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Analysis of EV charging in Ireland suggests public fast-charging infrastructure may become commercially viable in short- to medium term

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The study was based on an extensive analysis of public charge event data for the entire island of Ireland since the rollout of the public charging infrastructure began. The analysis of household charging was based on a more limited quantity of household data. 2015.12.001.

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Ford and AccuWeather partner to bring MinuteCast hyper-local weather forecasting into vehicle

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The service is available for a growing list of countries worldwide including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland and Japan. The new technology will be demonstrated at the 2015 International CES, the largest consumer electronics show, 6-9 January in Las Vegas. An audio warning will also be delivered.

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Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

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Within the EU28 the trends vary between countries with decreases of 6% for the UK and Bulgaria and of 3% for Greece and Spain, while increases of 5% in Ireland and Denmark and of 4% in Sweden and Finland occurred. Since 2015, the EU’s CO 2 emissions have stabilized, representing 9.6% Other greenhouse gases keep creeping up.

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Queen’s University Belfast researchers synthesize “porous liquid”; applications in more efficient chemical processes

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Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, have synthesized a porous liquid with the potential for application in a wide range of new, more efficient and greener chemical processes including carbon capture. As a result, the pores in the cages remain empty and available to solutes. Nicola Giri, Mario G.

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Will AI Steal Submarines’ Stealth?

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In a 2015 study for the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment, Bryan Clark , a naval specialist now at the Hudson Institute, noted that the ability of these boats to remain submerged for long periods of time made them “ nearly impossible to find with radar and active sonar.” That severely limits the options available.”.

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

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EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015. Ireland / 157 / 162 / 13. Director at the ETA, Andrew Davis, said: “Car makers can build green cars, but they need us to buy them. Spain / 148 / 153 / 6. Poland / 153 / 154 / 7. Hungary / 153 / 155 / 10. Slovenia / 156 / 156 / 11.

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Millbrook joins APC-funded consortium to develop fuel cell range-extended electric LCVs

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The others are: A new generation of electric and hybrid buses to be developed by Wrightbus and its partners in Northern Ireland. The competition for the fourth round of APVC investments opens for submissions in early May 2015 with up to £100 million ($148 million) available. The winners will be announced in autumn 2015.

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