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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. On the way there, I made a pit stop at a gas station to buy a bottle of champagne as a gift, hoping to start out a conversation with a stranger on the right foot. It was time to buy our first car.

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HeatReCar project demonstrates technical feasibility of thermoelectric generator for waste heat recovery; economic case more difficult

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A recently completed European project coordinated by Centro Ricerche Fiat (CRF) demonstrated the technical feasibility of a Bi 2 Te 3 -based thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery for application to a diesel light-duty truck (LDT). This requires cheap, lightweight thermoelectric material standing temperatures up to 650 ?C.

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Univ of Washington team working to make poplar coppice viable cheap, high-volume biofuel feedstock

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Our research proved that poplar coppice can be a good option to meet the cheap, high-volume criteria of biofuel feedstock. Additionally, other tree parts go to waste when only the trunk is used, making the process more inefficient and wasteful. Chang Dou/University of Washington. Click to enlarge. That’s the problem.

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Blue World Technologies takes 15% stake in Danish Power Systems; methanol fuel cell vehicles

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The complete Blue World system includes the fuel cell stack, the methanol reformer, heat-exchanger, power conversion units and a set of power and operation controllers, and balance of plant. A closed thermal integration enables reuse of fuel cell waste heat for fuel evaporation thereby increasing efficiency.

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UC Davis process produces gasoline-range hydrocarbons from biomass-derived levulinic acid; field-to-tank yield of >60% claimed

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Considering that levulinic acid is available with more than 80% conversion from raw biomass, a field-to-tank yield of drop-in, cellulosic gasoline of more than 60% is possible, the researchers claimed. A plant-based gasoline replacement would open up a much bigger market for renewable fuels.

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ARPA-E Soliciting Second Round of Proposals; $100 Million for Advanced Energy Research Projects, with Focus on CO2-to-Liquid Fuels, Plug-in Batteries and Carbon Capture

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Most of the methods currently under development involve converting biomass or waste, while there are also approaches to directly produce liquid transportation fuels from sunlight and carbon dioxide, typically using photosynthesis. Innovative Materials & Processes for Advanced Carbon Capture Technologies (IMPACCT).

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

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The only by products are water and a fair degree of heat, the latter indicating a degree of inefficiency and wasted energy. Hence its supply would not be cheap, renewable nor sustainable in the long term. Nonetheless, hydrogen fuel cell cars are, like pure battery powered cars, classed as Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV).