Sat.Apr 12, 2014

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DOE announces marine and hydrokinetic open data effort

Green Car Congress

'In an effort to improve future data management and access, DOE’s Water Power Program is establishing a Marine and Hydrokinetics (MHK) Data Repository to manage the receipt, protection, and dissemination of scientific and technical data generated by DOE-funded awards. Capabilities of the proposed MHK Data Repository include: Secure and intuitive submission process; Curation and approval workflow; Support for data under moratorium; Keyword faceted search; Central authentication (CAS); Custom meta

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2015 VW Golf TDI SportWagen Concept: New York Auto Show Debut

Green Car Reports

'Next week''s New York Auto Show will see the debut of a car bound to appeal to fans of diesel wagons everywhere. Aha, you say, it''s the new Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen! Well, no. But, yes, sort of. What VW is calling the Volkswagen Golf SportWagen will be an additional model in the all-new 2015 Volkswagen Golf and GTI range, though the company.

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New kit-car style EV due to launch next year

Green Cars News

'The British spirit for kit-car building is inspiring a new generation of small electric vehicles which are expected to go on sale in the Far East and Europe in less than a year’s time. Japanese firm Neues plans to sell licences for its chassis design so that the vehicles can then be bodied however[.].

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Hyundai Motor researchers report improved Li-sulfur battery performance with new sulfone-based electrolyte

Green Car Congress

'Researchers from Hyundai Motor have found that the use of a new sulfone-based electrolyte greatly improved the capacity and reversible capacity retention of a Li-sulfur battery compared to the performance of ether-based electrolytes. In a paper presented at the SAE 2104 World Congress in Detroit, they reported that use of the sulfone-based electrolyte increased capacity by 52.1% to 715 mAh/g and capacity retention by 63.1% to 72.6%.

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

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