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Audi opens power-to-gas facility in Werlte/Emsland; e-gas from water, green electricity and CO2

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Water and oxygen are the only by-products. Even in a comprehensive wheel-to-well analysis that includes the construction and operation of the e-gas plant and the wind turbines, CO 2 emissions are just 20 grams per kilometer (32 g/mile). The groundbreaking environmental footprint was recently certified by TÜV Nord.

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LichtBlick begins installing home combined heat and power plants powered by VW 2.0L EcoBlue gas engine

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The electric power generated will supplement fluctuating power from wind farms and solar facilities. The heat which is generated will be stored and will be available for local space heating and hot water supplies. This decentralized power plant will have the same capacity as two atomic power plants. —Prof.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Then consider that in order to actually go any farther than the neighbood store, one still had to have ANOTHER car. If our country is going to spend money like a drunk sailor we should have spent it on building renewable energy power plants like Wind and Geothermal. run the hardware store and buy a new one. Never again.

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