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DOE releases Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program Plan (2010 Draft) for public comment

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The new plan reflects this significant progress, and updates and expands upon previous editions of the Hydrogen Posture Plan, issued in 2006 and 2004. Improve the performance and reduce the cost of hydrogen storage systems. Well-to-wheels greenhouse gas emissions. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Program Activities. Source: DOE.

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Bloomberg NEF forecasts falling battery prices enabling surge in wind and solar to 50% of global generation by 2050

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This year’s outlook is the first to highlight the significant impact that falling battery costs will have on the electricity mix over the coming decades. The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) from new PV plants is forecast to fall a further 71% by 2050, while that for onshore wind drops by a further 58%. NEO 2018 sees $11.5

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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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DOE is seeking to facilitate the market penetration of hydrogen and fuel cell products through higher volume purchases (e.g., Hydrogen produced by water electrolysis has the potential to be a useful means of storing excess electricity generated using wind, solar, and other intermittent renewable energy. Report to Congress.

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Two Genomic Research Projects in British Columbia Tackle Issues in Emerging Forestry Biofuels Industry

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Trees are a huge store of chemical energy that can be converted into liquid biofuel—but we need to identify the ideal method to produce these sugars economically. However, poplar wood is biochemically complex and more difficult than grains (like corn for example) to break down and liberate sugars for use in biofuel production.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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The government assisted the shift by giving sugar companies subsidized loans to build ethanol plants, as well as guaranteeing prices for their ethanol products. Both production and consumption of ethanol were basically flat for much of the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s.

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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

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Second Sight Medical Products , in his right eye in 2004 and the subsequent Argus II implant in his left 11 years later. One Argus II patient estimated that the total cost of the device, surgery, and rehabilitation was $497,000. Terry Byland did not encounter any problems with his 2004 Argus I implant. Terry Byland.

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Mercedes-Benz presents B-Class F-CELL fuel cell vehicle at LA Auto Show; delivery to US leasing customers by end of 2010

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Mercedes-Benz presented the new B-Class F-CELL, its first (limited) series production fuel-cell powered electric vehicle available in the US ( earlier post ), at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The hydrogen used to run the fuel cell is stored in three tanks at a pressure of 10,150 psi (700 bar). Acceleration from 0-60 mph takes 11.4

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