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Biogas2PEM-FC project converts waste from olive oil production to electricity

Green Car Congress

'An EU-funded project, Biogas2PEM-FC , has developed a system to convert the toxic waste from olive oil production into electricity. The project, coordinated by Nordic fuel cell technology company PowerCell , resulted in the building of a complete pilot plant on an olive farm in AndalucĂ­a, Spain. The two-year project was completed in October. The waste from olive oil production—which contains pesticides and toxic organic compounds, is acidic and with a high salinity—is environmentall

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Lexus To Launch Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Powered LS Sedan: Report

Green Car Reports

'Toyota and its Lexus luxury brand share underlying architectures, powertrain, and numerous other components across a number of their models. That''s why there have been several Lexus hybrid models over the last 10 years--including the brand''s current flagship, the LS 600h L sedan. DON''T MISS: Lexus Keeping An Eye On Tesla, Calls Mall Stores.

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DOE to award up to $2M to 3 projects for hydrogen and fuel cell supply chain and manufacturing analysis

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'The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected three projects to receive up to $2 million in new funding for analysis of the hydrogen and fuel cells domestic supply chain and manufacturing competitiveness. Funded in part by the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative, this funding opportunity supports the Department’s broader effort to boost US competitiveness in the manufacturing sector.

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ITM Power receives second contract to support deployment of Power-to-Gas technology in UK

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'In the UK, ITM Power, a manufacturer of integrated hydrogen energy solutions, secured a second commercial contract from AMEC Foster Wheeler plc and National Grid plc to create the business case for widespread deployment of Power-to-Gas energy storage technology to reduce the energy losses in the gas network. This second follow-on project will build on the Phase 1 Technical Feasibility and identify specific sites on the gas network where Power-to-Gas can be most advantageously deployed.

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

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Breakthrough in predictions of pressure-dependent combustion chemical reactions

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'Researchers at Sandia and Argonne national laboratories have demonstrated , for the first time, a method to successfully predict pressure-dependent chemical reaction rates. It’s an important breakthrough in combustion and atmospheric chemistry that is expected to benefit auto and engine manufacturers, oil and gas utilities and other industries that employ combustion models.

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Researchers discover bacteria could be rich source of terpenes

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'Researchers at Kitasato University in Japan, Brown University in the US, and colleagues in Japan have found that bacteria could be a rich source of terpenes—natural compounds common in plants and fungi that can be used to make drugs, food additives, perfumes, and other products, including advanced fuels ( earlier post , earlier post ). Terpenes are responsible for the essential oils of plants and the resins of trees.

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