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Sandia team puts power into local grid with supercritical CO2 closed-loop Brayton-cycle turbine

Green Car Congress

Because so much energy is lost turning steam back into water in the Rankine cycle, at most a third of the power in the steam can be converted into electricity. Any person who controls an electrical grid is very cautious about what you sync to their grid, because you could disrupt the grid.

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Biofuels- paving the way for low carbon future in mobility – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The emissions further drop to ~70% if we consider 2G ethanol which is produced using farm waste. Ethanol production from farm waste such as corn cob, rice husk, wheat straw and sugarcane bagasse, is known as second generation ethanol (2G). India has already started setting up 2G plants, which use crop waste for ethanol production.

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Volkswagen outlines a range of near-term technologies for reducing fuel consumption and emissions; stop-start 2.0, 10-speed DSG

Green Car Congress

Compared to baseline figures for 2010, the Group wants to reduce energy and water consumption, waste generation and emissions (including CO 2 emissions) by 25% in all of its business areas. and e-Golf) are equally important in ensuring that fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are further reduced.

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I’ve Done The Math – Now I’m Doing Something About It

Creative Greenius

So the last thing we need is for the oil that currently sits safely untapped under local waters and under the town itself to be drilled into, sucked out, and trucked through the South Bay. I know E&B isn’t going to like that answer and you may not like it either, but that’s too damn bad.

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Greenius Will Meet With Al Gore To Talk Climate Reality

Creative Greenius

We may well be as doomed as doomed can be already – as I frequently tell my friends that we are, and the “ Hell and High Water ” may already have arrived earlier then even Joe Romm’s dire predictions, but I’m not quite ready to cash in my chips and give up the ghost. First staff job I’ve had since 1982.

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Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities Highlights Importance of Geophysical and Technical Factors

Green Car Congress

An international study of 10 global cities found that a balance of geophysical factors (climate, access to resources, and gateway status) and technical factors (power generation, urban design, and waste processing) determine the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) attributable to cities. t e CO2/cap.) t e CO 2 /cap., t e CO 2 /cap.

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Greenius Will Meet With Al Gore To Talk Climate Reality

Creative Greenius

We may well be as doomed as doomed can be already – as I frequently tell my friends that we are, and the “ Hell and High Water ” may already have arrived earlier then even Joe Romm’s dire predictions, but I’m not quite ready to cash in my chips and give up the ghost. First staff job I’ve had since 1982.

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