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Forecast: US biodiesel production to surpass RFS target for second straight year

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This growth is driven in large part by a $1-per-gallon production tax credit extended through the end of 2013 by the US Congress. In addition, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been operating on B20 since 2000.

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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Remember when the dot.com bubble burst in 2000 and, seemingly overnight, some companies ceased making millions hand-over-fist? New Jersey is second only to California in adoption of solar infrastructure. a US-based public company engaged in developing and commercializing a revolutionary new solar power technology.

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NOAA: US Experienced Above-Normal Temperatures and Below-Normal Precipitation in April

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C) above the long-term (1901-2000) average (14 th warmest April on record). cm) below the 1901-2000 average. Based on a 116-year record since 1895, this monthly analysis prepared by scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, NC, is part of the suite of climate services NOAA provides. C), which is 2.3 °F

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DOE releases three reports showing strong growth in US fuel cell and hydrogen market

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This report was written and compiled by Sandra Curtin and Jennifer Gangi of Fuel Cells 2000, an activity of Breakthrough Technologies Institute in Washington, DC. The report also highlights efforts in Delaware, New Jersey, Texas and other states to advance fuel cell technologies. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report.

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The 60,000 Volt Question

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Toyota sold 5,562 Prius models in 2000, when it was on the market for part of the year. a Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, company that monitors the industry. Sales tripled the following year and topped 60,000 for the first time in 2005. according to Audodata Corp.,

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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Jonas Ekstromer/AFP/Getty Images In the early 1970s, Exxon scientists predicted that global oil production would peak in the year 2000 and then fall into a steady decline. Whittingham, a young British chemist, joined the quest at Exxon Research and Engineering in New Jersey in the fall of 1972.

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Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

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Other elements in the Green Path program include: Connecticut Parts Distribution Center Adds 1-Megawatt Solar Array. Honda has installed a 1-megawatt rooftop solar array at its 400,000 square foot parts distribution center in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. HDM) plant, which produces the Fit. Earlier post.). million dollars.

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