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CSIRO report concludes that sustainable biojet fuel industry is achievable for Australia/New Zealand

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The report, “Flight Path to Sustainable Aviation”, examines a road map scenario under which the Australian and New Zealand aviation sectors achieve a 5% bio-derived jet fuel share in their fuel use by 2020, expanding that amount to 40% of their total fuel use by 2050. Source: CSIRO. Click to enlarge.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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The new TCF selections will expand DOE’s efforts to catalyze the commercial impact of the Department’s portfolio of research, development, demonstration, and deployment activities. Advanced Flow Meter for Extreme Environments (AFMEE), $100,000 MicroNuclear LLC, Franklin, Tenn. El Centro, Calif. Idaho National Laboratory.

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California Air Resources Board releases draft regulations for cap-and-trade program linkage with Québec

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—Québec minister for Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, Pierre Arcand. Starting next year 34 emissions trading programs will serve as the primary vehicle to drive greenhouse gas reductions in Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand and 27 European Union members, along with California and Québec.

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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in the five-year period spanning 2011 to 2015, with ESCs being built into all new cars, the systems saved 7,000 lives in the United States alone. He is curious about society, about human behavior, about the environment—and, broadly speaking, the survival of our civilization.”.

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Joint IEA-NEA report details plunge in costs of renewable electricity; nuclear competitive with other baseload power sources

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2010 and 2015 LCOE ranges for solar and wind technologies. The report calculates the cost of producing electricity from different types of new power plants. Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: 2015 Edition also examines the potential cost of emerging technologies such as ocean energy and fuel cells. Source: IEA/NEA.

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