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Utah Transits Authority adding 5 battery-electric New Flyer buses to fleet

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DC power is converted to AC power and is supplied to each of these major systems separately. The bus also as a converter to supply 24-volt DC power for power steering, interior fans, lights, and other accessories. Vanner provides the DC/DC converter. Altoona test report , New Flyer XE40.

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Horizon Unveiling Small Hydrogen Refueling and Storage System for the Home

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The device consumes 60W DC per hour to produce 10 liters of hydrogen (0.001 kg) per hour, enough to fill a HydroStik metal hydride storage cartridge. In 2006, Horizon introduced solar hydrogen powered toy cars. Horizon will also present an upgraded version of its larger portable off-grid DC power supply system HydroPak.

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Coalition of 11 states sues US EPA over soot rules

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EPA last revised the standards in 2006. The Court returned the standards back to the agency for reconsideration in light of the Court’s concerns that the standards failed to adequately protect public health.

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Westinghouse and Ameren Missouri form NexStart SMR Alliance for rapid licensing and deployment of Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor technology; targeting operation in 2022

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The Empire District Electric Company; and Kansas City Power and Light Company. Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Inc.;

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EV gateway

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The club started in 2006, when you couldn’t buy an electric car. In 2013, he installed lithium batteries, and in 2017, he replaced the stalled-out DC motor with an AC version. Then the light turned green, but I noticed that Wayne was just sitting there, not moving, so I yelled toward him, ‘Wayne, it’s green, go!!’

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Volkswagen inaugurates 9.5 MW solar park at Chattanooga plant in US; key element of VW Group’s strategic sustainability targets

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CO 2 emissions by the European new vehicle fleet will be reduced by some 30% during the period from 2006 to 2015—emissions will be below the threshold of 120 grams CO 2 /km for the first time by 2015. MW of DC power to 7.6 Every new model generation will on average be 10 to 15% more efficient than its predecessor.

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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. Light duty vehicles. From 2000 – 2006, one to three commercial technologies entered the market per year. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report. in Washington, D.C.

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