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New $20M XPRIZE tackles conversion of CO2 into products

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Co-sponsored by NRG and COSIA (Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance), the 4-½ year competition will include two tracks, with the new technologies tested at either a coal power plant or a natural gas facility. According to the International Energy Agency, 82% of the world’s energy supply is derived from fossil fuels.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Millions of EVs and PHEVs would expand the sale of electricity as an alternative to oil. Utilities could avoid building more dirty peaking power plants. No more Big OIL - think of the extra money stimulating the economy! Agassi’s Davos Insights Success with V2G would be a double win for electric utilities. Email Neal.

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Satellite Imagery for Everyone

Cars That Think

These underwater sand dunes adorn the seafloor between Andros Island and the Exuma islands in the Bahamas. But we can soon expect distances to the nearest ground station to shorten because both Amazon and Microsoft have announced intentions to build large networks of ground stations located all over the world. SkySat/Planet.