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Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans deploys 6 plug-in hybrid pickups from XL Fleet

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In order to advance its fleet electrification and emissions reduction goals, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) has deployed six new XL plug-in hybrid electric Ford F-150 pickup trucks to its fleet. The fund was developed to help public fleets incorporate cleaner fuels and technologies into their operations.

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Clean anywhere with RYOBI’s 18V cordless power cleaner on sale for $109 in New Green Deals

Electrek

While most pressure washers require a garden hose to function, RYOBI enables you to clean anywhere with its ONE+ 18V EZClean power cleaner. The bottle adapter is honestly what’s the most interesting here, as you can keep a few 2-liter bottles on hand to clean anywhere you go, not relying on a pond, lake, or garden hose to clean.

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Greenworks’ 24V electric pressure cleaner uses any fresh water source at $120 (25% off) in New Green Deals

Electrek

If you’re tired of hauling the big pressure washer to the lake or driveway just to clean your car or boat, then it’s time to leave that in the garage. more… The post Greenworks’ 24V electric pressure cleaner uses any fresh water source at $120 (25% off) in New Green Deals appeared first on Electrek.

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A Clean Heat Standard Would Bring Flexibility to Home Electrification

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Most of us still burn fossil fuels to heat our buildings, make hot water, cook, and dry our laundry. But recently, there’s been a welcome surge of interest among consumers in ways to switch to cleaner, more efficient heat pumps, induction stoves, and electric clothes dryers.

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Rolls-Royce low-emission combustion system ALECSys enters flight test phase

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The innovative lean-burn combustion system improves the pre-mixing of fuel and air prior to ignition, enabling cleaner combustion of the fuel, which results in lower NO x and particulate emissions. The ALECSys program is supported by the EU’s Clean Sky program, and in the UK by the Aerospace Technology Institute and Innovate UK.

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PNNL’s hydrothermal liquefaction shows promise for turning toxic algal blooms into biocrude

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One year into the ERDC project, the team demonstrated a three-step approach that “cleans” the water, removes the algae and entrained nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus from the water, and transforms the algae into a potential energy source.

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Chemours investing $200M to expand Nafion production in France

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It will support growing market demand for clean hydrogen generation using water electrolyzers, energy storage in flow batteries, and hydrogen conversion to power fuel cell vehicles, and contribute to European and broader global efforts to enable the clean energy transition.

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