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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

Cars That Think

Congress has provided hundreds of billions of dollars to speed the deployment of clean-energy technologies. These investments are one reason why the International Energy Agency (IEA) in September insisted that there’s still hope to hold global temperature rise to 1.5 °C clean-tech legislation. In the past two years, the U.S.

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Rhode Island's Renewable Energy Goal a Beacon for Other States

Cars That Think

I think that adds greatly to the likelihood of [Rhode Island’s] success,” says Morgan Higman , a clean energy researcher at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Moreover, powering a service-oriented economy, Rhode Island’s grid doesn’t have to accommodate many energy-intensive manufacturing firms.

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NSF awards $55.5M to support 3 new Engineering Research Centers; one focused on power electronics

Green Car Congress

The two other new ERCs are: Off-grid drinking water. The NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Systems (NEWT) will pursue high-performance and easy-to-deploy water treatment systems that can turn both wastewater and seawater into clean drinking water.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

Green Car Congress

Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies. National Grid. New York State. a standard for high performance green buildings that in 2018 will become the basis for the International Green Construction Code. Con Edison.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

He understands the trend away from internal combustion engines (ICE) to electric-powered vehicles and realizes the tasks involved to decommission ICE infrastructure. He has spent the better part of the last decade developing EV pilot projects, leading clean transportation research, and evaluating EV programs.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

He understands the trend away from internal combustion engines (ICE) to electric-powered vehicles and realizes the tasks involved to decommission ICE infrastructure. He has spent the better part of the last decade developing EV pilot projects, leading clean transportation research, and evaluating EV programs.

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Chevron leveraging information technology to optimize thermal production of heavy oil with increased recovery and reduced costs

Green Car Congress

The showcase for Chevron’s efforts—and its international center for heavy oil technology—is the 110-year-old Kern River field in the San Joaquin Valley in California. Clean water shipped to agriculture (regulated). Current product flow at Kern River field. Kern River Field current stats. Oil production. 75,000 bpd.

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