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UT Austin to lead $58M study of methane hydrate in Gulf of Mexico; $41M from DOE

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A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded approximately $58 million to analyze methane hydrate deposits under the Gulf of Mexico. Council of Canadian Academies (2008). Accordingly, other countries with high energy demands or limited resources—e.g. Click to enlarge.

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$1.3B methanol plant slated for South Louisiana

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Austin, Texas-based Zero Emission Energy Plant Ltd. Since 2008, more than $32 million in investments and upgrades have been made to the Port. Group CEO Jon Young announced that South Louisiana Methanol LP will invest $1.3 billion in a new methanol production facility on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. James Parish.

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin , authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. He and his colleagues were recently granted a U.S. It later became the chemistry of choice for early electric cars including the 2008 Tesla Roadster.

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State of Texas to Submit Bid for Battery Consortium

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The National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Battery Cell Manufacture, which formed in December 2008 ( earlier post ), seeks to develop one or more manufacturing and prototype development centers in the United States, which will be shared by Alliance members. Initial funding would come from money provided by ARRA 2009 ( earlier post ).

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Ford, Detroit Edison and Extreme Power Working to Build One of Michigans Largest Solar Power Systems at Michigan Assembly Plant; 2 MWh Battery Storage System

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Xtreme Power of Austin, Texas, is supplying its Dynamic Power Resource on-site energy storage and power management system. Since 2008, Ford has sourced renewable electricity to cover the full electric power demand at its manufacturing plant in Cologne, Germany.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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as compared to 1990 emissions, to be achieved between 2008 and 2012. April, 2008 : In an article entitled Dangerous Assumptions ( earlier post ), Roger Pielke, Jr., July, 2008 : The Australian government published the Garnaut Report, a comprehensive study of the effects of climate change on the country’s economy ( earlier post ).

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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Why grant them the privledge to spend our money in the first place? Posted by: Pete Austin | Apr 14, 2009 9:46:22 AM @ Joe I am one of the first to say end the income tax and property tax on houses and cars (not land). This is what they do and always have done. Now Im starting to smell a "crock of Shit" from GM.

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