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Israeli company reports successful stage 1 testing of solar CO2-to-fuels technology

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Israel-based NewCO2Fuels (NCF), a subsidiary of GreenEarth Energy Limited in Australia, reported completion of stage 1 testing of its proof-of-concept system for the conversion of CO 2 into fuels using solar energy. NewCO2Fuels was founded in 2011 to commercialize a technology developed by Prof. Concept of the NCF process.

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EV battery swap company Better Place files for liquidation

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Better Place, a high-profile developer and proponent of a battery switch model for electric vehicles ( earlier post ), filed a motion with the Lod District Court in Israel to ask for the dissolution of the company and the appointment of a temporary liquidator. Israel was the first place in which an electrical car could travel without limit.

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TaxiBot: Ricardo Engineered Robotic Vehicle Concept To Reduce Aircraft Fuel Consumption and Noise on the Ground

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Ricardo has successfully engineered and delivered a demonstrator robotic, pilot-controlled towing vehicle known as ‘TaxiBot’ for Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). Ricardo has been working for the past 15 months with IAI to develop the Taxibot concept.

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Better Place Debuts EV Services Platform and Partners at Frankfurt Motor Show

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Better Place introduced its electric vehicle (EV) services platform at the Frankfurt Motor Show, in conjunction with Renault’s unveiling of the Fluence ZE Concept with Quickdrop (switchable) battery system and an expanded agreement with Renault, committing both companies to a volume of at least 100,000 electric cars in Israel and Denmark by 2016.

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Pike Research makes 10 electric vehicle predictions for 2013

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The EV battery industry continues to await commercially viable breakthroughs in energy and power density that could lead to a new level of performance. The concept of battery swapping “ will fade further into the rearview mirror in 2013 ,” Pike predicts. Coasting technology pushes internal combustion engine vehicles closer to hybrids.

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Renault to Make Kangoo be bop Z.E. Prototype EV Available for Test Drives; Four Different EV Models in Market by 2012

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The first will be a family saloon and will go on sale in Israel and in Europe. This vehicle, too, is planned to be introduced in 2011, while a fourth model is due to come to market at the beginning of 2012. Renault’s first electric concept car was Z.E. Concept which was shown at the 2008 Paris Motor Show.

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MIT study cautions smaller nations on rushing to develop their natural gas resources; Cyprus as model

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Analysis has shown that this novel cogeneration concept is technologically viable in Cyprus. Among the concepts coming out of this work are an innovative storage system, installation of heliostats on hillsides, and an advanced-design desalination system. Global gas use in 2012 was 117 Tcf.). Earlier post.).

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