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Anaergia to supply CO2 to European Energy A/S for green e-methanol production as fuel for container ships

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Waste-to-biogas company Anaergia Inc. European Energy, a major multinational renewable wind and solar energy producer, will produce green e-methanol from this biogenic CO 2. The benefit for us is the ability to sell the biogenic CO 2 from our plants that is produced when we convert organic materials to methane and CO 2.

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Alstom acquires a 40% equity share in AWS Ocean Energy

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Alstom has taken a 40% equity share in Scottish renewable energy company AWS Ocean Energy , representing Alstom’s entry to the wave energy market. Created in 2004, AWS Ocean Energy is currently focusing on the development and delivery of its AWS-III wave energy converter, a floating device with a rated power output of 2.5MW.

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FAA Awards Contracts for $125M to 5 Companies to Accelerate More Environmentally Friendly Aviation Technology; Renewable Fuels, Engines, Wings and Flight Management

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Under a cost sharing arrangement the companies will match or exceed the FAA’s contribution, bringing the overall value of the program to more than $250 million. CFM International is a 50/50 joint company of GE and Snecma (Safran Group).). Earlier post.). Earlier post.) (CFM

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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

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Google is involved because the company has a strong technical legacy and the company likes to take on problems where the “ solutions have a high impact on humanity that involve challenging technical problems ”. Levandowski showed a video of a narrow, winding CA road full of runners which they use for software development.

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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

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He got the first-generation Argus I implant, made by the company. Second Sight Medical Products , in his right eye in 2004 and the subsequent Argus II implant in his left 11 years later. He helped the company test the technology, spoke to the press movingly about his experiences, and even met Stevie Wonder at a conference.

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US DOE Issues Request for Information on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Market Development; Reports to Congress on Program

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Government agencies such as the Defense Logistics Agency (for material handling equipment) and the Federal Aviation Administration (for backup power), as well as private sector entities including grocers, distribution companies, and others, are starting to incorporate fuel cells into their operations, according to DOE. Report to Congress.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

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A PHEV with only a 20-mile all-electric range is 62% lower (see printed page 95 in the 2004 study ). Plus more people are installing rooftop solar photovoltaic systems, and clean wind power is vastly expanding nationally (see study by eminent environmentalist Lester Brown cited at CalCars Kudos ). The GREET 1.6 Why Pay More for a PHEV?

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