In Reverse for Friday, September 19, here at Green Car Reports. A plug-in hybrid version of a luxury icon, the.

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Nissan extends trial of ultra-compact EV sharing service in Yokohama for one year; publishes top-level data

Green Car Congress

'Nissan Motor Co., Ltd and the City of Yokohama will extend the one-year trial run of the first large-scale One-way Car Sharing Service in Japan, called “Choimobi Yokohama,” for another year. ( Earlier post.). The service, which kicked off on 11 October 2013, features Nissan’s ultra-compact New Mobility Concept electric vehicles. The program''s main objectives are to encourage low-carbon emission transport options, improve the quality of transportation in the city, and promote tourism.

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Saft receives 3rd contract from SDGE for utility-scale storage

Green Car Congress

'Saft has received its third contract from San Diego Gas and Electric (SDGE), a major California utility. Since the first utility-scale storage system was commissioned at the end of 2012, Saft received two additional contracts bringing the total to a combined energy storage system (ESS) capacity of 7.5 MWh, deployed in 12 containers. The lithium-ion (Li-ion) energy storage systems will be used to mitigate power fluctuations inherent with solar-generated electricity.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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