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FuelCell Energy hits 3 billion kWh mark from its DFC plants since 2003

Green Car Congress

'FuelCell Energy, Inc., a provider of direct fuel cell power plants, has generated a cumulative three billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity from its Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plants since the first commercial installation in 2003. FuelCell Energy has customers in nine countries in North America, Asia and Europe; three billion kWh of electricity is adequate to power approximately 271,000 US homes for one year, or about 679,000 German homes or 837,000 South Korean homes.

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Small SUV Drives, Tesla Love Letter, Why Electric Cars Succeed: The Week In Reverse (Video)

Green Car Reports

'Which two small SUVs were the subject of our drive reports this week? And what prompted one Tesla owner to write an unqualified love letter about his new car? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, December 12, 2014. Friday we learned more about the 2016 Audi Q7 e-tron.

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Toyota converting biogas to power for Georgetown plant

Green Car Congress

'Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, with help from Waste Services of the Bluegrass , is converting methane from a local landfill into renewable electricity to power Toyota’s Georgetown assembly plant. Landfill gas is comprised of both methane and carbon dioxide, in addition to varying amounts of other contaminants. With the increasing number of landfills in the United States, the effect of landfill gas on the environment can be detrimental.

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