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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? I found a a 2004 with 247k km (154k miles) on the clock. My wife’s 2004 burns about 1 liter (1.05 What is it like to drive a hybrid?

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Sapporo Breweries and Petrobras to Partner on Biohydrogen Production from Waste

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unit is testing a technology in Japan that generates hydrogen from the fermentation of bakery waste. The plan is to build a pilot plant on the outskirts of Sao Paulo and begin production in October, with the aim of bringing down the manufacturing cost of the hydrogen to around 40 yen per cu. The Sapporo Holdings Ltd. meter [US$0.41

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Rentech Takes 25% Stake in Biomass Gasification Company

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The ClearFuels technology can convert multiple cellulosic biomass feedstocks such as sugarcane bagasse and virgin wood waste into clean synthesis gas (syngas) suitable for integration with synthetic gas-to-liquids technologies. Between 1987 and 2004, Pearson Technologies, Inc.

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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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Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), waste streams from food and beverage processing plants, crop farms and animal feed facilities, and municipal landfills are all biogas sources. Analysis of excess and/or waste hydrogen sources. billion with private sector cost-sharing). The 2015 cost target was $2-$3/gge.

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Energix Research Successfully Tests Micro GTL Process

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Energix Research says its tests indicate that the technology enables the entire gas-to-liquids (GTL) process to consume a lower percentage of the energy in the gas source and, due to the lower capital costs, the overall cost of production can be very competitive with conventional, large-scale refineries which produce these fuels from crude oil.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Winner of the 2004 Dale Prize for Excellence in Urban Planning. I’m not against that and we should be exploring it but there are a lot of challenges—the primary one being the cost of these vehicles and there are infrastructure issues as well ,” cautioned Heywood. Dr. Luca Guala, Systemica. The city will have two transit levels.

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Ricardo investigating potential for its split-cycle engine in large engine market

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The new cycle combines both Diesel and Ericsson Cycles into an integrated process to recover waste heat within a single thermodynamic cycle. Using isothermal compression enhances the recovery of exhaust gas waste heat and significantly improves cycle efficiency. Based on a modified MTU Series 396. Gurr (2016). Click to enlarge.

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