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ACS Meeting Symposium Focuses on Conversion and Utilization of CO2 for Fuels and Chemicals

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Robert Dorner and his colleagues are looking at converting CO 2 and hydrogen (both won from sea-water) over catalysts, using the CO 2 as a building block to form synthetic fuel. Tags: Catalysts Climate Change Emissions Fuels. Earlier post.).

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

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Chrysler isnt the first to realize that building an EV off of a Lotus platform makes for an incredibly fast and fun experience (see also: Tesla Roadster ) We escaped from the dark confines of Cobo Hall onto a decently sunny day and cruised along the river and past the Ren Cen, gunning the Circuit whenever possible. Small size.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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The first buyers will be fleet users, which will build central fast-charging facilities. Put simply, this little-known upstart has accelerated ahead of its much bigger rivals in the race to build an affordable electric car. BYDs breakthrough all-electric E6, photographed at this years Detroit auto show.

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Smart Grids, Electric Vehicles: A Financial Win-Win for All -- Seeking Alpha

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Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles [EV], plug-in hybrids [PHEV] and fuel cell vehicles [FCV] at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. Millions of EVs and PHEVs would expand the sale of electricity as an alternative to oil.

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Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

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Better balancing electricity supply from wind or solar energy with demand means that utilities do not need to build "stand-by" power plants that can delivery electricity reliably, Schurr said. "If Topics: Wind , Energy efficiency Tags: IBM , smart grid , Denmark Share: Digg Del.icio.us Tags: evdriven. E-mail Martin.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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In a flurry of electric vehicle activity, three back-to-back announcements this week have placed a spotlight on Oregon’s plans to be the friendliest state in the nation in which to build, sell and buy electric cars. Chevron owns the NiMH patents and have not allowed EV size batts to be built.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Environmentalists and industries resurrected the idea in recent years as a centerpiece of measures to address global warming and growing oil imports. These attributes can be expected to help build public trust in the allowance market. Representatives Henry A. Waxman of California and Edward J. HOW TO ESTABLISH A SUCCESSFUL REGIONAL.

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