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PSA evaluating Aquarius Engines’ free-piston linear generator for range-extender

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PSA Groupe is evaluating a free-piston engine linear-generator under development by Israel-based start-up Aquarius Engines for use as a range-extender in its electric vehicles. Cross-section of one embodiment of the engine. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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EP29LPSP: Applications in Plasma Physics, Astronomy, and Highway Engineering

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In over a dozen published research articles, patents, and manufacturers' specifications, scientists and engineers have identified EP29LPSP for use in their applications due to its unparalleled performance in one or more areas. Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel. If an adhesive, coating, or potting compound fails, the product fails.

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Solar-to-Hydrogen Water Splitter Outlasts Next Best Tech By 14x

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“We confirmed 100 days durability, which is one of the longest periods among experimentally confirmed PEC water splitting materials,” says Masashi Kato , a professor of electrical and mechanical engineering at Nagoya Institute of Technology. Green hydrogen research and technologies have been gaining momentum around the world.

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Siemens Investing $15M in Israeli Solar Power Company Arava

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As Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) contractor, Siemens will handle project management including engineering and construction of the photovoltaic plants. MW at Kibbutz Ketura, in the southern desert of Israel. The first project will be the construction of a plant with an output of up to 4.9

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Smart Grids, Electric Vehicles: A Financial Win-Win for All -- Seeking Alpha

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Current consortium members include Accenture ( ACN ), Current Group, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Ventyx. Smart Grid City will easily support up to 1,000 easily dispatched distributed generation technologies including PHEVs, distributed batteries, solar and wind. Smart meters and substations will be integral.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? Current consortium members include Accenture, Current Group, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Ventyx. Shai Agassi predicts that Israel will have over 100,000 electric vehicles in use by 2010. 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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The Climate Change Commission has recommended setting a time limit on light vehicles with internal combustion engines entering, being manufactured, or assembled in Aotearoa as early as 2030. Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines.