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Researchers Say Mix of Policies and Current or Near-Term Technologies Could Phase Out US CO2 Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2030

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Lead author Kharecha and colleagues note that current climate science indicates that atmospheric CO 2 concentrations, already at 387 ppm in 2009 and rising, need to be reduced to no more than 350 ppm. Hansen and Edward Mazria (2010) Options for Near-Term Phaseout of CO 2 Emissions from Coal Use in the United States. Architecture 2030.

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Hyperion Unveils Design of its Small Modular Nuclear Reactor, the Hyperion Power Module

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A true SMR design, that delivers a safe, simple and small source of clean, emission-free, robust and reliable power is needed today—not years from now. Bringing Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) to Domestic Markets (US DOE, Sep 2009).

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Valence set to power world’s first zero carbon Grand Prix

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Leading provider of lithium iron batteries for vehicles, Valence Technology, has provided ten of its U-Charge XP energy storage solutions for Imperial College London’s student entry into the TTXGP – the world’s first clean emission motorcycle Grand Prix, on the Isle of Man.

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MotoCzysz Electric Superbike Tackling 2010 Isle of Man TT Zero Race

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In 2009, the event held a clean emissions race, TT Zero , conceived with the support and involvement of numerous departments of the Isle of Man Government as part of the Island’s Freedom to Flourish program. seconds (87.434 mph) in the 2009 clean emissions race. seconds for an overall average of 101.03

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