Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 7, 2009
VeraSun and 24 of its subsidiaries filed petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code in the US Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware on 31 October 2008. VeraSun hedged its corn purchases during the price spike in the summer of 2008 when cost per bushel had soared to nearly $8. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 11, 2010
Xcel Energy has released the preliminary results from its wind-to-battery (W2B) storage project in Minnesota, and termed the technology successful. In October 2008, Xcel began testing a one-megawatt sodium-sulfur (NaS) battery ( earlier post ) to demonstrate its ability to store wind energy and move it to the electricity grid when needed.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 24, 2015
These research and development efforts have helped reduce automotive fuel cell costs by more than 50% since 2006 and by more than 30% since 2008. At the same time, fuel cell durability has quadrupled and the amount of expensive platinum needed in fuel cells has decreased by 80 percent in the last decade. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 21, 2009
In the US, the Alberta Clipper Pipeline will extend 326 miles from the US-Canadian border near Neche, North Dakota across northern Minnesota to an Enbridge terminal in Superior, Wisconsin. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was published 5 December 2008. Public comments on the DEIS were accepted until 30 January 2009.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 11, 2021
He's currently a senior research fellow at the University of Minnesota's Charles Babbage Institute , where he specializes in the history of technology. And contrary to its corporate culture, it used off-the-shelf parts and software that the company didn't write. James Cortada is both a Ph.D. historian and a 38-year veteran of IBM.
Creative Greenius
FEBRUARY 5, 2012
That’s why for the past week I’ve been working at my new job in Manhattan Beach where I’ve transitioned from the volunteer advocacy efforts I’ve been contributing since 2008 to a professional role in sustainability partnerships for CBS EcoMedia. The on-stage banner heralding the ribbon cutting event @ ECHS.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Though costs are now high, we believe automakers could sell PHEVs for only $2,000-$5,000 more than current hybrids. Conversions are limited to certain vehicle types. So far, most start as hybrids.
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