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California cap-and-trade spending doubles to $1.4 billion in 2018; xEV rebates, affordable housing, wildfire prevention, public transit

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From rebates for electric and plug-in vehicles to energy efficiency and solar installations that are reducing home energy costs, more than 125,000 individual projects were completed in 2018. These “implemented” funds have leveraged an additional $10.8 billion from other sources.

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New TOTAL hydrogen filling station in Karlsruhe produces H2 onsite with steam electrolysis and solar energy

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The German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure approved grants of approx. A particular feature of Sunfire technology is the high electrical efficiency of more than 80% with reference to the lower calorific value of hydrogen as it is not liquid water but gaseous water – i.e. steam – which undergoes the splitting process.

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IEEE Society Restores Electricity To a Nepali School

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Until recently, the residents of Melamchi, Nepal, cooked meals and heated water for bathing over a wood-burning stove. Her team collaborated with Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE), an organization that couples tourism with humanitarian technology to provide solar energy in off-grid communities.

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Air Liquide launches second Scientific Challenge on essential small molecules; hydrogen in two out of three topics

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An Air Liquide scientific prize coupled with a €50,000 grant will be awarded to each of the laureates at the end of 2018. How can our Essential Small Molecules help rise to the challenge of meeting the dietary needs of 9 billion people in a healthy, affordable, sustainable and environmentally friendly way?

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PNNL, UW create materials research initiative

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Some of the areas in which NW IMPACT will initially focus include: Materials for energy conversion and storage , which can be applied to more efficient solar cells, batteries and industrial applications. Proposals are due 26 February 2018. NW IMPACT is inviting proposals for UW/PNNL collaborative multi-investigator research projects.

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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Earlier post.).

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Australia Goes All-in on Green Hydrogen

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The carbon-free rigs will pack 50 kilos of hydrogen zapped from water using electricity from the refinery’s dedicated solar power plant. Government grants and loans and high diesel prices help make hydrogen competitive. 150 GW of wind and solar generation—more than the total installed generating capacity of France.

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