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2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

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The Keeling Curve Prize (KCP) has selected 10 winners for 2019, among them Opus 12 (Berkeley, California) which is developing a device that recycles CO? The KCP winners, announced during a celebration at the Aspen Ideas Festival on Friday, 28 June, were chosen from almost 150 applications from all over the world. Earlier post.).

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Jim Wangers, the Godfather of the GTO, useless at 96

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9 years in the past, he used to be recognized with dementia and most likely Alzheimer’s weakness, and 5 years in the past, he moved into an assisted residing facility in Orange County, California. Even Eighties automobiles won the Motortown contact, together with the Dodge Charger 2.2. After all, it’s no longer those moments that outline Jim.

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CALSTART Small Hybrid Bus Working Group Selects StarTrans-Azure Dynamics for National Hybrid Bus Deployment

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StarTrans Bus, a Supreme Indiana Operations Inc. Co, has partnered with Azure Dynamics for the past three years and is the exclusive manufacturer for its G1 series hybrid product.

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DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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The plant will operate under realistic conditions at a California oil field for at least two months of continuous steady-state testing. Field testing will be conducted at a renewable power generation site in California to capture operational data on the novel process and material combination under real conditions.

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Toyota Mirai fuel cell rated with EPA-estimated 67 mpge

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The new Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle ( earlier post ) will offer an EPA-estimated 67 miles per gallon equivalent (mpge) city/highway/combined when it hits dealerships in California this fall, and an EPA-estimated driving range rating of 312 miles (502 km) on a single fill of hydrogen.

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EPA Proposes New Regulations for Renewable Fuel Standard to Implement Requirements of EISA; GHG Reduction and Indirect Land Use Change Effects Included

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EPA said that it worked closely with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regarding their development of transportation fuels lifecycle GHG impacts and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). EPA said it will continue to coordinate with California on this rulemaking and the biofuels lifecycle GHG analysis work.

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