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Heat Pumps Take on Cold Climates

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Those figures are based on heat pumps that draw heat from an air source (rather than ground or water) and includes both homes that pull heat through ductwork, and homes that are ductless. federal government also offers tax credits and states will be rolling out rebates to offset the cost of installation. In the U.S.,

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Hybrid Electric Buses Incremental Costs: For the incremental cost of making transit buses hybrid electric.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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that produces large quantities of sugar and requires less water. that substantially reduce costs of the motor. Arlington). the cost of wind turbines and electric vehicles by developing a. potential to substantially reduce the costs of an electric. and smaller footprint TES system at a low cost representing.

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