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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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Shipping uses over 300 million tonnes of fossil fuels every year, producing 3 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. At a July meeting of the International Maritime Organization , the U.N. The first was the American NS Savannah , built in the late 1950s at a cost of $46.9 One is a thorium-fueled molten-salt reactor.

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

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In total, the International Energy Association reports , 6.6 This is partially due to the cost of EVs in these countries, but also with a relative lack of charging infrastructure. In addition, there have been worldwide supply chain issues for battery materials, as Russia supplies 20% of the world’s high purity nickel.

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EC Publishes 6 Calls for Proposals for Transport Research within the Seventh Framework Program; €63M for European Green Cars Initiative and Electromobility

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Alternative fuels in transport. million), targeting the enhancement of strategic international co-operation with China in the field of advanced aircraft. Improving cost efficiency (development and. FP7-AAT-2010-RTD-RUSSIA. Optimization and integration of R&D. Demand/supply management and logistics. production).

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) last week launched the 2011 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO), the current edition of its annual flagship publication assessing the threats and opportunities facing the global energy system out to 2035. Click to enlarge. Biofuels make the biggest such contribution, as use grows from 1.3

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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