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Hertz introduces CNG vehicle rentals in US; Civics and Yukons

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In addition to having significant CNG fueling infrastructure across the state—approximately 70 existing or planned public stations—Oklahoma is also home to several of the top natural gas producers in the country, including Chesapeake Energy Corporation.

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Mazda introduces HAZUMI concept along with new 1.5-liter SKYACTIV-D diesel

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This compact and lightweight clean diesel engine is designed for combustion efficiency, just like the larger displacement SKYACTIV-D 2.2. The advent of stricter emissions regulations leads to a delay in combustion until after TDC (with a lower cylinder pressure and temperature), although this causes fuel economy to worsen.

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Researchers Say Mix of Policies and Current or Near-Term Technologies Could Phase Out US CO2 Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2030

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This global climate change problem becomes manageable only if society deals quickly with emissions of carbon dioxide from burning coal in electric power plants, they state. A first step is to remove fossil fuel subsidies. Readily available reserves of oil and gas are sufficient to take atmospheric CO 2 to at least 400 ppm.

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Hyperion Unveils Design of its Small Modular Nuclear Reactor, the Hyperion Power Module

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Global Energy Module (GEM50). The first version of the HPM is a uranium nitride (U 2 N 3 )-fueled, lead-bismuth (Pb-Bi)-cooled, fast reactor. We have every intention of producing Dr. Peterson’s uranium hydride-fueled reactor; it is an important breakthrough technology for the nuclear power industry. Company Product Power rating.

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Valence set to power world’s first zero carbon Grand Prix

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Leading provider of lithium iron batteries for vehicles, Valence Technology, has provided ten of its U-Charge XP energy storage solutions for Imperial College London’s student entry into the TTXGP – the world’s first clean emission motorcycle Grand Prix, on the Isle of Man. It has an impressive range of up to 150 miles.

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