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BMW, Bosch, Volkswagen founding members of Quantum Technology and Application Consortium (QUTAC)

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Ten leading German corporations are jointly founding the Quantum Technology and Application Consortium ( QUTAC ). In the Stimulus and Future Package, the German Government has given a big boost to the development of Quantum Computers. QUTAC’s vision is to drive such a quantum computing ecosystem.

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First fleet of 100 Mercedes-Benz Vito E-Cell electric vans covers 650,000 km in customer use; more model variants planned

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The areas of application are diverse: courier, express and package service providers (KEP, in German: Kurier-, Express- und Paketdienstleister); plant transportation in large corporations; service vehicles for plant maintenance, customer service, and assembly and internal transport within companies.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Other than the good news on oil consumption, very little was said in regards to transportation fuels. As another panelist pointed out, “ The New York Times is well-equipped to write the article about how Stimulus Funds have been wasted ”. Renewable energy projects are frequently financed with project rather than corporate finance.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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At a renewable energy conference in February of this year Doug Berven, the director of Corporate Affairs at ethanol producer POET, shared the following capacity projections for the ethanol business: At the beginning of this year the industry had 12.1 All of these issues are contributing to excess capacity in the industry.