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Green Motorsports: IndyCar Switches to Cleaner Cars & Fuel

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KERS is where kinetic energy, which is present in the waste heat created by the car’s braking process, is stored and converted into power that can be called upon to boost acceleration. —are controlled by the driver, and a kinetic energy recovery system called KERS. Indycar fuels, oil go sustainable. 100% Renewable Race Fuel.

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Oberon Fuels starts commercial production of renewable dimethyl ether (rDME)

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Because rDME’s properties allow it to store and transport renewable hydrogen cost-effectively, this milestone unlocks Oberon’s ability to reduce emissions from transportation today, while potentially accelerating the development of the hydrogen economy. Once delivered, rDME can be converted to renewable hydrogen at the point of use.

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Huge Tesla Megapack project breaks ground in Queensland

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The big battery is said to store enough energy to power over two-thirds of the city of Ipswich for two hours each night as demand increases when the sunsets. Now, we’ve started converting it into one of the state’s first Clean Energy Hubs,” said Mick de Brenni, Queensland Minister for Energy and Clean Economy Jobs.

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Toyota introduces second-generation Mirai fuel cell electric vehicle as design and technology flagship

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In the Toyota Mirai, compressed hydrogen fuel is stored in three 10,000-psi carbon-fiber-reinforced high-pressure tanks: one mounted longitudinally in the center of the car; another mounted transversely under the rear seat, and a third below the battery. The resulting air released from the system is cleaner than the intake air.

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Velocys’ Bayou Fuels project set to produce negative emission fuels; partnering with Oxy

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a wholly owned subsidiary of Velocys plc, signed an agreement with Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, LLC (OLCV), to capture CO 2 from Velocys’ planned Bayou Fuels biomass-to-fuels project in Natchez, Mississippi, and securely store it underground in a geologic formation. Velocys, Inc.,

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DOE awards $4M to two DME projects

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As an energy-dense, cost-effective means to transport and store renewable hydrogen. Oberon Fuels has developed proprietary skid-mounted, small-scale production units that convert methane and carbon dioxide to DME from various feedstocks, such as biogas from dairy manure and food waste.

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UPS places 50 advanced hydraulic hybrids in its fleet in time for holiday rush

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The hybrid systems are converting Freightliner MT-55s with gasoline engines into cleaner and more fuel efficient delivery trucks and will reduce harmful emissions in Chicago as soon as they are deployed. The first of the hydraulic hybrid systems were commissioned last week. In doing so fuel is saved and harmful emissions are cut.

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