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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

Cars That Think

“At the same time, it’s becoming apparent that alternative-fuel solutions we’re looking at have big drawbacks, and that producing these fuels will take a lot of green power that will be needed to replace coal and gas on shore. The majority of global shipbuilding happens in South Korea, Japan, and China.

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DOE to Award Up to $27M in Phase III Small Business Awards; Algae Processing, Fuel Cells, Improved Materials for Motors, Synthetic Fuels Among Areas of Interest

Green Car Congress

Technologies to Address Internal Heating in DC Bus Capacitors Capacitors suitable for harsh automotive environments must suffer extreme environmental conditions. However, they must accommodate high ripple currents, in a high temperature environment. Film capacitors present an option for use as high voltage bus capacitors.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace. The impetus for this change came from a study by the US Idaho National Lab [ 2 ]. One PHEV company, Efficient Drivetrains Inc., Also see Appendix E and Reference 1.).

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