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Azure Dynamics announces sales of 29 Transit Connect Electrics

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The latest 29 orders bring global Transit Connect Electric sales to more than $29 million in less than 12 months of production, said Scott Harrison, Azure’s CEO. Boyer Ford in Minneapolis, MN. These sales include: Van Bortel Ford in Rochester, NY. Verizon Wireless through Stoneham in Stoneham, MA. Hawk Ford in Oak Lawn, IL.

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Cummins Demonstrates Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Auxiliary Power System

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The SOFC APU system form factor and mission capabilities are comparable to commercially available diesel engine-based APU generators, highlighting the ability of the SOFC APU to be integrated into the same form factor as existing production hardware. The hybrid-configured APU provides both AC power and DC power to the truck’s hotel loads.

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ExxonMobil, MIT and Synthetic Genomics team publishes results of LCA on algal biofuels; potential for large reductions in GHG

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Because of the large design and technology space available for algal biofuel production, the team notes in the paper, life-cycle analysis (LCA) can serve both as a process design and technology evaluation tool. Their paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science and Technology. the functional unit) being assessed. Craig Venter.

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Foraging on Public Lands Is Becoming More Limited

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David Lawrence, special products program manager for the national office of the U.S. Forest Service, said that administering the commercial harvesting of any product was often low on the list of priorities. Decisions on where and when to close national forest land are made at a local level. Cook, the author and Seattle forager.

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The Day the U.S. TV Industry Died

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Such a product exemplifies Zenith’s pursuit of high quality, even if that has meant sticking to the high end of the market. But at about $1000, the flat tube is not a consumer product and instead is benefiting Zenith’s latest focus of interest-its relatively new and highly profitable personal computer business. Joseph, Mich.,

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The facility is used by the LRTA to store, fuel, maintain, and repair transportation vehicles (buses, vans, tow trucks etc.) Minneapolis-St. Productive Alternatives/Transit Alternatives, Minnesota: $845,000. as well as administrative and dispatch services. Solar PV system installations range from 5kW to 20kW.

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