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Research Suggests Renewables Could Generate 40% of Global Power by 2050

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We have identified specific areas of priority for the wind sector to effectively deliver the overall objective of cost reductions. Research areas including turbine technology, wind energy integration and offshore deployment will be crucial to maximizing future growth. Professor Petersen.

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First fleet of 100 Mercedes-Benz Vito E-Cell electric vans covers 650,000 km in customer use; more model variants planned

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The two promotional initiatives are part of the German federal government’s second economic stimulus package. The technology optimises the CO 2 balance of the vans with certified green electricity, or even surplus wind energy (“Wind-to-Vehicle/W2V”). Mercedes-Benz Vans has produced a series of 2000 E-CELL vehicles since 2011.

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

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1 August 2000. Study of Argon from Underground Sources for Direct Dark Matter Detection. Dissertation, Princeton University, 2013. 6 Hsu, Scott C. Experimental Study of Ion Heating and Acceleration During Magnetic Reconnection. link] 7 Snow, David, et al. US Patent 8,756,941. 8 Walsh, Michael M. US Patent 8,756,941. 8 Walsh, Michael M.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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GE: The global stimulus bellwether FORTUNE 500 Current Issue Subscribe to Fortune (Fortune Magazine) -- Warren Buffett is famous for his rules of investing: When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is usually the reputation of the business that remains intact.

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