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Xcel Energy, INL to use nuclear energy for clean hydrogen production; HTSE

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Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy will work with Idaho National Laboratory to demonstrate a system that uses a nuclear plant’s steam and electricity to split water. This is a game-changer for both nuclear energy and carbon-free hydrogen production for numerous industries. Earlier post.)

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ClearFlame Engine Technologies hits multiple manufacturing, customer pilot, and fueling milestones

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In addition to being widely available, it’s proven to be a much greener fuel, with substantially lower carbon emissions than diesel, and significant cost savings. —BJ Johnson, ClearFlame co-founder and CEO.

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Cummins Demonstrates Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Auxiliary Power System

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The inherent efficiency and nature of the SOFC reduces the carbon footprint and limits harmful emissions. The demonstration, held at Cummins Power Generation facilities in Minneapolis, leveraged development supported by the US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).

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Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

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A Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning study on climate change concludes that “smart growth” combined with the use of hybrid vehicle technology could reduce cities’ carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions significantly by 2050. Stone et al. 2009) Click to enlarge. HEV Fleet Scenario (HEV). Smart-Growth Development Scenario 1 (SG1). Stone et al.

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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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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. Minneapolis-St. The winning project proposals (by award amount) are: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Georgia: $10,800,000.

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The Day the U.S. TV Industry Died

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A shadow mask between the electron beam and the phosphor grid narrowed the beam till it illuminated only the center of each dot, leaving the surrounding phosphor unlit to prevent color bleeding. In Zenith’s Chromacolor tube, the phosphor dots are reduced in size and a black carbon material—the black surround—is deposited between them.